Michael, 26" tires come in various bead seat diameters. Mores the pity. As Steve pointed out the fractional width <> decimal width. That's why it's always best to use the ETRTO size so you know what you're getting.
-Ken On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 5:07 PM, Michael <john11.2...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> You cannot use a 26" tire of any width/dimension for a 650b wheel because >> the Bead Seat Diameter is 584 for a 650b wheel, and 559 for 26" wheels. >> That's the part of the wheel where the bead of the tire clinches onto the >> hook of the rim. >> > > You need a 650b (584) size tire. Rivendell Bike Works sells the same tire in > 650b. Get 'em while they are available. > > Also note that a 650c tire will not work either on a 650b rim, as that > diameter is different, too. > > It is funny though how a 650b wheel and tire measures 26.5" from the ground > though. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
