wheel - rim upgrade??

live-free said:

I have these cheap 26x1 3/8 rims, and want to upgrade them
to a more common and readily available size, I seem to have
enough clearence in both the front and rear to go up a bit
in size to something more standard.

You may be able to fit 700C rims & tyres if you have the room; the only
problem will be the brakes, which may not have a reach long enough to
fit, requiring replacement brakes. Most bikes with 26x1-3/8 tyres were
not high quality to begin with, so you may find a newer bike to be more
satisfactory.

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live-free said:

I have these cheap 26x1 3/8 rims, and want to upgrade them
to a more common and readily available size, I seem to have
enough clearence in both the front and rear to go up a bit
in size to something more standard.

You may be able to fit 700C rims & tyres if you have the room; the only
problem will be the brakes, which may not have a reach long enough to fit,
requiring replacement brakes. Most bikes with 26x1-3/8 tyres were not high
quality to begin with, so you may find a newer bike to be more
satisfactory.

Alternatively, if you want to keep your rims, there are tires avaiable for
your 590mm, aka 650A rims, and Sheldon Brown has them:

http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/tires/590.html

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live-free said:

I have these cheap 26x1 3/8 rims, and want to upgrade them
to a more common and readily available size, I seem to have
enough clearence in both the front and rear to go up a bit
in size to something more standard.

You may be able to fit 700C rims & tyres if you have the room; the only
problem will be the brakes, which may not have a reach long enough to

fit,

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requiring replacement brakes. Most bikes with 26x1-3/8 tyres were not

high

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quality to begin with, so you may find a newer bike to be more
satisfactory.

Alternatively, if you want to keep your rims, there are tires avaiable for
your 590mm, aka 650A rims, and Sheldon Brown has them:

http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/tires/590.html

Well I can find those tires (26 x 1 3/8) in the village where I live at
Wal-Mart and K-Sears I was just curious about upgrade options

Ken

live-free said:

I have these cheap 26x1 3/8 rims, and want to upgrade them to a more
common and readily available size, I seem to have enough clearence in
both the front and rear to go up a bit in size to something more
standard. What would be the next size up from this?

Ken

There are 2 different 26 X1 3/8 rims with different bead seat diameters. Schwinn used S-6 designation for 597 mm bead seat diameter while most "department store" bicycles with that size are 590 bead seat diameter.

The 2 most popular rim sizes for quality rims are;
700C with 622 mm bead seat diameter
and 26" MTB with 559 mm bead seat diameter.

We have both of the older 26 X 1 3/8 tire bicycles in the household and haven't found it practical to change either.
Clearance and brake adjustments are the limiting physical reasons, and $$$ is the other limiting factor.