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Old 01-16-19, 08:43 PM
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Help finding cream colored “Big Ben” tire?

I’m trying to replace a ruined tire that was part of a pair. The one left is perfectly fine. I can’t seem to find one anymore. I figured all of you who are better at this might be able to help. I’m looking for a Schwalbe Big Ben in cream color, 26x2.15” size. I would be forever grateful!
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Or a Big Apple, by the way. It’s close enough.
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You mean this one?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Schwalbe-11...ERb:rk:18:pf:0
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I didn’t even think of ebay! Thanks for finding one! I assume I have to make an account ir something to buy from there. I’ll have to look into it. Sucks that it’s $60, though(crazy shipping). They were $35 tires when they were common, and often free shipping since two put you over the typical $50 free shipping mark.
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Bike24.com - €16,90 + shipping
Bikester - £14.99 + shipping

The various German webshops are a good bet for these things. And they can be very affordable even with shipping.

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Thanks! I’ll have to add finding euro sites to my future search missions.
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I didn’t even think of ebay! Thanks for finding one! I assume I have to make an account ir something to buy from there. I’ll have to look into it. Sucks that it’s $60, though(crazy shipping). They were $35 tires when they were common, and often free shipping since two put you over the typical $50 free shipping mark.
I found a bike part clearing company in the UK and prices were decent enough so I put together a large order for my charity bike shop but the shipping made it impractical

I use ebay quite a bit for common bulk parts and yes you need to sign up and also create a paypal account for transactions

Good luck with the tire purchase.
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