On 9/25/2017 9:27 PM, bob prohaska wrote:
John B. wrote:

On one of the various bicycle discussion groups I read a comment about
the Kenda 27" x 1-3/8" being about the same width as the 1-1/4" but
were "taller".

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Cheers,

John B.


It turns out that all three tires I measured were roughly the same
width: Continental Ultrasport in 1 1/8" and 1 1/4" and the Kenda
1 3/8". None came close to the ISO section widths. If the height is
different, it isn't enough to notice easily; I didn't make any careful
measurements on that score.

The bike shop folks all say "buy new wheels" but as long as the old
ones can be kept reasonably true I'll just live with what I can
buy. The point of my riding is transportation and exercise, and all
the tires work well enough for that. I wanted a bit of comfort, is all......

Thanks to everyone for reading and guiding.

bob prohaska


Right the basic model Kenda 27x1-3/8 is a knobby tread on
what seems to be the same casing as their basic 1-1/4 street
tread tire.

We have skinnier, lighter, finer fabric, Aramid lined etc in
630mm but nothing fatter nowadays.

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