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Re: Tire widths are apparently very subjective?

To: "Mike Healy" <mapman1138@interaccess.com>,
Subject: Re: Tire widths are apparently very subjective?
From: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 21:34:02 -0500
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From: Mike Healy <mapman1138@interaccess.com>
To: Moore, John <jmoore@spyglass.com>; autox@autox.team.net
<autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, July 21, 2000 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: Tire widths are apparently very subjective?


>John:
>
>While I know that a 205 tire won't necessarily have a 205mm wide
>cross-section, I do know that 1 inch equals 25.4mm, not 29.4mm. No biggie.
>
>What I don't know for sure is: dos the "205" represent the *tire*
>cross-section, or the *tread*? Can some tire guru please enlighten me?


Tire cross-section.

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