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Old 09-05-21 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by cxwrench
I know what it says on the tire and the tube and probably the boxes as well. It's not the 'correct' terminology but gets used anyway. I'm trying to explain to you what it means.
700c and 28" are referring to the same thing, the diameter of the rim. 28c refers to the width of the tire and tube. The 60mm is no doubt the length of the valve, SV being Shrader.
If it's a Schwalbe tube, the "SV" would mean Sclaverand, aka Presta.
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