Riken Snow is a winter tyre made in total of 55 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 215/55 R17 is 50mm wider than the narrowest dimension (165) and 30mm narrower than the widest one (245). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 118.25mm sidewall height. In
215/55 R17, Snow usually competes against
Winter Sport 5, which is a tyre from
Dunlop with a rating of 86%, compared to 26% of the
Riken in question.
