Has anyone noticed that, since these Continental tires are now manufactured in Thailand, they have
adopted a smaller-than-stated sizing approach, similar to Panaracer, IRC, Avocet-of-old ?....
Robin Hubert
"Sheldon Brown" <
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> Bob wrote:
> > Have a Continental Top Touring 2000 tire the guy told me was 700 x
37/38c.
> > The marking on the sidewall is 28 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/4. Anybody familiar
with
> > tires that can tell me if what this guy says is correct??
>
> Yes. The 700 number is using the French sizing system, which is also commonly used for this size
> in English-speaking countries.
>
> The less ambiguous 37-622 international (ISO/E.T.R.T.O.) designation is the more up-to-date
> designation.
>
> That 28 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/4 business is an obsolete measurement system used mainly in Germany and the
> Netherlands. German and Dutch tire companies include those designations, but other tire companies
> omit them to avoid confusion.
>
> I have a detailed article on Tire Sizing systems, see:
http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html if
> you care.
>
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