On Apr 25, 3:52 pm, Chalo wrote:


Mislabeling tires became common practice in the '80s after it was
found easier to lighten a tire by making it smaller than by other
means. My wife's "700x28" Conti Ultra-Super-Duper-Sports are more
like 26mm wide, for instance.

And isn't it interesting that they assume - probably correctly - that
more customers would complain about a little less "lightness" than
they expected, rather than about getting less cushioning than they
expected?

I figure that's because Buycycling magazine tells them light tires are
sexy, and tires that are wider than the "smooth road absolute minimum"
are boring.

- Frank Krygowski