Can I put 37-584 tyres on a 559 rim?
03-31-23, 03:29 PM
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Can I put 37-584 tyres on a 559 rim?
Hi. Been reading bikeforums.net for a cuple of years now, but I had never opened a thread before lol.
English is not my first language.
Not sure if General forum is the right forum to post my question.
English is not my first language.
Not sure if General forum is the right forum to post my question.
03-31-23, 03:58 PM
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No. 27.5/650b vs 26".
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Why do people ask these type of questions ? 
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Probably because they don't know what the numbers stand for. I've owned cars for decades but have been so uninterested in them compared to my bikes that, while I would guess that the numbers on my car tires have the same significance as the numbers on my bike tires, I don't know for sure.
To the OP: the only tires you can fit to rims that are designated 559 are tires designated 559. The other number---37---refers to the (approximate) inflated width of the tire.
To the OP: the only tires you can fit to rims that are designated 559 are tires designated 559. The other number---37---refers to the (approximate) inflated width of the tire.
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Doesn't interchange with each other.
A quick basic understanding of it: 559 is 26" as 700c is to 29" . 584 = 27.5.
A quick basic understanding of it: 559 is 26" as 700c is to 29" . 584 = 27.5.
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03-31-23, 06:57 PM
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I vote "no."
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Absolutely you can. The tires will be bigger than the rim so they will not inflate but they will physically fit. 😬
Tire sizing is ridiculous, not you fault.
Tire sizing is ridiculous, not you fault.
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:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_5775
To quote: ISO 5775 is an international standard for labeling the size of bicycle tires and rims. The system used was originally developed by the European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation (ETRTO). It is designed to make tire sizing consistent and clear. It replaces overlapping informal systems that ambiguously distinguished between sizes.
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Well if you are going to be pedantic about it, 622mm is also equal to 28” tires. Not that I disagree with using ETRTO sizing for all bicycle tires. If we could only make everyone forget the old system.
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If you really want me to be pedantic, 622mm = 24.5".
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"Some German tire companies use this non-standard designation for 622 mm ("700C")."
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my intent was to lend an easy quick reference. I didn't want to convolute the topic with charts, power point slides, spreadsheets, TPS reports..
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622mm is equal to 28" tires? what size tires are those? All widths can't possibly be 28". 700mm = 27.5" and that would be about a 35mm width tire. Although we can't use "27.5" because that is reserved for 584mm or "650b" wheels.
If you really want me to be pedantic, 622mm = 24.5".
If you really want me to be pedantic, 622mm = 24.5".
The 27.5” designation is a very recent development. The 650B wheel has been around for a very long time but it wasn’t called the “27.5er” (a mouthful) until the last 10 to 15 years. Mountain bikers can’t seem to deal with metric.
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Quoting from the Sheldon Brown tire size chart, for "28 x decimal":
Some German tire companies use this non-standard designation for 622 mm ("700C").
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