henkka said:How do you guys measure it? When I measured my Duro 24x3.0 it really was
3.0 inch wide. (7.5 cm) I just don't get how other people's tyres are
thinner. I guess gazzaloddi is wider/bouncier than duro anyway.
You measure the width from sidewall to sidewall using 'calipers'
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliper). You measure straight across,
not over the curve of the tire or over the knobbies. It's the width of
the sidewalls at the widest point.
I have a measurement in a previous post where I measured the width of
the 24x3 Gazz at 73mm (2.87 inches) on an Avro Zum Eliminator rim (the
rim itself was about 40mm wide). On a narrower rim, like the Alex
DX32, the Gazz is a little less wide. The Gazz is the widest 3.0 tire.
The Duro tire is not as wide or wider than the Gazz. Your measuring
technique is not right.
The tire widths on the sidewalls (especially for DH tire) is a
marketing number. It's not an actual accurate number.
The 3G Hoggy G or Twenty G tire is less wide than the Gazz even though
the sidewall says it is 3.45".
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