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Old 09-05-21 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by cxwrench
700c and 28" are the same thing. They refer to the rim diameter. 700c x 28mm is a diameter AND a width. It's not '28c'. The 'c' is supposed to go with the 700, or 650.
Originally Posted by kelwinn
The tire and tube I use for sure says 700 x 28c
Yeah, some tire manufacturers do that. Doesn't mean it's right, though. As far as I'm concerned, they should just throw out all those archaic tire/rim size designations and leave only the unambiguous ETRTO/ISO size designations.
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