need a 26 inch freewheel wheel?
08-30-16, 03:02 PM
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need a 26 inch freewheel wheel?
I'm redoing an old Schwinn ,I'm wondering who makes a 26 whell with free wheel. instead of a coaster break. any body know of one with with freewheel and a single cog?
08-30-16, 03:16 PM
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You can convert the bike to the new wheel size, in fact I have done it, but if you are putting rim brakes on it, they will have to reach 6mm further.
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I would like to put modern wheels on it to fit todays 26 tire I'm thinking they will fit frame ok. but a freewheel with one cog I cant find
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Try searching for 26 inch bmx wheels. Most of them take a screw on freewheel with a single cog.
26" BMX sealed bearing Weinmann 7X style wheelset BLACK - Planet BMX
26" BMX sealed bearing Weinmann 7X style wheelset BLACK - Planet BMX
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It's easy to convert a multi cog freewheeled rear wheel to a single cog freewheel with axle spacer and spoke/dish work. Any decent bike shop has done this before. Andy.
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26" MTB wheels are quite common. You should be able to snag a pair off of Craigslist or at various used bike places or thrift stores. Often quite cheap.
Good narrow, double walled rims, laced to a freewheel hub would be somewhat less common, but may show up if you keep looking.
Good narrow, double walled rims, laced to a freewheel hub would be somewhat less common, but may show up if you keep looking.
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26 inch wheels with freewheel threads are readily get-able because a single speed freewheel will spin onto the same threads as a multi speed one.
The real issue is OLD - over locknut dimension. Measure the distance between your bicycle's rear dropouts. On a coaster brake bike I'm thinking it will be 110 mm. An off-the-rack mountain bike rear wheel will probably be 135 mm. That's about an inch wider between the locknuts. If you can find an inch of spacers on the axle you will be able to narrow the wheel but then you'll have to adjust the spokes to get the rim centered between the dropouts.
A less elegant but simpler solution would be to widen your rear triangle to fit. On a coaster brake bike you will probably be able to widen the triangle with just your hands. After you do that, lay a straight edge against each of the dropouts and the head tube. Measure to the seat tube to make sure that the rear triangle has been spread evenly. Then take a big crescent wrench to the dropouts themselves and bend them so that they are parallel.
The real issue is OLD - over locknut dimension. Measure the distance between your bicycle's rear dropouts. On a coaster brake bike I'm thinking it will be 110 mm. An off-the-rack mountain bike rear wheel will probably be 135 mm. That's about an inch wider between the locknuts. If you can find an inch of spacers on the axle you will be able to narrow the wheel but then you'll have to adjust the spokes to get the rim centered between the dropouts.
A less elegant but simpler solution would be to widen your rear triangle to fit. On a coaster brake bike you will probably be able to widen the triangle with just your hands. After you do that, lay a straight edge against each of the dropouts and the head tube. Measure to the seat tube to make sure that the rear triangle has been spread evenly. Then take a big crescent wrench to the dropouts themselves and bend them so that they are parallel.
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08-31-16, 07:58 AM
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Yes do visit, perhaps, a Real Bike Shop?
I have turned a 5 speed wheels into 1 speed, I had axle spacers on hand & re trued the wheel
Not the best, the Drive side spoke is shorter, so loosening to make Chain line, leaves the nipple head unsupported,
Rebuilding wheel with new spoles better .. of proper equal length
so the who does, is .. a Bike Shop, not shopping online.
I have turned a 5 speed wheels into 1 speed, I had axle spacers on hand & re trued the wheel
Not the best, the Drive side spoke is shorter, so loosening to make Chain line, leaves the nipple head unsupported,
Rebuilding wheel with new spoles better .. of proper equal length
so the who does, is .. a Bike Shop, not shopping online.
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