Thread: Newbe Question? Is 28 smaller than 27?
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Old 05-24-08 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Tony N.
Sorry for this but I did search and am more confused. I purchased a Paver Mongoose and noticed it has 28x1.75's on it but don't see a lot of tires that size for sale. Some of the research I've done here indicates that it is a 700c. If so what not call it that? Also if a 27 is bigger than a 700 then if you change a 27 out for a 700 then the brade pads must be lowered which is true so then I surmise that it is smaller so how can a 28 be smaller than a 27?
Thanks,
Tony
It probably says "29". Mysteriously, 700c wheels, on a mountain bike, are called 29s.
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