|   Why / how does Continental measure tires? | Louie
Apr 24, 2002 10:41 AM | | Picked up a Vertical Pro "2.3" the other day... looked small but I figured that's ok if it's not a real 2.3" tire, thought it might measure up to a 2.1 at least. Anyways, I decided to measure the width once I had it on a rim and it was barely 2 inches wide. WTF? Why call it a 2.3? I'd hate to see any of their 2.1's, they must be really small. It's stupid.
Just a rant. They make nice tires, but there is nothing 2.3 about it. |
| No idea, but my Panaracer 2.1s are significantly smaller | arch
Apr 24, 2002 10:53 AM | | than my Conti 2.3s.
-arch |
| Yup Conti 2.3's are way smaller than Specialized 2.2's | Another Drew
Apr 24, 2002 12:11 PM | | Heck if I know how Conti get's their measurements. Conti's 2.1 are about as big as 1.8's and their 2.3's are about the same size as 2.1's. |
| I will post my tire chart late tonight | shiggy
Apr 24, 2002 2:24 PM | | I have Conti, Michelin, Specialized, Hutchinson, Tioga, Panaracer and Schwalbe (at least) on it. Casing width, tread width, casing height, tread depth and weight is listed for most of the tires included. All measured by me.
And yes, the Contis are small. |
| <b>** The Tire Chart **</b> | shiggy©®
Apr 24, 2002 11:33 PM | |
All tires mounted on Mavic 261 rim (26mm wide) @ 40 psi |
Add about 2mm to widths to match WTB standard @ 60psi |
Brand |
Tire Name |
Stated Size |
Bead |
Claimed Weight |
Number Weighed |
Actual Weight |
Casing Width |
Tread Width |
Casing Height |
Tread depth - center |
Tread Depth - Side |
WTB |
Mutano Raptor Race |
2.4 55/55 |
folding |
595 |
1 |
541 |
53 |
53 |
52 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
Hutchinson |
Alligator |
1.85 |
folding |
|
2 |
655/623 |
|
|
|
3.8 |
5.5 |
Intense |
CC Wedge |
1.85 |
folding |
|
1 |
525 |
|
|
|
3.3 |
3 |
Intense |
CC Wedge |
1.95 |
folding |
|
1 |
631 |
|
|
|
3.3 |
3.3 |
Specialized |
Storm Control |
1.8 |
wire |
|
2 |
715/773 |
|
|
|
5 |
6.1 |
Schwalbe |
King Jim Light |
2.35 |
folding |
|
1 |
632 |
54 |
58 |
49 |
4.4 |
6 |
Hutchinson |
Mosquito Air Light |
2.00 |
folding |
|
1 |
489 |
|
|
|
3.3 |
4.9 |
IRC |
Mud Mad front |
1.95 |
folding |
|
3 |
625/605/618 |
45.3 / 1.75 |
45.4 / 1.79 |
42 |
4.9 |
6.0 |
WTB |
Moto Raptor Race |
2.4 55/60 |
folding |
800 |
2 |
792 /795 |
55 |
60 |
52 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
WTB |
Racing Raptor (front) |
47/48 |
folding |
|
|
|
47 |
50 |
44 |
2.2 |
5.0 |
Panaracer |
Fire Mud Pro |
1.8 |
folding |
|
1 |
440 |
41 |
41 |
38 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
Tioga |
Factory Mud |
1.85 |
folding |
|
|
|
47 |
52 |
43 |
5.5 |
7.0 |
Michelin |
Front S |
2.1 |
folding |
|
|
|
51 |
53 |
48 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
Conti |
Twister Pro |
1.9 |
folding |
|
|
|
46 |
50 |
44 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
Conti |
Explorer Pro |
2.1 |
folding |
|
|
|
46 |
54 |
44 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
Hutchinson |
Python Air Light |
2.0 |
folding |
|
|
|
50 |
48 |
47 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
Panaracer |
Trail*Laster |
2.1 |
folding |
|
|
|
47 |
50 |
44 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
Schwalbe |
Fast Fred |
2.0 |
folding |
|
|
|
47 |
48 |
43 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
Specialized |
Enduro Pro |
2.20 |
folding |
|
1 |
558 |
50.4 / 1.98 |
50.8 / 2.00 |
48.7 |
4.2 |
5.8 |
WTB |
Nano Raptor |
1.85 44/40 |
folding |
410 |
1 |
398 |
42.5 / 1.68 |
40 |
41.5 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
Conti |
Survival ProTection |
2.3 |
folding |
|
2 |
658/657 |
50.7 / 2.0 |
57.3 / 2.25 |
48.5 |
5.5 |
7.4 |
Conti |
Vertical Pro |
2.3 |
folding |
|
1 |
645 |
50.6 / 2.0 |
55.6 / 2.19 |
47.9 |
4.4 |
6.0 |
Conti |
Vertical ProTection |
2.3 |
folding |
|
1 |
666 |
50.2 / 1.98 |
55.0 / 2.16 |
47.7 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
WTB |
Weirwolf Race |
2.5 55/62 |
folding |
735 |
1 |
755 |
|
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| Scroll <i><b>WAY</i></b> down to see the chart | shiggy
Apr 25, 2002 8:15 AM | | the board does not seem to like html tables |
| Yeah,I also wonder what scale they use to weigh their tires,my | Gerald F.
Apr 25, 2002 3:59 AM | | Vertical Pro weighs 675grms
Escape 555grms
not near the claimed weights.These are not the protection tires. |
| I weighed one @ 645g | shiggy
Apr 25, 2002 8:18 AM | | See my chart above |
| I always go by speedgoat's weights since they actually weigh | arch
Apr 25, 2002 9:11 AM | | all the products they carry.
-arch |
| They include the side knobs in the measurement... | Metroid
Apr 25, 2002 5:06 AM | | The Explorer Pro is exactly 2.1 including the side knobs on my 23.5mm XC rims. The Escape Pro is slightly smaller (0.1mm) despite the fact that Conti says they are the same size. My next tire is probably going to be a Vertical Protection. |
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