i bought the wrong sized wheels

i bought the wrong sized wheels.

i bought a set of ARAYA TM820/STX RC ATB WHEels and though that i was buying
27 X 1 1/4 wheels.
will these wheels fit on my fuji bike or on my univega bike which take the
larger sized wheels?
why can't the catalog say these are 26 X 1 1/2 wheels?

what does ARAYA TM820/STX RC ATB mean?

pete

"pete johnson" wrote:

i bought the wrong sized wheels.

i bought a set of ARAYA TM820/STX RC ATB WHEels
and though that i was buying 27 X 1 1/4 wheels.

will these wheels fit on my fuji bike or on my univega bike
which take the larger sized wheels?

No. These are mountain bike wheels, and will only work with bicycles
designed for 26" wheels.

why can't the catalog say these are 26 X 1 1/2 wheels?

'ATB' - all terrain bike - implies that they are 26" wheels, but they're
not 26 x 1 1//2. 26 x 1 1/2 is the obsolescent 650B size.

what does ARAYA TM820/STX RC ATB mean?

ARAYA is a manufacturer of rims. TM820 is a rim model designed for mountain
bikes. STX RC is a mid-range hub model from Shimano, no longer made. 'ATB'
tells you that these are 26" mountain bike wheels.

James Thomson

"pete johnson" wrote:

i bought the wrong sized wheels.

i bought a set of ARAYA TM820/STX RC ATB WHEels
and though that i was buying 27 X 1 1/4 wheels.

will these wheels fit on my fuji bike or on my univega bike
which take the larger sized wheels?

No. These are mountain bike wheels, and will only work with bicycles
designed for 26" wheels.

why can't the catalog say these are 26 X 1 1/2 wheels?

'ATB' - all terrain bike - implies that they are 26" wheels, but they're
not 26 x 1 1//2. 26 x 1 1/2 is the obsolescent 650B size.

what does ARAYA TM820/STX RC ATB mean?

ARAYA is a manufacturer of rims. TM820 is a rim model designed for mountain
bikes. STX RC is a mid-range hub model from Shimano, no longer made. 'ATB'
tells you that these are 26" mountain bike wheels.

If you are able to exchange these wheels, you might consider buying a pair
of 700c wheels rather than 27". The 700c rims are only 4mm smaller in
radius than 27" rims, and would give you a far better choice of tyres. If
your brakes will reach the extra 4mm it would make far more sense than
committing to 27".

James Thomson