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. 205/55 R17 is 40mm wider than the narrowest dimension (165) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (245). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (205mm), which results in 112.75mm sidewall height. In 205/55 R17, there is only one possible speed index for Riken Snow - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 205/55 R17, Snow usually competes against Winter Sport 5, which is a tyre from Dunlop with a rating of 88%, compared to 18% of the Riken in question.