Casey, A freind I rode with a lot had some "height" issues on 700x28 Specialized tires on a Masi. Rolly Poly / Ruffy Tuffy tires were a bit shorter.
Angus On Dec 29, 1:52 pm, "Casey Anderson" <[email protected]> wrote: > I like to put relatively wide tires on my road bike (a 2005 Jamis > Ventura, if it matters) -- 700x28 tires will clear my brake pads, but I find > that many tires of this width are too "tall" and rub against the body of the > calipers. For example, Panaracer T-Serv Messenger tires are narrow enough > but too tall to clear the rear brake calipers (the front has slightly more > vertical clearance). > > I have previously used cheapo 700x 28 tires from Performance, which clear > the brakes, but would like to upgrade -- has anyone had problems with the > height as opposed to the width of their road tires, and could anyone > recommend a tire in this size that has a low profile? > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions -- > > Casey Anderson --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
