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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