Tire sizing?
06-22-10 | 07:10 AM
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Tire sizing?
Hi guys,
I just bought a 1975 Takara mixte that the only necessary replacement was the tires (very good find I thought). The tires say "27 x 1 1/8 (27 x 1 1/4 Fifty)" and I was wondering what size I should buy? I've read else where that either size will work on 1 1/4 rims, but I guess this designation confused me so that I'm not sure exactly what size this is...does anyone know why they would do this?
I just bought a 1975 Takara mixte that the only necessary replacement was the tires (very good find I thought). The tires say "27 x 1 1/8 (27 x 1 1/4 Fifty)" and I was wondering what size I should buy? I've read else where that either size will work on 1 1/4 rims, but I guess this designation confused me so that I'm not sure exactly what size this is...does anyone know why they would do this?
06-22-10 | 07:50 AM
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Hi guys,
I just bought a 1975 Takara mixte that the only necessary replacement was the tires (very good find I thought). The tires say "27 x 1 1/8 (27 x 1 1/4 Fifty)" and I was wondering what size I should buy? I've read else where that either size will work on 1 1/4 rims, but I guess this designation confused me so that I'm not sure exactly what size this is...does anyone know why they would do this?
I just bought a 1975 Takara mixte that the only necessary replacement was the tires (very good find I thought). The tires say "27 x 1 1/8 (27 x 1 1/4 Fifty)" and I was wondering what size I should buy? I've read else where that either size will work on 1 1/4 rims, but I guess this designation confused me so that I'm not sure exactly what size this is...does anyone know why they would do this?
As for the 27 x1 1/4 Fifty, I haven't a clue. I don't think you should worry about it, however.
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Stuart Black
Dreamin' of Bemidji Down the Mississippi (in part)
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
