Michelin Tires 30 or 35

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Permalink Reply by andrew on August 19, 2009 at 10:41am

hey macamen,

are you talking old green? as far as my memory serves me, even the old skinwall green were listed as 700x30. but michelin tires are truer to size - on a narrow rim those tires measure pretty accurately. it's just that most other tires are undersized. so those michelins seem quite wide! see our issue 3 for actual measurements on a narrow road rim.

it's a decent size, not the biggest, but pretty good. for example, a ritchey 700x32 is way narrower! as is a continental twister pro.

hope that helps.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Mayhew on August 19, 2009 at 11:34am

The Mud 2 are about 2mm narrower than the old green Muds. I find it minorly annoying but not that big a deal. Ends up being about 2psi more for me.

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Permalink Reply by GeWilli on August 19, 2009 at 1:01pm

you WANT skinnier tires for Mud. Better traction, more clearance... and the list goes on.

They are MUD tires, not all around tires.

Run muds in the mud and something else in the dry.

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Permalink Reply by andrew on August 19, 2009 at 11:24pm

for most types of mud, gewilli is right! but i do think the mud and mud2 tread is a great universal tread for clincher racers...

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Permalink Reply by Kiwimark on August 20, 2009 at 3:26pm

Old and new only came in 30C although neither measured out to a true 32mm

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Permalink Reply by macamen on August 21, 2009 at 1:02am

Thanks everybody!

I was talking about black ones in 35, unfortunately I have never tasted greens.

You have a great opinion about size 30 and size 35 is difficult to find. so I’ll buy them

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