I see a lot of people run those 3 1/2'' wide rims. Wonder how they stop the chain from rubbing the side of the tire? Without a jack shaft does the chain run at a really radical angle? Do you have to space the crank out farther or something? :roll:
Wide Rims and tires
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I believe they have wide cranks too. I know the junk Schwinn OCC Chopper I picked up has a very wide bottom bracket and long crank shaft to get around the 4" tire
I figured there must be something like that. I would love to stick a set on something and was wondering what all problems I would run into.
Look for an OCC Schwinn on the side of the road or at the dump and cut out that bottom bracket. It'll be 3 piece, which I know you are not fond of.
Basically, if you're running a single chainring up front, you can use some spacers to give you a little more clearance on a standard width bottom bracket. The OCC chopper BB has a very wide crank axle, but uses standard cups... you can buy the crank axle separately if you can make or find a wide 3-piece BB shell. You'll have to put some thought into rear hubs too, most won't clear a 3" or wider tire without an offset sprocket, etc... choppersus.com sells cheap singlespeed wide rear hubs, Sturmey makes an extra wide 3-speed rear hub with a disk brake.
