Hugh: Some of the confusion is a result of the amount of information Schwalbe provides. Note for the tire you are considering the ERTO column is "44-584" indicating a nominal 44 mm width and a 584 mm bead seat diameter (the really important number as this must be the same as the wheel size.) The next column (labeled "size") lists both "26 x 1.65" and "650 x 42b". Schwalbe commonly lists their tires with multiple sizing information for reasons unknown to me. You just have to be careful to get the 584 mm BSD. The tire will most likely be quite chubby so don't get hung up on the width. Besides, it will be just be blind luck of the inflated width matches any of the numbers on the sidewall :-).
You mention goat head protection. We've got a month or 2 here in So Cal before we get into serious goat head season. But David did lead us along the trail of a million goat heads on one of the Redlands rides, resulting in an unusually large number of flats. My Schwalbes were of course immune. dougP On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 2:49:09 PM UTC-8, hsmitham wrote: > > Hey new to the 650b size. Went to SB web site and found this sizing > equivalent for the french utility size. > > 26 x 1 1/2 (650B)584 mmFrench <http://sheldonbrown.com/velos.html> utility, > tandem and loaded-touring bikes, > a very few Raleigh (U.S.) & Schwinn mountain bikes. > So if I purchased a Schwalbe Marathon wire GreenGuard HS420 in 26x1 1/2 > it should work right? Just want to be sure before I pull the trigger. > Thanks in advance for holding my hand :) > > Hugh > Sunland, Ca > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
