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Mcdeez
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by Mcdeez

Im planning to buy a new set of tires for my superX

1# What size is the actual 32c vs 35c?



Its a 2015 superx with maddux 2.0 disc wheel, i believe its about 19-20mm wide.




simoncx
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by simoncx

The 32c are pretty spot on but the 35c was a bit bigger if I remember, maybe around 36-37mm.

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saldegracia
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by saldegracia

I guess unless you find somebody with the exact same tire/wheel combination it'll be difficult to know. My 43mm SKs come out a lot wider (around 47mm) on my Farsports gravel wheels, but those are 26mm or something like that internal width...on your wheels I'd expect the tires to be closer to their "listed" width.
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Mcdeez
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by Mcdeez

Ok thanks, ill go with 35c then. what tire pressure would your run on a 35c(with tubes) on some sketchy gravel roads?

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by saldegracia

Mhh, when I bought my first CX bike some years ago I initially ran tubes on 35mm tires at around 3 bars and that seemed to be enough to avoid pinch flats but I would not have gone much lower (I was around 82kg at the time).

In any case, for gravel tubeless is definitely the better choice, because you can run lower pressures and for better puncture protection.
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by Marin

Bicyclerollingresistance has a test and they report measured width on 19c (IIRC) rims

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by Mcdeez

Thanks!

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by MARC0

Mcdeez wrote:
Tue May 18, 2021 11:38 pm
Im planning to buy a new set of tires for my superX

1# What size is the actual 32c vs 35c?



Its a 2015 superx with maddux 2.0 disc wheel, i believe its about 19-20mm wide.
The Gravelking SS rocks as a rear tire but it is not good at all in front. Keep it in mind. Best.

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by Mcdeez

Get the tire, the mesure 34.8-35 at 50 psi on a 18mm rim!

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by kafreeman

I have a pair coming soon. They will be going on kinlin xr31t rims which are 19mm internal iirc. Will report back how they come out.

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