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Old 04-04-20, 03:33 PM
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Cycle Tourist
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Hookless rims...tires?

This is my second bike recently that came with hookless rims. When I bought it I checked the seatpost for movement and the steerer tube. I happily noted the aluminum wheels and hubs. I haven't seen too many hookless rims. My last one on a vintage Puch I pumped to 90 lbs awaked the neighborhood with the resulting explosion as the tire blew off the rim.
My question to my fellow Vintage bike aficionados is can I buy tires for the rim that came with this $30 '71 Schwinn SS. The tires that came with it were barely used but throughly dried out. They were very difficult to remove as they were, understandably, a very tight fit. The rims are Weinmanns and have a lovely wide flange hub.
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