Re: [RBW] Actual tire widths and variations (Paselas, Jack Browns)

2010-06-22 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Tue, 2010-06-22 at 02:59 -0700, Earl Grey wrote: > > In the places where the measurements were smaller, I noticed that the > slight ridge on the tire near the bead (that presumably is there to > let you gauge whether the bead is seated equally all around the tire) > was partly buried under the

[RBW] Actual tire widths and variations (Paselas, Jack Browns)

2010-06-22 Thread Earl Grey
I just got some 35-622 Paselas and put them on my Fisher Sphinx monster cross, hoping they would be wider than the Jack Browns on my Sam. The short answer: about 1.5 to 2mm wider, though they may stretch a bit. Measuring the width at several points, however, I noticed that the measurement varied as