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Tire confusion
Is a 700c tire the same as a 28in tire?
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Originally Posted by jargo432
(Post 17447768)
Is a 700c tire the same as a 28in tire?
Thanks Brad |
Thanks for the site, however after more than 30min of looking I still can't find an answer to my question.
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The short answer is "Probably yes." German bike part companies (for some reason even though they use the metric system) will call a 700c tire a 28 inch tire.
To make matters more confusing, a 29" tire goes on the same diameter wheel as a 28" tire. They're both for 700c wheels with a 622mm bead seat diameter. |
Originally Posted by skimaxpower
(Post 17454647)
The short answer is "Probably yes." German bike part companies (for some reason even though they use the metric system) will call a 700c tire a 28 inch tire.
To make matters more confusing, a 29" tire goes on the same diameter wheel as a 28" tire. They're both for 700c wheels with a 622mm bead seat diameter. ripley called: he said, "believe it or not a 27" tire needs a larger rim than a 28" or 29" tire". |
Originally Posted by moochems
(Post 17451818)
In some places (Germany, think schwalbe's) 28 is representing 700c. However, 28 can also refer to a different, larger, bead seat diameter altogether.
stick to ISO standardized sizes. For 700c you need ISO sizes that begin with 622. So 622-40 would be a 700cx40 tires. |
Originally Posted by ThermionicScott
(Post 17455865)
At the risk of sounding nit-picky, the width goes first in ISO: 40-622. :thumb:
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Got my tires in last night. I ordered schwalbe plus tour in 28 x 1.75 which had the 622-47 size. (same as the 700c x 45 , except just a shade wider)
Now if I can just find some tubes that big :roflmao2: |
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