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03-06-22 | 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ahilito

Hi,

I need to replace my daughter's bike tyre. It's 37 - 438 (20 x 1 3/8). The guy at the shop sold me one with 20 x 1.75 / 44 - 406, saying it will fit but it feels significantly smaller.

Should I be able to get this on?

thanks

If you can find that tire, it may depend where you are located. The 438 number of the original tire is the effective rim dimension and the 406 number is smaller

I located one listing on ebay (In Spain) https://www.ebay.com/itm/29360293741...YAAOSwAQxe2WlE

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