Put 26" wheels on it if you can make the brakes reach, and sell the
650b wheels on ebay or to some local geek looking to build up a
Porteur bike.
On Jul 2, 2008, at 10:19 AM, Urban Bike Project Wilmington, DE wrote:
Someone at UBP on Saturday was having big problems changing out some
dry rotted tires on a Schwinn MTB/hybrid that had been donated. Come
to find out (after repeatedly trying to fit any size decimal or
fraction 26" on there) that corrosion on the rim was hiding a little
stamped "650B" mark on it. The cheapest 650B tire on harris is $25
and i'm not sure the bike shop we get our parts from would be any
less expensive. The bike is in great condition other than the tires
but $50 is about what we would sell it for. Should we swap the 650B
rims for 26's? I would hate for someone to ruin a tire and have to
wait a week for something to get ordered online or at a bike shop.Here's my question to the group....What do you do with perfectly
usable oddball bikes/parts that aren't particularly cool or
collectable? Think the "fancy parts" thread of last year but with
solid stuff that sits around gathering dust...Brian
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