I bought my wife a schwinn breeze last year and now I need to get on the road. Problem, it is 26x1 3/8. I had know ideal that I would this much trouble finding a set. Does anyone here know where I can get some white wall?Thanks!
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I was looking for white wall 26 1 3/8's a while ago and finally found some. http://www.bikeworldusa.com/product_info.php/cPath/124_71_75/products_id/2034
If your wifes Breeze has the stock wheels then it will need schwinn specific tires to fit a s-6 rim.
Niagara cycle has skinwall and blackwall, but to my knowledge nobody repros whitewalls.
Niagara cycle has skinwall and blackwall, but to my knowledge nobody repros whitewalls.
Are you set on whitewalls or will all black do? Because I've got a breeze that I was going to fix up, but I have decided to part it out. I bought a brand new set of tires for it. They've never been installed. Any interest? Maybe we can work something out
What part of southern Indy are you in?
GT
What part of southern Indy are you in?
GT
I use these tires on my Schwinn collegiate.
http://cgi.ebay.com/BICYCLE-TIRES-26-X- ... 7C294%3A50
The same seller has white walls.Or try Kenda I think they make a cheap 26 1x3/8
http://cgi.ebay.com/BICYCLE-TIRES-26-X- ... 7C294%3A50
The same seller has white walls.Or try Kenda I think they make a cheap 26 1x3/8
DO NOT BUY FROM THAT GUY!!!! This dude is a serious profiteer. I have seen your tire in w/w but they have never been cheap! They are a Schwinn specific size and readily available from LBS. I'm willing to bet you KOTA would make you a better deal. :wink:
I bought the 26x1 3/8 for my wife's Schwinn S-7 rims at the LBS. They have a street tread on them. I think paid something like $14 each. I believe that they're Kenda's.
bicycletires.com has some. i have used these guys before. quick to ship and you cant beat the price!
http://www.bicycletires.com/bicycle_tires.asp#
select schwinn S6 from the tire rim size drop menu on the left
http://www.bicycletires.com/bicycle_tires.asp#
select schwinn S6 from the tire rim size drop menu on the left
S-5/6 TUBES
just to add more confusion to another needlessly long schwinn tire thread
i've been using 700x35-38c 'hybrid' bike tubes lately. they're a litle large but i find if i use them the tire beads are less likely to 'dip' down into the rim and i don't have to struggle to get them seated. no lubing, tire pliers, cursing, etc......
just to add more confusion to another needlessly long schwinn tire thread
i've been using 700x35-38c 'hybrid' bike tubes lately. they're a litle large but i find if i use them the tire beads are less likely to 'dip' down into the rim and i don't have to struggle to get them seated. no lubing, tire pliers, cursing, etc......
tnt1 said:
Yes, you're right. I just checked the size on the sidewall.
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Slick Rick said:
I have met him personally and kind of agree. I was told I could trust him when I had some old bikes to sell. He bought a bunch of stuff from me when we were doing our bike give-away for the needy. He knew that we were using the money to buy parts to fix up more bikes to give away. I thought what he offered was pretty low but took it any way. Like I said I was told I could trust him. Then I see the stuff on ebay and what he was selling it for and I couldn't believe it. I am not against someone making a profit, but come on I bet he made 1,000%.
But you can't blame him for asking high prices when people pay them. I have seen items I can buy for $9.00 and he gets $38.00 for them and people are buying. Everyone just needs to shop around, the same things can be found elsewhere for half the price.
I can say he does know his stuff. I was at a bike show and a bunch of people were asking him all sorts of questions and he always knew the answer, or at least they thought he did.
Google up Sheldon Brown's tire sizing chart for fairly complete info on the tire size issue.
I had an old 3 speed Sears bike that I put new tires on. I tried to use tubes labeled "1.25-1.5" x 26". Those won't work. The overall diameter was too small, so I had to stretch around the rim, and then they'd get between the rim and the tire when the tire was in place. Use the right innertube.
I'm not sure if the 26x1-3/8 you mention is the "standard" size used on all the 3-speeds. I have HAVE seen a tire that size at Walmart, but it was $15. I bought a pair of cheap blackwall tires from Niagara Cycle via mailorder.
I had an old 3 speed Sears bike that I put new tires on. I tried to use tubes labeled "1.25-1.5" x 26". Those won't work. The overall diameter was too small, so I had to stretch around the rim, and then they'd get between the rim and the tire when the tire was in place. Use the right innertube.
I'm not sure if the 26x1-3/8 you mention is the "standard" size used on all the 3-speeds. I have HAVE seen a tire that size at Walmart, but it was $15. I bought a pair of cheap blackwall tires from Niagara Cycle via mailorder.
Thanks for all the good info. I have gone to shelden B. and read up on it. I talked to LBS guy and he getting ready to order some tires to fit my wife bike. I'm just going to run the black walls. If I get it done I'll post a pick.Thanks!
