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- From: jlevine@rd.hydro.on.ca (Jody Levine)
- Subject: Re: Oversize Tires
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.160724.29867@rd.hydro.on.ca>
- Keywords: Metzler Kawasaki Tire Over
- Organization: Ontario Hydro - Research Division
- References: <1993Jan25.223556.16906@tc.fluke.COM>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 16:07:24 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan25.223556.16906@tc.fluke.COM> zippy@tc.fluke.COM (Steven Zopfi) writes:
- >
- >replace the tires. Now the ME99 is a 90 120X18 and I have been
- >thinking of going to a ME55 instead because I understand that it is a
- >better tire than the 99. Problem is that the ME55 doesn't come in 120
- >size, only 90 130x18. Anybody got a gut feeling if this tire will work
-
- See what Metz recommends for your bike. The other thing is profile, which
- you don't mention. For example, if your original is a 120/90-18, you'd
- probably be ok with a 130/80-18. You may or may not have problems with
- a 130/90-18, but if you can find a wider tire with the *lower*
- percentage profile, you're probably better off.
-
- >get real motivated, I might even go for a 10 cm oversize on the front
-
- 10 cm oversize? You sure that you're not riding a monster truck?
-
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