Originally Posted by
Spoonrobot
Otherwise IME Compass won't do anything about your (potentially perceived) lack of width. They'll tell you to measure at max PSI and leave it at that. The casing used for Compass tires appears to be less consistent than Panaracer's OEM models and I've noticed of the few dozen tires I've had over the years they vary in width/height from different production runs moreso than other manufacturers.
Yeah, "perceived" is what got me reaching for the caliper, as they looked to be the same size as the Continental GP Classics (700x25) they were meant to replace. Fancy digital machine says my eyeballs are correct. Interesting take on Compass' consistency, though. I've found them to be of excellent quality in all areas, including being within a mm of listed size.
I guess I'll hold out a little longer and see if anyone else chimes in; maybe we can get another caliper on another set of alleged 28s.
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