Originally Posted by
Leebo
Umm, no. 700c road rims are the same diameter as 29er mt bike tires. They have an iso of 622. 26" rims have an iso of 559.
26" rims also can be found that take 597mm, 590mm, 584mm, or 571mm tires.
Tire Sizing Systems
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[TR]
[TD]26 x 1 (650 C)[/TD]
[TD]571 mm[/TD]
[TD]Triathlon, time trial, small road bikes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]26 x 1 1/4[/TD]
[TD]597 mm[/TD]
[TD]Older British sport &
club bikes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]26 x 1 3/8
(S-6)[/TD]
[TD]
Schwinn "
lightweights"[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]26 x 1 3/8 (E.A.3)[/TD]
[TD]590 mm[/TD]
[TD]Most English
3-speeds, department-store or juvenile 10 speeds[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]26 x 1 1/2 (650B)[/TD]
[TD]584 mm[/TD]
[TD]
French utility, tandem and loaded-touring bikes,
a very few Raleigh (U.S.) & Schwinn mountain bikes.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]26 x 1 3/4
(S-7)[/TD]
[TD]571 mm[/TD]
[TD]
Schwinn cruisers[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]26 x 1, 1 1/8[/TD]
[TD]High performance wheels for smaller riders, common on Cannondale bicycles[/TD]
[/TR]
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