Re: [CR]Your actual clincher size may vary...

(Example: Framebuilders:Alex Singer)

Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 17:22:26 -0700
From: "Bill Bryant" <Bill_Bryant@prodigy.net>
To: chuckschmidt@earthlink.net
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Your actual clincher size may vary...
References: <3D138219.1058E0E4@earthlink.net>


Hi Chuck, I think I'm straying off topic of vintage bikes, so am not copying the list. Feel free to share this if need be.

Chuck Schmidt wrote:
>
> Could someone post the actual measurement on a 20mm width rim of:
> Vredestein Fortezza 700x25
> Veloflex 700x22
>

Mounted on a 20.5mm width Mavic Open rim, a new Vredestein Fortezza 700c x 25mm at 120 psi measures 25.0mm in width.

Interestingly, I also measured a 23mm version of the same model tire, same rim, same psi, but with a at least 3k miles on it. It measured 24.0mm. I wish I had an old 25mm around here to see if it grew larger with usage too. I measured this same 23mm width tire when new last summer and it came out at 23mm.

Sorry, can't help you with the Veloflex tire measurement.

Cheers,
Bill Bryant
Santa Cruz, CA