Bike tire sizes: Difference between revisions
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(Created page with " ===Why have one standard when you can have several?=== <!-- Broadly, there is * European Tyre and Rim Technical Organization (ETRTO) : width in mm : inside diameter in mm : in principle, width matters less so any with the same diameter will work : 559 ~= 26", 622 ~= 28" : MTB, typically 559, also have wider tires - 37, 40, 44, 47, 54, 57? * German : (outside?)diameter (inch) : width (inch) * French : approximate outside diameter (can be 80--100mm more than ) : wi...") |
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* European Tyre and Rim Technical Organization (ETRTO) | * European Tyre and Rim Technical Organization (ETRTO) | ||
: looks like {{inlinecode|40-622}} | |||
: width in mm | : width in mm | ||
: inside diameter in mm | : ''inside'' diameter in mm | ||
: in principle, width matters less so any with the same diameter will work | : in principle, width matters less so any with the same diameter will work | ||
: MTB, typically 559, also typically have wider tires - 37, 40, 44, 47, 54, 57? | |||
: ''roughly'', 559 inner ~= 26" outer, 622 inner ~= 28" outer {{verify}} | |||
* German | |||
* Inch ("German"?) | |||
: looks like {{inlinecode|28x1.5}} | |||
: (outside?)diameter (inch) | : (outside?)diameter (inch) | ||
: width (inch) | : width (inch) | ||
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* French | * French | ||
: approximate outside diameter (can be 80--100mm more than ) | : looks like {{inlinecode|700x38c}} | ||
: width in mm ( | : approximate outside diameter (can be 80--100mm more than ETRTO's inner) | ||
: width in mm (should match ERTRO width to within a few mm) | |||
Latest revision as of 13:09, 6 May 2024