650c Tire Needed for Terry Style Norco "Lady Sport"...
08-11-23, 10:53 AM
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650c Tire Needed for Terry Style Norco "Lady Sport"...
In an effort to help a friend help a friend of his, this Norco "Lady Sport", complete with its 1996 RAGBRAI tag. The "Lady Sport" came available with four other bikes - Holdsworth Professional, TT bike, Richey, Marinoni Special and the Norco. All but the Richey have been sold and/or shipped already. My grand daughter fell in love with the Norco and now, Papa (that's me) gets to refurbish it for her. I need a 650c tire for the bike. If anyone has one and is interested in selling or trading, please let me know.
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Are you sure that’s not a 24”?
If the rear is a 700c, the front looks smaller than a 650c. Terry style bikes like this often came with a 24” up front.
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08-16-23, 02:30 PM
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Death fork? Naaaah!!
If you really need a 650c rather than a 24" I have one you can have for postage.
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I saw a used 650C tire in good shape at Rusty Spoke today in case top506's offer doesn't work out. But I'm not sure how much international shipping would be.
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Agree with Sactown Albert. There are a lot of 24" sizes though. I think most Terry bikes were 520, but there were also some that were 540, the same size as wheelchairs.
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You might get a kick out of this. I did.
A few years ago I saw a stolen bike notice on craigslist. The young lady had a Centurion Expert Women's version of the Ironman with the smaller front tire, an attempt to make a bike for smaller racers without compromising frame design. It didn't catch on, probably because of the smaller front wheel, and possibly because it seemed a bit condescending. Years later the diminutive mountain climbing monster Emma Pooley bought a custom built bike with a smaller matching wheelset with readily available racing tires, and a frame without compromises.
Anyway, this young lady had modified her Terry style bike into the cutest city bike I've ever seen. I saved the photos. I hope she found her bike or got another that suits her hipster style.
Those tires look like the things Panaracer makes for Soma and Rivendell -- note the checkerboard tread pattern.
This is so cute ya just wanna squeeze her 'til she pops.
I'm actually considering converting my Ironman to a city bike with Nitto albatross swept bars.
A few years ago I saw a stolen bike notice on craigslist. The young lady had a Centurion Expert Women's version of the Ironman with the smaller front tire, an attempt to make a bike for smaller racers without compromising frame design. It didn't catch on, probably because of the smaller front wheel, and possibly because it seemed a bit condescending. Years later the diminutive mountain climbing monster Emma Pooley bought a custom built bike with a smaller matching wheelset with readily available racing tires, and a frame without compromises.
Anyway, this young lady had modified her Terry style bike into the cutest city bike I've ever seen. I saved the photos. I hope she found her bike or got another that suits her hipster style.
Those tires look like the things Panaracer makes for Soma and Rivendell -- note the checkerboard tread pattern.
This is so cute ya just wanna squeeze her 'til she pops.
I'm actually considering converting my Ironman to a city bike with Nitto albatross swept bars.
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My wife's "Terry" Bridgestone 550 has a 24" front wheel.
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Been busier than two flies on a pig's rear end, these days. I did get into the Norco and the front wheel is 24". Where can I get an inexpensive 24" road tire? And that got me thinking about other costs. As it turned out, getting my grand daughter a different bike might be a better, wiser and less expensive way to go. Also, my discovered alternative proved to be a much better way to go in the road worthy and safe to ride department. This Trek, scored for a hundred Canadian dollars, will fit my grand daughter and be a much better bike for her to ride...
That Trek and a great big Velosport (gotta get cable casings and a few other finish the Velosport build) will be heading (in the bed of a pick-up) to Winnipeg in early September...
With those two bikes done and sent, I can get back to work on my Marinoni...
and figure out what to do with the Norco "Lady Sport".
That Trek and a great big Velosport (gotta get cable casings and a few other finish the Velosport build) will be heading (in the bed of a pick-up) to Winnipeg in early September...
With those two bikes done and sent, I can get back to work on my Marinoni...
and figure out what to do with the Norco "Lady Sport".
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Terry sells 'em on their website for $30, and they're listed for around $26 on Bike Tires Direct.
IIRC, some folding bikes also use 24" tires, so there should be a continuing market. I think the Tern Castro, their "large" folder back in 2015 or so, used 24" front and rear. "Large" by folder standards, and it looks like a normally proportioned bike.
08-20-23, 05:32 AM
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Death fork? Naaaah!!
FYI, I can think of at least 3 ISO diameters for '24"' tires, so measure first.
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