That's about a 6% discrepancy, which certainly seems reasonable given different rim widths and tire stretch.
With abandon, Patrick On Tuesday, June 10, 2014 4:52:31 PM UTC-6, Anne Paulson wrote: > > If you order some of Jan Heine's tires, be aware of a size discrepancy. > > I just got a couple of his Grand Bois tires, which are sold as 700 x 32mm. > I knew they were made by Panaracer, and I have used the Panaracer Pasela > 32mm and the Jack Brown 33mm tires, so I figured I knew what to expect. > When the tires arrived, they looked narrower than I expected. Then, when I > opened them up, they were labelled 700 x 30. Then, when I mounted them on > my Mavic Open Pro rims, they measured 30mm wide. > > When I asked Jan, he explained that he has a different system of > measurement, and according to his measurement system (mounting them on some > rim or other) they measure 32mm. > > So, expect the Grand Bois tires to be narrower than other tires sold with > the same width. > > -- > -- Anne "Standards are good, everyone should have one" Paulson > > It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
