Recumbent - 24" (520mm) rims/wheels

hey, i do not ride a recumbent, but i do have a bike with a 24" front wheel, and thought some of you might have a better insight of where to find rims/wheels/tires/tubes for this bike. thanks alot, matt

p.s. also, if anyone has any online retailers that deal with recumbents, please post the links. thanks again

Chucksbikes.com sells 24" rims and tires.

maybe i'm just dense and cant find them, but did you perhaps mean 24" wheelsets? thanks, and the tires are european, but thanks anyways

hey, i do not ride a recumbent, but i do have a bike with a 24" front wheel, and thought some of you might have a better insight of where to find rims/wheels/tires/tubes for this bike. thanks alot, matt

p.s. also, if anyone has any online retailers that deal with recumbents, please post the links. thanks again
The 520 version of 24" wheel is a 'road' wheel. Tire sizes for it are designated by fractions of an inch, rather than decimal. There are about 4 or 5 tires that will fit - not much choice, huh? The only one I can find at the moment is the Panaracer Technova 24x1 1/8 . I think IRC also makes one. Two links to the Panaracer:
http://www.hostelshoppe.com/cgi-bin/search.pl?category=703600
http://www.gaerlan.com/bikeparts/parts/24wheel/wheel24.html

A cozy talk with someone at a bike shop might turn up other possibilities. Be very sure that you don't have the 507 version of 24" wheels. Juvenile bikes use this size, and there are lots of low-pressure road tires and MTB tires available for it. The two versions of 24" are not compatible.

i am almost positive i dont have the 507 version, my tires say 1 inch and the tubes a presta 1"-1 1/8" but yea, i got a nice tire right now, and i got a rim to use for now, but i wanna get a backup/ new and use mine for backup, mainly because i think i am gunna need it soon

My local Performance ordered in some nice street tread 24" tires for my daughter's mini-mountain bike. Check the shops and ask.

only problem is most mountain bikes dont take the same size, even though they 24" i still dont exactly understand why......

Here's another source of 24" tires. They sell both varieties - 507 and 520, so make sure ou order the correct size.
http://tinyurl.com/42geb

Here's another source of 24" tires. They sell both varieties - 507 and 520, so make sure ou order the correct size.
http://tinyurl.com/42geb

Any shop that deals with QBP can get you rims or a wheelset or tire for that matter. It's really not a problem. I deal with handcycle and competition wheelchairs that use tires/wheels that are 520's. Terry used 520mm wheels on her mixed wheel bikes for short woman. If all else fails I can get you a rim or tires for that matter. But any decient LBS could too.

Jude WDCS Inc. 800-586-6645

The tire is not marked with its ETRTO numbers, but I think that the Odyssey Red Racer is a generous 520-28.

I assume that the Terry Tellus (listed as 520-32) is a bit fatter, but I never used or even seen one. At $40/piece, I doubt I ever will buy one ..

By the way, the Red Racer, which is 90 lb. tire with a mild knobby tread that's OK for street use, comes in basic black, and sells in the $12 to 18 range.

Let the call be heard: The world needs fatter, slicker ETRTO 520 tires !

Try cahouncycle.com

They have 24" ers in 507 and 520.....

It is a good selection, .... by 520 standards ! In the 520 size, they have the two Panaracers (25 and 28, both with minimal tread), the Red Rider (29 light knobby), the Terry Tellus (32 almost slick) and the Specialized Spanky (32 light knobby). I think that this represents the full range of 520 tires that is readily available in the US in 2005. Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

Thanks for the link: Calhoun Cycles looks like a good operation. By the way, you left the "l" out of the link: http://www.calhouncycle.com/

24 inch stuff is a lotta fun, ETRTO 507, 520 and 540 are all common. I wish there were more good road tires in 540.

I ahve the 507 tires from Calhoun for my 24" Cruzbike and they are nice. 100psi too......

I dig the 507-50 (24x2.0) Big Apples from schwalbe, personally.

Holy smokes I just noticed my horrible spelling in my 2 posts... sorry about that. Must have been before my coffee... :)