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From: Rochester, NY
Bikes: Stewart S&S coupled sport tourer, Stewart Sunday light, Stewart Commuting, Stewart Touring, Co Motion Tandem, Stewart 3-Spd, Stewart Track, Fuji Finest, Mongoose Tomac ATB, GT Bravado ATB, JCP Folder, Stewart 650B ATB
There is a far larger range of actual rim circumfrences the that of tire bead ones. Tires are moulded by the thousands in one mold. Rims are rolled and cut to size in batches of 10+. Also when using a tire that is much wider then the rim's interior width expect more fitting challenges. Andy.