I've just received a new 2.4 Ardent for my Surly, and while it says 2.4 on the side, it seems much smaller than my previous ones and measures only 2.35" on 35mm Halo vapour rims.
So my question is, would anyone with the same tyre on a similar rim be able to measure the sidewall to sidewall size of it and post it here? And also is it possible that I've got a mislabeled tyre?
Many thanks
Ben
Obscure tyre help
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Obscure tyre help
Last edited by Ben98 on Thu Apr 27, 2017 7:12 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Single Speed George
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Re: Obscure tyre help
myn seem around 2.4 on a 28mm rim ... but i might not be mesuring them as accurately as you as i left my verniers at work. they are great tires anyway so just see how well they work and if they work well dont sweat it ... ?
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You can check my old 2.4s on a 35mm (30 internal) P35 on Friday, I put them back on for the weekend.
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Re: Obscure tyre help
measure the tyre when your sat on the bike the footprint of the tyre will be 2.4 when its got a load 
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Re: Obscure tyre help
Just so I'm clear, you're querying your tyres being 1.3mm too narrow?
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I'll be sure to sneak a pea under your mattress and await the results.
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johnnystorm wrote:Just so I'm clear, you're querying your tyres being 1.3mm too narrow?
I'll be sure to sneak a pea under your mattress and await the results.
It's more that they seem far smaller than my previous set (which got stolen so I can't compare the 2), I was more quoting the measured size for comparison purposes.
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Cheers for the offer James, but sadly i'm not going to be at the WRT this weekendjameso wrote:You can check my old 2.4s on a 35mm (30 internal) P35 on Friday, I put them back on for the weekend.
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Re: Obscure tyre help
Very disappointed when I opened this thread ... 'Obscure tyre help' lead me to believe it was about fatigue or general weariness. WTF are we doing talking about TYRES. 
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Re: Obscure tyre help
My 2p's worth
I've just put a 2.2 ardent on a flow and thought it came up small (not actually measures)
Certainly looks much smaller that the snobby Nic that came off it
I've just put a 2.2 ardent on a flow and thought it came up small (not actually measures)
Certainly looks much smaller that the snobby Nic that came off it
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Re: Obscure tyre help
I know not what you are referring to?Bearbonesnorm wrote:Very disappointed when I opened this thread ... 'Obscure tyre help' lead me to believe it was about fatigue or general weariness. WTF are we doing talking about TYRES.
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If I remember I'll check my Ardent when I get home, it's mounted to a Flow EX rim