At 2:37 PM -0400 4/4/01, Steve Freides wrote:
>Very good. Are decent tires also available in this size? I recall my last
>search for road-worthy tires for my wife's 540mm wheeled Terry Moo turned up
>very little except some very heavy wheelchair tires. I guess I should also
>ask: Are the rims are of reasonably light weight, too? Can beggars be
>choosers?
The rims are 500 grams on my scale, Rigida simple channel aluminum rims, similar to the old Weinmann 210. 36 holes $19.95 each.
There are a fair range of tires available in this size, including very light wheelchair basketball tires.
I've got a line on some slicks for your wife's 507 rims...
>Any guesses as to the approximate vintage of the bike? No decals about
>tubing, no serial number on BB shell, just lots of Peugot stickers. Stamped
>dropouts.
Could be '60s, could be '80s. This sort of bike is quite common in
France, usually as a one or 3-speed.
>
>Anything special to use in terms of hubs for period correctness?
>
>What are the period-correct front and rear OLD size?
Could be pretty skinny, they had different standards for juvenile sizes. I don't think this is worth worrying about "period correctness" because it's not rare nor high end (though uncommon _this_ side of the Pond.)
Could probably dig up some recycled Normandys, even so you'll still probably have to spread the frame & fork, maybe also file the dropouts.
All the best,
Sheldon
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>Sheldon Brown wrote:
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>> Quoth Steve Freides:
>>
>> >I picked up a 24" wheel sized Peugot frame from a fellow list member.
>> >
>> >It's either for 540 or 547 wheels/tires but I'm not sure which. Would
>> >anyone know which is best for this frame? We know it's 24 x 1-3/8".
>> >Sheldon's web site says:
>> >
>> > 24 x 1 3/8 (S-5) 547 mm Schwinn Juvenile lightweights
>> > 24 x 1 3/8 (E-5) 540 mm British Juvenile, most wheelchairs
>>
>> The 540 size is also French 600A, which is certainly what this bike
>> was made for. We've got rims...
>>
>> Sheldon "Roues Et Jantes" Brown
>> Newtonville, Massachusetts
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