| Wheel | Tire | Volume | Increase over 700x23C | Example Tires |
| 700C | 23mm | 3.5 L | 0% | The old standard |
| 700C | 19mm | 2.4 L | -33% | Oh, dear! |
| 700C | 21mm | 2.9 L | -17% | Eek! |
| 700C | 26mm | 4.5 L | 29% | Grand Bois Cerf Blue (222g, 184g), Compass Cayuse Pass (248g) |
| 700C | 27mm | 4.9 L | 39% | Challenge Parigi-Roubaix (285g) |
| 700C | 28mm | 5.3 L | 50% | Compass Chinook Pass (229g) |
| 700C | 30mm | 6.1 L | 74% | Challenge Strada Bianca (355g) |
| 700C | 32mm | 6.9 L | 99% | Compass Stampede Pass (291g, 254g) |
| 700C | 33.333mm | 7.6 L | 117% | Jack Brown (435g, 295g) |
| 700C | 35mm | 8.4 L | 140% | Compass Bon Jon Pass (355g, 303g) |
| 700C | 38mm | 10 L | 185% | Compass Barlow Pass (390g, 359g), Soma C Line (400g) |
| 700C | 42mm | 12.3 L | 252% | Soma Supple Vitesse (380g, 340g) |
| 700C | 44mm | 13.6 L | 289% | Compass Snoqualmie Pass (378g, 329g) |
| 700C | 50mm | 17.8 L | 411% | Schwalbe Marathon (1.0T) |
| 700C | 55mm | 21.9 L | 527% | Schwalbe Marathon (1.125T) |
| 650B | 32mm | 6.6 L | 88% | Hutchinson Confriere (320g), Grand Bois Cypress (285g, 261g) |
| 650B | 38mm | 9.4 L | 170% | Compass Loup Loup Pass (354g, 333g), Panaracer Pari Moto (340g, 300g) |
| 650B | 42mm | 11.6 L | 233% | Compass Baby Shoe Pass (390g, 362g), Grand Bois Hetre (412g) |
| 650B | 48mm | 15.5 L | 343% | Compass Switchback Pass (478g, 413g) |
| 26″ | 32mm | 6.3 L | 81% | Compass Elk Pass (178g) |
| 26″ | 38mm | 9.1 L | 159% | Compass McClure Pass (366g) |
| 26″ | 44mm | 12.4 L | 254% | Compass Naches Pass (350g, 300g), Compass Slumgullion Pass (447g) |
| 26″ | 50mm | 16.3 L | 366% | Schwalbe Big Ben (1.5T) |
| 26″ | 54mm | 19.2 L | 450% | Compass Rat Trap Pass (454g, 418g) |
| 26″ | 55mm | 20.0 L | 473% | Schwalbe Big Ben (2.0T) |
Air volume was calculated in MS Excel with the following formula (this example is for 650B/584ISO with 38mm tires):
=2*PI()^2*(584/2+38)*38^2
This will give results in cubic millimeters. Volumes above have been convert to liters (dividing by 1 million), rounded to the nearest tenth.
Some variances may be introduced from rounding, unit conversions, and other factors.
This is all white coat, clean room, armchair nerdery stuff only. Real life measurements of tires can vary based on many factors including miles, rims, tubes, production batch, etc.
Tire weights are manufacturer published weights, except for Schwalbe which were 100% fabricated for my own amusement.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torus
http://www.metric-conversions.org/volume/cubic-millimeters-to-liters.htm
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