20-05-2021, 11:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 20-05-2021, 11:07 PM by Tony Griffiths.)
(20-05-2021, 09:33 PM)andrew34ruby Wrote:(20-05-2021, 01:37 PM)Tony Griffiths Wrote: Can you run a tape around the two makes of tyre to check their circumference?
Yes, but it doesn't give you a true comparison. It's to do with how a tyre deforms as is goes around.
Would a closer - if not perfect result - be obtained by measuring with the wheel on the ground and trapping the tape?
(20-05-2021, 09:33 PM)andrew34ruby Wrote:(20-05-2021, 01:37 PM)Tony Griffiths Wrote: Can you run a tape around the two makes of tyre to check their circumference?
Yes, but it doesn't give you a true comparison. It's to do with how a tyre deforms as is goes around.
Would measuring with the wheel on the ground and the tape trapped beneath give a more accurate - if not perfect - result?