batavus euro bike tire question

patrick mitchel said:

Ran across a guy at a store in southern california that had a batavus city (ish) bike- had the
bottle generator, rack, fenders, the whole metro transport.He brought it back with him from the
continent. He mentioned that he was having a hard time finding tires for the bike. I THOUGHT that
the tires were vredestein 28"(622-37) as stated on the side wall....Do they make a 28" for
european bikes? 622 is the 700c tires? TIA Pat

You are right to always go with the non-interpretive ISO number. Yes if it's -622, any 700C tire
will fit, subject to clearance and aspect when mounted ( you wouldn't want to ride a 700-18 tire on
a 30mm wide rim).

We have discussed here before the anomaly that some countries' conventions (Czech tubulars are
called 27" - it's molded right on the tread) are as whacky as ours but unfamiliar here.

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Ran across a guy at a store in southern california that had a batavus city (ish) bike- had the
bottle generator, rack, fenders, the whole metro transport.He brought it back with him from the
continent. He mentioned that he was having a hard time finding tires for the bike. I THOUGHT that
the tires were vredestein 28"(622-37) as stated on the side wall....Do they make a 28" for
european bikes? 622 is the 700c tires? TIA Pat

You should read Sheldon Brown's excellent article on tire sizing here:

sheldonbrown.comtire sizing.htmlOpen ↗

patrick mitchel said:

Ran across a guy at a store in southern california that had a batavus city (ish) bike- had the
bottle generator, rack, fenders, the whole metro transport.He brought it back with him from the
continent. He mentioned that he was having a hard time finding tires for the bike. I THOUGHT that
the tires were vredestein 28"(622-37) as stated on the side wall....Do they make a 28" for european
bikes? 622 is the 700c tires? TIA Pat

Yup. Aside from some older (70s), mostly women's, bikes that had "27 inch" tyres, 630 mm by thin,
and children's bikes in 12/16/20/24/26 inch, all of the dutch citybike stuff[1] is pretty much
universally 28 inch by 1 5/8 by 1 3/8, or 622 by about 35. All wide tyres with 622 mm rim bead
diameter (aka 700C in US parlance) should fit. Thin tyres, and that's definitely anything under 25
and possibly anything under 30 mm, might be a problem with the rim profile.

Jasper

[1] Vredestein, Batavus, Gazelle, Fongers, and several others.

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patrick mitchel said:

Ran across a guy at a store in southern california that had a batavus

city

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(ish) bike- had the bottle generator, rack, fenders, the whole metro transport.He brought it back
with him from the continent. He mentioned

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he was having a hard time finding tires for the bike. I THOUGHT that the tires were vredestein
28"(622-37) as stated on the side wall....Do they

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a 28" for european bikes? 622 is the 700c tires? TIA Pat

Yup. Aside from some older (70s), mostly women's, bikes that had "27 inch" tyres, 630 mm by thin,
and children's bikes in 12/16/20/24/26 inch, all of the dutch citybike stuff[1] is pretty much
universally 28 inch by 1 5/8 by 1 3/8, or 622 by about 35. All wide tyres with 622 mm rim bead
diameter (aka 700C in US parlance) should fit. Thin tyres, and that's definitely anything under 25
and possibly anything under 30 mm, might be a problem with the rim profile.

Jasper

[1] Vredestein, Batavus, Gazelle, Fongers, and several others.

Thanks guys for the info....now, if I can only run across the guy to tell him to ignore the 28"
reference....regards Pat

One potentially critical point is the dynamo track on the tire. He is going to need one to have
light in the wet. Vredestein and other Euro tires normally have this, but it is absent on US tires.

Paul

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One potentially critical point is the dynamo track on the tire. He is going to need one to
have light in the wet. Vredestein and other Euro tires normally have this, but it is absent on
US tires.

Paul

Paul; good point. Something I'll keep in mind (though I live in Southern California and rain is
sporadic at best) . Regards Pat