Where to buy ISO 37-590 tires & tubes?

I volunteered to fix a neighbor's bike. It is a 1973 Raleigh with a
Sturmey-Archer internal 3-speed rear hub. Unfortunately, I have not
been able to find replacement tires and tubes because the size is so
odd. Short of switching to "flat-free" tires (greentyre.com), where
can I find replacements?

"HKEK" wrote in message

I volunteered to fix a neighbor's bike. It is a 1973 Raleigh with a
Sturmey-Archer internal 3-speed rear hub. Unfortunately, I have not
been able to find replacement tires and tubes because the size is so
odd. Short of switching to "flat-free" tires (greentyre.com), where
can I find replacements?

37-590 (aka 650 x 35a) is 26" x 1 3/8". See
http://www.conti-online.com/generato...folder_en.html
and check out the Coninental Top Touring 2000, CityRide and Touring tyres.
Also the Schwalbe Marathon (highly recommended), Marathon Plus and Vittoria
Randonneur. There are probably some others but it's not a common size
anymore. However, there are stacks of 26x1.25 and 26x1.50 tyres around, so
it's not like you're locked into just that size.

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I have a chorus drivetrain on a waterford 1200 frame with MA-2 wheels.
All with less than 1000 miles on it and has started making a noise which
has me semi-bafffled. Its a tink-tink-tink noise..now I know what you
are thinking, but I have removed inspected and retorqued the cranks;
that was my first guess. I also retorqued the chainrings. Its frequency
has increased and is more random than 1 or 2 "tinks" per rev. sometimes
its 1, 2 or even 3, I cant see a pattern to the noise visa-vis wheel
rot. or pedal rot.

My second guess was spoke noise, because it actually sounds like a cable
end hitting a spoke, but the noise stops when the pedals stop.

Its not the pedals, I have tried one footing it and the noise remains. I
have removed and inspected and retorqued the cassette. The only thing
left is the BB (?) but the noise seems too "bright", or the jockey wheels?
I have had this noise for about 75 miles and not being able to figure it
out it killing me. I built the bike myself (but my LBS installed the BB
and headset) so I know the mechanicals fairly well. Any ideas? My
obvious next step is to take it in for a look-see, but if this is a
common thing I *really* would like to diagnose it and repair it.

I am a heavy rider at 210lbs and the roads around here are not exactly
glass smooth, but the frame is lugged steel and the wheels that I had
built should be up to the task.

Im stumped
thanks in advance.
Jim Champoux

HKEK wrote:

I volunteered to fix a neighbor's bike. It is a 1973 Raleigh with a
Sturmey-Archer internal 3-speed rear hub. Unfortunately, I have not
been able to find replacement tires and tubes because the size is so
odd. Short of switching to "flat-free" tires (greentyre.com), where
can I find replacements?

We've got 'em. http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/590

We specialize in old English bikes, see: http://sheldonbrown.com/english

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jim c wrote:
---8----
Its a tink-tink-tink noise..now I know what you
are thinking, but I have removed inspected and retorqued the cranks;
that was my first guess. I also retorqued the chainrings. Its frequency
has increased and is more random than 1 or 2 "tinks" per rev. sometimes
its 1, 2 or even 3, I cant see a pattern

---8---
Any ideas?
---8---

You won't like this one, and it's a long shot. Could the seat post be
moving some grit around ever so slightly in the seat tube?

Remove it, clean post and inside of seat tube with cloth. Any change?

Tell us what happens.

I think that Peter Chisholm has some black art trick with linseed oil
but let's not get all the heavy ammo out just yet ;-)

/Robert

"jim c" schreef in bericht
news:eXwQc.211421$%_6.50335@attbi_s01...
I have a chorus drivetrain on a waterford 1200 frame with MA-2 wheels.
All with less than 1000 miles on it and has started making a noise which
has me semi-bafffled. Its a tink-tink-tink noise..now I know what you
are thinking, but I have removed inspected and retorqued the cranks;
that was my first guess. I also retorqued the chainrings. Its frequency
has increased and is more random than 1 or 2 "tinks" per rev. sometimes
its 1, 2 or even 3, I cant see a pattern to the noise visa-vis wheel
rot. or pedal rot.

My second guess was spoke noise, because it actually sounds like a cable
end hitting a spoke, but the noise stops when the pedals stop.

Its not the pedals, I have tried one footing it and the noise remains. I
have removed and inspected and retorqued the cassette. The only thing
left is the BB (?) but the noise seems too "bright", or the jockey wheels?
I have had this noise for about 75 miles and not being able to figure it
out it killing me. I built the bike myself (but my LBS installed the BB
and headset) so I know the mechanicals fairly well. Any ideas? My
obvious next step is to take it in for a look-see, but if this is a
common thing I *really* would like to diagnose it and repair it.

I am a heavy rider at 210lbs and the roads around here are not exactly
glass smooth, but the frame is lugged steel and the wheels that I had
built should be up to the task.

Im stumped
thanks in advance.
Jim Champoux

My guess is that the tink-tink-tink noise is coming from the cassette. The
larger sprockets are riveted together and there is some movement in/around
the rivets. Take the cassette apart and drop some oil, or what I use a
little White Lightning, on/between the rivets. Reassemble the cassette and
tighten the lockring well. That did the trick for me.


Lou

Robert wrote:
jim c wrote:
---8----
Its a tink-tink-tink noise..now I know what you

are thinking, but I have removed inspected and retorqued the cranks;
that was my first guess. I also retorqued the chainrings. Its
frequency has increased and is more random than 1 or 2 "tinks" per
rev. sometimes its 1, 2 or even 3, I cant see a pattern


---8---
Any ideas?
---8---

You won't like this one, and it's a long shot. Could the seat post be
moving some grit around ever so slightly in the seat tube?

Remove it, clean post and inside of seat tube with cloth. Any change?

Tell us what happens.

I think that Peter Chisholm has some black art trick with linseed oil
but let's not get all the heavy ammo out just yet ;-)

/Robert

Should have mentioned this in my first post, it doesnt change out of the
saddle, which is an indicator it isnt the seat post and also that the
added weight and torque dont effect it,

jim

Lou Holtman wrote:

"jim c" schreef in bericht
news:eXwQc.211421$%_6.50335@attbi_s01...

I have a chorus drivetrain on a waterford 1200 frame with MA-2 wheels.
All with less than 1000 miles on it and has started making a noise which
has me semi-bafffled. Its a tink-tink-tink noise..now I know what you
are thinking, but I have removed inspected and retorqued the cranks;
that was my first guess. I also retorqued the chainrings. Its frequency
has increased and is more random than 1 or 2 "tinks" per rev. sometimes
its 1, 2 or even 3, I cant see a pattern to the noise visa-vis wheel
rot. or pedal rot.

My second guess was spoke noise, because it actually sounds like a cable
end hitting a spoke, but the noise stops when the pedals stop.

Its not the pedals, I have tried one footing it and the noise remains. I
have removed and inspected and retorqued the cassette. The only thing
left is the BB (?) but the noise seems too "bright", or the jockey wheels?
I have had this noise for about 75 miles and not being able to figure it
out it killing me. I built the bike myself (but my LBS installed the BB
and headset) so I know the mechanicals fairly well. Any ideas? My
obvious next step is to take it in for a look-see, but if this is a
common thing I *really* would like to diagnose it and repair it.

I am a heavy rider at 210lbs and the roads around here are not exactly
glass smooth, but the frame is lugged steel and the wheels that I had
built should be up to the task.

Im stumped
thanks in advance.
Jim Champoux


My guess is that the tink-tink-tink noise is coming from the cassette. The
larger sprockets are riveted together and there is some movement in/around
the rivets. Take the cassette apart and drop some oil, or what I use a
little White Lightning, on/between the rivets. Reassemble the cassette and
tighten the lockring well. That did the trick for me.


Lou


hmmm, interesting, I will try that right now, thanks
jim

GThanks, All good choices! Much better than the OEMs!

"DRS" wrote in message ...
"HKEK" wrote in message

I volunteered to fix a neighbor's bike. It is a 1973 Raleigh with a
Sturmey-Archer internal 3-speed rear hub. Unfortunately, I have not
been able to find replacement tires and tubes because the size is so
odd. Short of switching to "flat-free" tires (greentyre.com), where
can I find replacements?

37-590 (aka 650 x 35a) is 26" x 1 3/8". See
http://www.conti-online.com/generato...folder_en.html
and check out the Coninental Top Touring 2000, CityRide and Touring tyres.
Also the Schwalbe Marathon (highly recommended), Marathon Plus and Vittoria
Randonneur. There are probably some others but it's not a common size
anymore. However, there are stacks of 26x1.25 and 26x1.50 tyres around, so
it's not like you're locked into just that size.

Would suspect chainring bolts. Then pedals, make sure there's nothing
floating around. Shake them in your hand. Check that the chain is not
catching front mech. Also if its a new chain, that it isn't sticking as it
feeds onto the top jockey.
TJ