Wheel sizes
05-12-19 | 06:59 PM
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Wheel sizes
Hi,
My husbands back wheel is ruined! the bike is a 90's Schwinn criss cross. The tire size is 28x1.25. I want to replace the wheel, but don't want to spend a fortune on an old bike. Is 28 inch wheel the same as 700c?
My husbands back wheel is ruined! the bike is a 90's Schwinn criss cross. The tire size is 28x1.25. I want to replace the wheel, but don't want to spend a fortune on an old bike. Is 28 inch wheel the same as 700c?
05-12-19 | 07:36 PM
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You’ll also need to know the width of the frame. Measure between the dropouts as best you can. It would be best if you use a metric ruler. It may be 135mm or 130mm. 135mm is 5.315” or 5 3/16”. 130mm is 5.118” or about 5 7/64”.
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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!
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05-12-19 | 07:54 PM
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Probably. The 1992 Schwinn catalog says 700C. Just to be sure, look at the tire and see if it is marked with “622” or “630”. If it is 622, it is a 700C. If the tire is a 630, it is a 27”.
You’ll also need to know the width of the frame. Measure between the dropouts as best you can. It would be best if you use a metric ruler. It may be 135mm or 130mm. 135mm is 5.315” or 5 3/16”. 130mm is 5.118” or about 5 7/64”.
You’ll also need to know the width of the frame. Measure between the dropouts as best you can. It would be best if you use a metric ruler. It may be 135mm or 130mm. 135mm is 5.315” or 5 3/16”. 130mm is 5.118” or about 5 7/64”.
05-12-19 | 08:14 PM
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I found a brand new 700c rim in my garage. It appears to be the same size as the ruined one. You tube showed me how to remove the free wheel. He hardly rides this bike, so giving it a try. Thanks for your help.
