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Oct 18, 2017 | 01:05 PM

#11

vizcarmb

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From: NorCal Rocklin

Load rating will change.

Oct 18, 2017 | 01:23 PM

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foxtrapper

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Yeah, load rating is the crucial one. These are heavy bikes, you need a strong tire. Make sure this wiz-bang wonder tire really is up to the weight task.

Oct 18, 2017 | 01:58 PM

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giacomo56

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From: Ft Myers FL

Quote:

Originally Posted by nevets61

Thanks perki48, in the wee hours of the morning the 20% seemed to large, I must have hit a wrong digit when I crunched the numbers.. So yes its not quite a 10% error... 75 on OD is 68 actual.

The benefit of you changing tire is ....is......you will probably never get a speeding ticket.

Oct 18, 2017 | 02:46 PM

#14

Joe12RK

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From: CT/FL

lower sidewall = less lean angle = negates the reason for using the aggressive tire in the first place

Oct 18, 2017 | 03:46 PM

#15

B Bop

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Another solution: http://cyrilhuzeblog.com/2015/06/17/...meter-reading/

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