60 Y/O Re-Newbie needs advice
I used to ride many many years ago. I recently fell into a deal on an older Raleigh M50. It needs some work and I've been doing little things here and there. Now I'm at the point of doing the real stuff. I have a new set of shifters on the way, good old USPS decided to send them to Florida after they were 25 miles away from me here in Ca. Hopefully I'll get them tomorrow. What I really need is some info. There are two different width tires on the bike currently. Both are 26 inch. One is 1.95 and the other is 1.50. Is there an indicator on the wheel itself as to what size it is? I haven't been able to locate one on the outside anywhere. And how do I know for sure what width tire I should use on it? Is there a chart that indicates the correct tire width for a specific rim? Any help for this silly issue would be great.
I can't wait to get back into riding, but want to make sure my bike is set up right.