wheel size ???

I've got a pair of wheels off an old Ross Eurotour. They had 26" slick
tires on them, and the prior owner told me they were 26" wheels. The tires
were balding and just about shot, so I took them off, which took some elbow
muscle. I tried to slap on a pair of new 26" knobby tires, and realized
they were too small for the rims. I realized they weren't 26" rims!

My questions a how the hell did somebody slap on a pair of 26" tries on
wheels that are clearly an inch larger, and is there a freaking wheel size
that is in between 26" & 700c? Because I lined up the wheels and a 26" from
one of my mountain bikes, and these wheels are in between 26" & 700c in
size. I know that 27" wheels are even larger than 700c, or am I wrong?

I've been a mountain biker for a long while, so only used to dealing with
26" wheels. Is there a wheel size that is between 26" & 700c? Like
26.5"?!? Please excuse my ignorance about the non-26" universe.

TIA

ellis wrote:

My questions a how the hell did somebody slap on a pair of 26" tries on wheels that are clearly an inch larger, and is there a freaking wheel size that is in between 26" & 700c?

See:
http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html

Look on the sidewall of the old tires to see what size they are.

Art Harris

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ellis wrote:

My questions a how the hell did somebody slap on a pair of 26" tries
on wheels that are clearly an inch larger, and is there a freaking wheel
size that is in between 26" & 700c?

See:
http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html

Look on the sidewall of the old tires to see what size they are.

Art Harris


Thanks. You learn something new every day. It's a 590 mm 26 x 1 3/8
(E.A.3) - "Most 3-speeds, department-store or juvenile 10 speeds" according
to Sheldon Brown (you rule, Sheldon!). Anybody know where I can find a pair
of 26 x 1 3/8 tires? I've looked in Nashbar & Performance, but no dice.
Wal-mart?

try doing this only once

Wal*Mart had 26x1 3/8" tires the last time I was there.

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On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:22:52 GMT, "ellis" wrote:

I've got a pair of wheels off an old Ross Eurotour. They had 26" slick
tires on them, and the prior owner told me they were 26" wheels. The tires
were balding and just about shot, so I took them off, which took some elbow
muscle. I tried to slap on a pair of new 26" knobby tires, and realized
they were too small for the rims. I realized they weren't 26" rims!

There are several sizes of rim which have been called 26 inch over the
years. I suspect that what you have is a wheel that requires a 26 x 1
3/8" tire. It fits a rim with a nominal diameter of 590mm, which is
not the same diameter of wheel as is used on mountain bikes; those are
559mm.

My questions a how the hell did somebody slap on a pair of 26" tries on
wheels that are clearly an inch larger, and is there a freaking wheel size
that is in between 26" & 700c?

Easily. They were the right size, and they *are* 26", just not the
26" that's used on a mountain bike.

Because I lined up the wheels and a 26" from
one of my mountain bikes, and these wheels are in between 26" & 700c in
size. I know that 27" wheels are even larger than 700c, or am I wrong?

27" is larger than 700C, yes, but it's a small difference.

I've been a mountain biker for a long while, so only used to dealing with
26" wheels. Is there a wheel size that is between 26" & 700c? Like
26.5"?!? Please excuse my ignorance about the non-26" universe.

http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html is a place with much to
improve your knowledge base.

In addition to the two common 26" sizes (which used to be called
"balloon" and "3-speed racer" in the '60s), there is the S-6 or 597,
the 650B, and the Schwinn S-7. Your chances of running across any of
those latter sizes are quite slim.

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On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:11:47 GMT, "ellis" wrote:

Anybody know where I can find a pair
of 26 x 1 3/8 tires? I've looked in Nashbar & Performance, but no dice.
Wal-mart?

WalMart, some of the time (the majority of Mall-Wart stores are so
sloppy about their bike tire and tube inventory levels that it's a
real crapshoot finding anything *useful* there). Any local bike store
will have them or can get them easily. Many sporting goods places
will have them.

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try doing this only once

Do what only once?

Exactly.