tires for my old Raleigh

Hi. Does anyone know what my options are for tires for my Lenton
Tourist? I'd like to use a 1 1/4" x 597 mm tire if possible cuz the 1
3/8 is too fat to get on and off easily not to mention heavier. The
rims are ea-1 I believe. They just say "ea" and then "k-1" on them.
Any info on sources appreciated!

michael

On 1 Aug 2004 19:17:50 -0700, (Michael) wrote:

Hi. Does anyone know what my options are for tires for my Lenton
Tourist? I'd like to use a 1 1/4" x 597 mm tire if possible cuz the 1
3/8 is too fat to get on and off easily not to mention heavier. The
rims are ea-1 I believe. They just say "ea" and then "k-1" on them.
Any info on sources appreciated!

michael

http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/tires...tml#lesscommon

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/oldbikes/index.html

http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/contact.html#orders

Michael wrote:

Hi. Does anyone know what my options are for tires for my Lenton
Tourist? I'd like to use a 1 1/4" x 597 mm tire if possible cuz the 1
3/8 is too fat to get on and off easily not to mention heavier. The
rims are ea-1 I believe. They just say "ea" and then "k-1" on them.
Any info on sources appreciated!

michael
We like most reasonably well equipped LBS have black and
tanside versiona of the EA-1 597 tire but no really premium
quality tires

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Michael Wrote:
Hi. Does anyone know what my options are for tires for my Lenton
Tourist? I'd like to use a 1 1/4" x 597 mm tire if possible cuz the 1
3/8 is too fat to get on and off easily not to mention heavier. The
rims are ea-1 I believe. They just say "ea" and then "k-1" on them.
Any info on sources appreciated!

michael
I believe that the beadseat on your rims is 590 mm
and the tire that your are thinking about is 597. This tire is very
common on Schwinns from the 60's and 70's.


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