You cant judge a tire widrh by its picture?
01-17-20, 04:29 PM
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You cant judge a tire widrh by its picture?
One of these ties is 40 mil the other 32 mil you tell me which one the one on the left or the one on the right
01-17-20, 04:31 PM
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It would be harder if you didn't leave one of the sizes clearly showing in the picture.
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The closer one is the 32.
By the way the tire has 3 lanes of tread across it, the slightly narrower look of the tire to the eye, the way the tire has wore in the center vs the overall width, because a highly trained eye can tell the difference between tire widths, I chose the closer tire.
........AND, it says 32 on it!
By the way the tire has 3 lanes of tread across it, the slightly narrower look of the tire to the eye, the way the tire has wore in the center vs the overall width, because a highly trained eye can tell the difference between tire widths, I chose the closer tire.
........AND, it says 32 on it!
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01-17-20, 11:03 PM
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The corollary, of course, is that you can't judge a tire's width by the manufacture's markings.
The one in back does appear to have a deeper sidwall. And, they may also look different if you had a top-down view.
The one in back does appear to have a deeper sidwall. And, they may also look different if you had a top-down view.
01-18-20, 08:24 AM
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That was a flop wasn't it.
But it's interesting that the 32mm tire actually blows up to be *taller* than the 40mm tire. This is significant to me, as tire height (for cushioning of road noise) is more important than width.
Do manufacturers assume that width is a surrogate for height? Unless your riding off road, then width is not that an interesting measure of a tire.
That was a flop wasn't it.
But it's interesting that the 32mm tire actually blows up to be *taller* than the 40mm tire. This is significant to me, as tire height (for cushioning of road noise) is more important than width.
Do manufacturers assume that width is a surrogate for height? Unless your riding off road, then width is not that an interesting measure of a tire.
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01-18-20, 10:52 AM
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But it's interesting that the 32mm tire actually blows up to be *taller* than the 40mm tire. This is significant to me, as tire height (for cushioning of road noise) is more important than width.
Do manufacturers assume that width is a surrogate for height? Unless your riding off road, then width is not that an interesting measure of a tire.
Do manufacturers assume that width is a surrogate for height? Unless your riding off road, then width is not that an interesting measure of a tire.
Cars tires get a flat profile by using fixed length circumferential belts around the tire. Thus, the tires are also marked with a width to height aspect ratio.
I hadn't realized those flat profile tires were being used on bikes. I'm trying to imagine the cost/benefit of that.
