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SHAKEELE30
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Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:07 am

what was the smaller diameter one, cant remember if it was 360mm or not
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Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:38 am

370mm i thought :?
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Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:40 am

thats what i thought, but measured mine yesterday it was 360mm. so not sure if theres a smaller one or not....
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Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:03 pm

370mm, outer edge of rim to outer edge of rim.

380mm is the standard size.
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Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:06 pm

360mm hey is that a rare one or have you made a mistake in your measurements?
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Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:29 pm

must a rare one i guess :wink:

naa just double checked, it is 370mm, did measure at around 10 at night....
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Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:35 pm

SHAKEELE30 wrote:must a rare one i guess :wink:

naa just double checked, it is 370mm, did measure at around 10 at night....
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Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:47 pm

ive never quite understood all this "smaller or bigger version" stuff. does 10mm really make that much difference? ive got a bigger one and ive got or received no complaints! :wink:
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Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:50 pm

The smaller one feels vastly different. Far chunkier.
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Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:53 pm

isn't the rim diameter the same though?
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Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:11 pm

No, that's why they're referred to as the smaller and larger diameter :mad:
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Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:13 pm

oh i see, it's not in reference to the wheel diameter then? :roll:
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Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:16 pm

I'm confused now. The smaller version has a diameter of 370mm and the larger one is 385mm
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Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:21 pm

you said it feels chunkier so i asked if the rim diameter (i.e. the bit you hold in you hand) was different, or is it "the same thickness". :mad:
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Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:29 pm

Aaah! No I think it's the same thickness. It's just the general feel of the wheel is much chunky, it's amazing the difference 15mm makes!
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Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:37 pm

so she tells me! damn that postman! :teehee:
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Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:29 pm

what size is tech 1 suppose to be, mines 380mm

is there two sizes like tech 2
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Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:08 am

There is a 370mm tech 1 available but they're very rare
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