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Rim and Tire ETRTO Checker

Inner rim width and tyre width have to agree. Too narrow a tyre on a wide rim comes off in a corner; too wide a tyre on a narrow rim squirms.

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Widths agree
Yes

How the number is made

Listed inner widths and tyre bands: 13 mm fits 18–25, 15 mm 23–32, 17 mm 25–37, 19 mm 28–47, 21 mm 28–52, 23 mm 35–58, 25 mm 40–64, 30 mm 47–76. Any other inner width uses the nearest listed row. A tie, such as 20 mm halfway between 19 and 21, uses the narrower row.

Hookless rims add their own minimum tyre width and maximum pressure. This is the width pairing only.

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Questions

Where is inner width measured?

Across the rim bed between the bead hooks, not the outside of the rim.

My tyre mounted anyway. Is it fine?

Mounting is not the same as a supported width. A blow-off usually happens later, in a turn or on a hot day.

Is a 28 mm tyre allowed on a 21 mm rim?

Yes. The 21 mm rim band starts at 28 mm. A 23 mm tyre on that rim is not allowed. A width exactly halfway between two rim rows uses the narrower row.

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