The tyre height (rim to top- see below) on the Schwalbe Marathon Mondial 700 x 40C (42-622) is close to 40 mm and they will not fit on my OH's (hybrid) bike. Correction, they will *just fit*, but I see hours of fiddling, days of maddening scraping noises while on tour, new mudguards and close encounters with sticky mud! I just don't want to go there unless I have to....
Anyone know what the height of the 700 x 35C (37-622) is?
I used this guy's blog as a guide to measuring tyres:
http://biketouringnews.com/components-t ... s-nominal/
Schwalbe Marathon Mondial tyre height
Re: Schwalbe Marathon Mondial tyre height
just measured and as close as i can make it 37mm
Convention? what's that then?
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slogfester
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Re: Schwalbe Marathon Mondial tyre height
@foxyrider
Many many thanks. 3 mm less height and 5 mm less width might just be enough.
Many many thanks. 3 mm less height and 5 mm less width might just be enough.
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slogfester
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Re: Schwalbe Marathon Mondial tyre height
Fitted. Phew!