Thread: 27x1 = 700C?
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Old 09-25-07, 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by luker
The continentals usually come marked 27"X1" when they are clearly 700c, though.
I don't buy Continental tires because they have issues measuring the proper size of their product. It's nigh-on impossible to mount their road tires without using something to get extra leverage. Sacrificing tubes to mount a tire is just unacceptable to me.
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