~~~I just measured the front Conti Contact. It's 35 mm wide and 33 mm tall, and the height (tall?) measurement is measuring from the rim edge where it meets the tire then eyeballing to the top of the tire, so if the 700X50 Big Apple is 46 mm tall (or thereabouts), it will, unfortunately, be too big to fit into the X frame
I was hoping the circumference was close to what I have (the pair of Conti Contacts) on there now. The tire size marked on the sidewall is (622X37) What I've done is to convert my Surly LHT into a cargo bike of sorts by adding Xtracycle's free rad frame to the back of my LHT. Again, the oe rear tire just fits into that frame with a few mm's to spare. I was hoping to put the wider Big Apple tire on the back (and on the front as well) thinking that 700X50 Big Apple tire was just wider than the OE tire and not a larger O.D. tire So if the Big Apple tire grows in height as well as in width, so be it. I am thinking strongly of fitting a front Big Apple anyway if for no other reason than hand/arm comfort The free rad is a great idea but I'm going to assume the X folks originally planned it only for 26" wheels and the 700c option was an afterthought because the 700c wheel will fit, with tires like the 622/37 mm Conti Contacts that I have, but since it is a cargo bike, it would be nicer to have a wider more comfortable tire out back and a bigger tire will safely allow more loading. I've had up to an 80 lb payload on the back so far I could fit a 26" disc hub wheel and run the big rubber but that would ultimately lessen the distance between the ends of my crank arms (pedals) and the road, something I'm not willing to do at this point Anywho, no need for you to fit a Big Apple onto a 700c wheel and measure Peter but thanks for offering Jake Reddick Fla. On Oct 10, 9:57 am, Peter Jon White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know the circumference off hand. If I remember correctly, the > height of the tire, in other words, the height you can see above the > lip of the rim, is about 46mm and the width is about the same. If you > need an exact measurement, I can get it either today or over the > weekend. > > I don't have a 700x50 Conti in stock. > > On Oct 10, 3:15 am, shakin_jake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Peter, I have been thinking about installing a set of 50 mm Big > > Apple tires on my 700c Surly LHT (58cm) Front should fit w/o issues > > (fatties fit fine, or so they claim) but I'm rolling with an Xtracycle > > in the rear and room between the frame rails in front and back of the > > tire that's on there now (Conti Contact) is quite limited > > > My question is, how does the Big Apple 50 mm tire circumference > > compare with the 700 c Conti Contact, if you know? > > > If it's the same or smaller, it wouldn't be an issue fitting the rear > > in the X frame (I'd imagine) > > > Then there's the rim width issue. The stock rims are Alex Adventurer > > (622 X 18) Thought I read on Schwalbe's site the 700c 50 mm tire > > likes a wider rim? > > > Jake > > Reddick Fla.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
