|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Schwinn Uni Tires
Hi, I'm new here but have ridden for 30+ years. I have a Schwinn uni from the 1970s and I would like to put knobby tires on it to try off-road riding (MUni) but the rims Schwinn used back in the '70s isn't a standard width so it looks like "normal" tires won't fit. Has anyone successfully used tires other than the standard issue Schwinn unicycle tire on one of these vintage unis? -- jmanoh ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jmanoh's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/17930 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73082 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
Ads |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Schwinn Uni Tires
"Regular" tires won't work, you'll never keep them on the rim. The simplest solution is to find a new 28-hole rim as a replacement. But that means a new wheel build, so you'll need new spokes & nipples too. Better yet, buy a new unicycle that's geard for riding offroad, because your Schwinn isn't. Something with 36 spokes. That said, I did notice a seller with a pair of Schwinn whitewall unicycles on eBay the other day. Can't remember if they were 20" or 24" though. Those things are collectors items! -- johnfoss John Foss Email: "jfoss" at "unicycling.com" -- www.unicycling.com ----------------------------------------------- Man with broken collar bone say: "Have you checked your shoelaces lately?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ johnfoss's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/832 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73082 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Schwinn Uni Tires
johnfoss wrote: Better yet, buy a new unicycle that's geard for riding offroad... Careful about using the term "geared" these days, it's no longer unambiguous! Roak -- roakey roakeyatunderctekdotcom == Mighty Murphy, the wonder Bouv! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ roakey's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12647 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73082 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Schwinn Uni Tires
jmanoh wrote: Hi, I'm new here but have ridden for 30+ years. I have a Schwinn uni from the 1970s and I would like to put knobby tires on it to try off-road riding (MUni) but the rims Schwinn used back in the '70s isn't a standard width so it looks like "normal" tires won't fit. Has anyone successfully used tires other than the standard issue Schwinn unicycle tire on one of these vintage unis? When I started riding (after about 35 years off!) I had a schwinn 24" that I put a 24x3 on and it fit fine. There is ample width but the schwinn isn't the best (or even close) choice for MUni; the bearings are weak (on the old models at least) and although it most likely has cotterless cranks, that hub is terribly weak as is the single walled steel rim, with something like only 28 spokes! For around $100 you can buy a torker LX which is a decent learner uni that will suffice for light offroad MUni, but you ma want to upgrade to a 24x 2.75 knobby tire. If you can afford it, go woth the Torker DX, which is super strong with a splined hub and comes standard with a wide tire. -- MuniAddict 'UniGeezer.com' (http://unigeezer.com/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MuniAddict's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12920 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73082 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Schwinn Uni Tires
Does the Schwinn use the 24x1-3/4 tires? They are a different size than the 24x1.75 tires. Will the rim even accommodate anything but those weird sizes? -- harper -Greg Harper *jc is the only main man. there can be no other.* "Natural logs are what you ride on a Mun'e'." - kevinalexandersmith ------------------------------------------------------------------------ harper's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/426 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73082 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Schwinn Uni Tires
MuniAddict wrote: For around $100 you can buy a torker LX which is a decent learner uni that will suffice for light offroad MUni, but you ma want to upgrade to a 24x 2.75 knobby tire. ... If you can afford it, go woth the Torker DX, which is super strong with a splined hub and comes standard with a wide tire. I think the largest tire that'll fit the 24" LX is the 2.6" Kenda Kinetics (a 2.6" Gazzoladi won't fit). ... Instead of getting the DX, I wish -I- got a LX and saved up for a Kris Holm. -- skilewis74 Ride everywhere and never just ride anywhere. If you can ride where you are going within a hour, do it, and if you can do a trick 50-75% of the time do it along the way.- Bob Burnquist What next? 'IUF skill levels' (http://www.unicycling.org/iuf/levels/)*' Street' (http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/The_Unicyclopedia/Street)*'unicycletips.com' (http://unicycletips.com/)*'Trials class system' (http://tinyurl.com/yqpvxk)*'Trials Building' (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64235) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ skilewis74's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12404 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73082 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Schwinn Uni Tires
harper wrote: Does the Schwinn use the 24x1-3/4 tires? They are a different size than the 24x1.75 tires. Will the rim even accommodate anything but those weird sizes? Apparently it can if you find the right tire. My experiences, back in the day, with 24 x 1.75 tires never worked. The old Schwinns (1983 or earlier) all had fairly robust, and heavy rims, double-walled. They called them "Schwinn Tubular Rims". But the 28 spokes was the weaker part. -- johnfoss John Foss Email: "jfoss" at "unicycling.com" -- www.unicycling.com ----------------------------------------------- Man with broken collar bone say: "Have you checked your shoelaces lately?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ johnfoss's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/832 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73082 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Schwinn Uni Tires
the schwinn rims are a different diameter ... you ahve to get the schwinn tires. -- skrobo Unicycle For Christ 'MY VIDEOS' (http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=skroboskim) 'World Record' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oig5IEq-v4Y) "dude when i first got into this sport and saw one of you videos i almost threw up it was so sick" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ skrobo's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12272 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73082 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Schwinn Uni Tires
Since you have been ridind for 30+ years, you must be at least 40 or 50 years old. So I am guessing that you should have a good enough job where you can afford to buy yourself a new unicycle. Do yourself a favor and buy a new KH24 while this place still has some left: http://tinyurl.com/63lwox I just bought one from them a couple of months ago and love it. I also bought a KH20 from them. A modern uni is light years ahead of that old schwinn. I have and old 20 inch schwinn myself that I keep around to loan out to friends. -- Panotaker ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Panotaker's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/17376 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73082 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Schwinn Uni Tires
Panotaker wrote: Since you have been ridind for 30+ years, you must be at least 40 or 50 years old. So I am guessing that you should have a good enough job where you can afford to buy yourself a new unicycle. Do yourself a favor and buy a new KH24 while this place still has some left: http://tinyurl.com/63lwox No such luck; he worked for Lehman Brothers. (It's rather presumptuous to assume that anyone who used to ride a unicycle 30 years ago has the means to spend $400 on one now). -- tholub ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tholub's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/804 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/73082 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Tires for old Schwinn 20" (21" tire) | skrobo | Unicycling | 0 | August 30th 08 10:28 PM |
off road tires for schwinn s7 rim? | ckayakr | Unicycling | 3 | September 6th 05 07:11 PM |
FS: New tires to fit old Schwinn rims | Menotomy | Marketplace | 0 | October 5th 04 02:18 PM |
FS: Schwinn Size Tires | Frankie | Marketplace | 0 | September 27th 04 05:47 PM |
relative cost/usage between bicycle tires and automobile tires | Anonymous | Techniques | 46 | April 7th 04 07:03 PM |