S-7 Help

[PhillyDev]

So, today, while looking at my 3 bikes in my 2 bedrom apartment, i started ondering what my wife's Hollywood would look like with my Haro's wheels on it. After deciding that Age Of Mythology was more important, I looked away. A minute or so later, I realized that could pull the wheels off of my modern Schwinn and throw them on. Unfortunately, it's a no go, as my modern's wheels are 26x2.125, and the ones from the Hollywood are S-7 (26x 1-3/4, not 1.75!). Not only did the tire not fit between the fender braces, but the axle is too large. THe S-7s are shot, does any one know of a replacement middleweight wheel? Or maybe someone has some cheap S-7s lying around? Any help would be awesome!

The Dev

 

[Metal Militia]

almost any 1.75 wheel will fit onto the schwinn. i've also seen the balloon tires massaged into place on middleweights. are you looking for a chrome or painted S7? do you have 1 3/4 tires?

 

[user 135]

I had modern tires 26x2.125 on my middle weight Hornet. Worked in the rear fine.

Axles- Take a file or grinder and flatten the threads on either side so it slides into the fork/dropout. Some grind the fork/dropout larger but those are harder to replace if something goes wrong.

 

[PhillyDev]

almost any 1.75 wheel will fit onto the schwinn. i've also seen the balloon tires massaged into place on middleweights. are you looking for a chrome or painted S7? do you have 1 3/4 tires?

Painted, unpainted, it doesn't really matter. the only 1 3/4 tires i have are the old ones,

 

[Metal Militia]

i'll see what i have.

 

[twomorestrokes]

I had modern tires 26x2.125 on my middleweight Jaguar. Plenty of room, but the bike is fenderless. I can see how you'd have clearance issues with the m/w fender braces. I slipped an extra rear fender on it and the brace was in contact with the tire.

 

[deorman]

Am I understanding correctly it's only the tire portion of your wheel that's shot? If so, you can buy them here.
http://www.niagaracycle.com/product_inf ... _id=422503
Also, If you find a dealer who carries them, 650C tires usually will fit 26" S-7 rims. :?

 

[PhillyDev]

Am I understanding correctly it's only the tire portion of your wheel that's shot? If so, you can buy them here.
http://www.niagaracycle.com/product_inf ... _id=422503
Also, If you find a dealer who carries them, 650C tires usually will fit 26" S-7 rims. :?

No, the tires are good, the rim, and the front hub are bad. I figured that if I was gonna replace the front, I might as well replace the rear. The rear isn't as bad as the front, but it's still not pretty. It has a good Red Band on the back that I was going to keep. If sameone has a link to some replacement wheels, and some nice tires for it I'd be good. Oh, I measyred hte front drops, and they are 3/8ths if that helps anyone. Im gonna throw the wheel back together tomorrow to take some pictures.

 

[toalltrains]

I've run into this same problem. I replaced the S-7s on a 1964 Hollywood and put on some brand new 26" x 1.75 wheels with 26" x 1.75 tires. It worked great until I turned and the pedal hit the ground. Would a larger tire fix this problem? What did you end up doing? Thanks in advance!

 

[Metal Militia]

I've run into this same problem. I replaced the S-7s on a 1964 Hollywood and put on some brand new 26" x 1.75 wheels with 26" x 1.75 tires. It worked great until I turned and the pedal hit the ground. Would a larger tire fix this problem? What did you end up doing? Thanks in advance!

sounds like the frame is bent

 

[Unchained]

I've run into this same problem. I replaced the S-7s on a 1964 Hollywood and put on some brand new 26" x 1.75 wheels with 26" x 1.75 tires. It worked great until I turned and the pedal hit the ground. Would a larger tire fix this problem? What did you end up doing? Thanks in advance!

sounds like the frame is bent

Hmmm... I would doubt the frame is bent, just sounds to me that the smaller wheels&tires cause the frame (effectively, the bottom bracket) to be lower to the ground. A shorter crank arm might do the trick, but that does change the gearing/ride a little.

 

[expjawa]

I'm riding my '61 American with balloon tires on newer aluminum rims. When I got the bike, someone had previously ditched the S-7s in favor of non-Schwinn wheels and 26x1.75" tires. The bike was lower, but not enough to cause a pedal strike (we're only talking about 1/4" or so difference in radius here). But the difference in fender gap was visable.

I have the rear fender in place, but no front. The tires (mine are square-shouldered Goodyear style) will clear inside the fenders, but only if the wheel is pretty near true. A round-shouldered brick pattern balloon tire would probably fit inside the fender easier.

 

[deorman]

Common 1.75" tires tend to be smaller, but better (and more expensive :roll: ) ones usually have a similar profile to 1 3/4". :|

 

[deorman]

The rims themselves are about 7/16" shorter.

 

[Metal Militia]

let's see a pic of the bike in question.

 

[B607]

I'm glad you have that piece of inner tube on that chain. I'd hate to see your paint get scratched! :mrgreen: Gary

 

[toalltrains]

let's see a pic of the bike in question.

Here's the bike! It's been repainted and was my first bike I worked on. It was in rough shape when I got it. You can see the space between the tire and the fender. Thanks everyone for your help. Much appreciated.