Questions tagged [tyre-width]

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Relationship between given width of a tire and actual height

I've spent some time digging around and can't quite find a satisfactory answer here. I have an older (80's) road frame that currently has 622x23 tires. I would like to upgrade to 28mm or even 32mm tires. Generally the issue with larger tires is…
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how does a wide MTB tyre have lower rolling resistance than a slim gravel tyre?

According to Bicyclerollingresistance.com, the fairly slick and 34mm wide Panaracer Gravel King has a rolling resistance of 20.8 W whereas the decidedly knobbly and 53 mm wide Continental Race King Protection comes in at 20.2 W. I've ridden the…
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Why merida endurance 5000 has 32c tyre

https://www.merida-bikes.com/en-au/bike/3110/scultura-endurance-5000 I have just booked merida scultura endurance 5000 and wondering whats the reasoning to provide wide 32c tyre. Wouldn't it be too slow for a carbon frame aerodynamic bike. The…
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Tyre fiiting with 20x2.4 tyre

I have 20x2.4 tyres and need to fit it on 20x1.95 rims but I don't know if I can fit it on is it possible to do this