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Old October 27th 04, 06:41 AM
mike anderson
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Default Which rim for 40-609 (27 x 1 1/2) tires?

I have a roadster, Maraton - Swedish brand, the wheels have stainless
steel rims. It is ok for the back wheel, that one has a 3-speed
Torpedo hub with a built-in (foot) brake, but it makes it almost
impossible to use the front wheel brake (Weinmann 890, side pull). I
do not use this bike for much, but I would like to build a new front
wheel for it, one with an alloy rim, problem is the wheel size, it has
40-609 (27 x 1 1/2) tires and a (friendly) LBS says it is impossible
to find a suitable rim (in Sweden).
http://www.bikecult.com/works/wheelsizes.html lists the: Bead
Seat Circumference (bead seat diameter) as: 1913, and apparently it is
of German origin.

Does anybody know where I might find a rim?
Or could I replace it for something with a similar dimension?

Any help would be most appreciated, thanks
mike anderson
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Old October 29th 04, 06:05 PM
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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 01:41:17 -0400, mike anderson wrote:

Does anybody know where I might find a rim? Or could I replace it for
something with a similar dimension?


If the original rim is in decent shape and you can get tires for it,
perhaps you could have it rebuilt onto a hub with internal brake, such as
a Shimano Nexus.

You could also build a wheel with such a hub and any rim that would fit in
your frame, since you wouldn't have to use the side-pull brake.

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Old October 30th 04, 04:40 PM
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On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 13:07:11 -0400, mike anderson wrote:

They built real sturdy bikes and plenty of them is
still around, you will find the '609 in every store.



You should be able to get the rims, but it may very well be like the 28"
rims that fit on older Raleighs and the millions of bikes in China---you
can get them, but only in steel/chrome.

I'd drop a line to Crescent.


For some reason I'm starting to miss my old Kroon--probably a similar bike.

Lycka till!
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Old October 30th 04, 06:07 PM
mike anderson
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Quoth maxo ...

On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 01:41:17 -0400, mike anderson wrote:

Does anybody know where I might find a rim? Or could I replace it for
something with a similar dimension?


If the original rim is in decent shape and you can get tires for it,
perhaps you could have it rebuilt onto a hub with internal brake, such as
a Shimano Nexus.

You could also build a wheel with such a hub and any rim that would fit in
your frame, since you wouldn't have to use the side-pull brake.



Thank you, nice tip. An internal brake would certainly do it.

Finding tires is not a problem, for some peculiar reason, 40-609 was
heavily used in the eighties by a few of our major bike manufactures
(Crescent and Monark). They built real sturdy bikes and plenty of them
is still around, you will find the '609 in every store.

Thanks again
mike anderson
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Old October 31st 04, 09:05 PM
mike anderson
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Quoth maxo ...

On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 13:07:11 -0400, mike anderson wrote:

They built real sturdy bikes and plenty of them is
still around, you will find the '609 in every store.



You should be able to get the rims, but it may very well be like the 28"
rims that fit on older Raleighs and the millions of bikes in China---you
can get them, but only in steel/chrome.

I'd drop a line to Crescent.


For some reason I'm starting to miss my old Kroon--probably a similar bike.

Lycka till!


Tack så mycket

mike
 




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