Wire bead tyre narrower than folding?

Just bought a wire bead gatorskin and put it on the rear wheel and it looks like it has a much smaller width (diameter?) than the folding gatorskin I have on the front. Both are supposed to be 23mm, but the wire bead looks much narrower/smaller. It almost looks like it's changing the geometry of the bike (lowering the rear end/raising the front). Searched on google but can't find any reference to them being different in size. Is this something anyone's heard of?

Sounds like its springing back into the wrong shape, compare it to another beaded one and see if its the same?

pumped it up?

Are the rims the same type/size?

Different sizes/versions/models of tyres will have different widths and profiles.

Tyres are often not what they claim to be on the sidewall always best buying tyres as a pair if you areally bothered about how they look

^ yeah, wire bead tyres are often pretty different to their folding counterparts.

it happened because if you sold a 25c tyre, but called it a 23c trye, it would be fastest tyre in its class...

read this, goto 'dishonesty' section 1/3 way down.

http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html

The elephant in the room is: you bought contis, you pay the price...

Cadel Evans won the TdF on Continental tyres.

Also, I use them which is even more significant.

No Armadillos on the podium, to the best of my knowledge/

What's wrong with Conti's?

Kendas >>>>>>>>>>>>>

I was only referring to a famous dislike of Contis by a certain apple pie fan.

I rode four seasons on the a tnrc I managed to get to this year. Brand new. Got a flat five miles in. Meh.

There should really be a thread on this forum about tyre choice. Im sure people would have lots to contribute.

if only....