130 SERIES TIRE?????
  • ocliff4
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    130 SERIES TIRE?????

    by ocliff4 » Sat Jan 27, 2007 11:17 pm

    I READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT THE BAJA WINNER 450X
    IT TALKED ABOUT A 130/90/18. ARE THESE TIRES
    MEASURED LIKE CAR TIRES? I KNOW ON CAR TIRES
    THE FIRST NUMBER IS TREAD WIDTH,SECOND NUMBER,
    IS THE SIDEWALL HEIGHT,THIRD NUMBER,IS RIM SIZE
    DOES THIS WORK THE SAME FOR BIKE TIRES???
  • Smash

    by Smash » Sun Jan 28, 2007 1:35 am

    Yup.

    First number is section width. Second is aspect ratio and third is rim size.

    120/90/18 breaks out like this...

    120 = 120MM wide
    90 = 90% aspect ratio = .90 X 120 = 108MM tall
    18 = 18 inch rim.

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