Hi All, I come from the folding bike world where we have 16" tires either in 305mm or 349mm size. I wanted to build a vintage folder with the smallest possible vintage wheel size which I believe to be 317mm. Is this correct?
What I really want is to build a wheelset with made-in-the-US rims and tires, and apparently the US has not made tires in a while so my best bet I think is using disc hubs and Krate rims and tires. Problem is I don't have a clue of whether those rims are 317mm or different, or which manufacturers to search for when it comes to both made-in-the-US rims and tires :/
I have also seen references to s-7 16" but I thought that s-7 was a much bigger size, no?
Can someone clarify these things for me? And yes it's a funky project but I want to see if I can pull it off.
What I really want is to build a wheelset with made-in-the-US rims and tires, and apparently the US has not made tires in a while so my best bet I think is using disc hubs and Krate rims and tires. Problem is I don't have a clue of whether those rims are 317mm or different, or which manufacturers to search for when it comes to both made-in-the-US rims and tires :/
I have also seen references to s-7 16" but I thought that s-7 was a much bigger size, no?
Can someone clarify these things for me? And yes it's a funky project but I want to see if I can pull it off.
