History of 10.50-16 tyres

[lynx42]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

Also, the Wartime 10.50-20 tyres were replaced post-war with 11.00-20, but it seems to be just a name change as dimensions and ratings remained the same.

And 9.00-16 and 9.26-16 tyres have identical carcass dimensions, but the 9.00 size is for "British" rims, while the 9.25 is for the tapered seat rim used on the C8A and Lynx, aka "American" rim.

Tony, Not to sure you are right to say the carcass dimensions are identical. The Lynx 9:25 tyres are a low profile tyre and are many inches smaller in diameter than the 9:00 tyre. I have been told that the extra:25 is actually the width difference of the tread.

Here is a photo of my new 9:00x16 tyres next to a slightly worn 9:25x16 tyre off my Lynx. You can see the 9:00 is taller and also narrower than the 9:25 tyre.

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The new 9:00x16 tyres did drop onto the Lynx rims very easily.

Regards Rick.