Overdoing projects
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Rotterdam, former republic of the Netherlands
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Bikes: Batavus Randonneur GL, Gazelle Orange Excellent, Gazelle Super Licht, Gazelle Grand Tourist, Gazelle Lausanne, Gazelle Tandem, Koga-Miyata SilverAce, Koga-Miyata WorldTraveller
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I ran into this size on the Gazelle Tandem. Apparently it used to be a common size on British and Dutch bikes.
The size is close enough to 650B at 584mm that I made the switch. My main motivation was the lack of tyre choice. 650B has lots of different options nowadays ranging from your standard heavy-duty to ultralight skinwalls.
Schwalbe for comparison offers a total of 4 models in ETRTO 37-590 and just one in 42-590. But outside of the places where these used to be sold they are probably hard to come by.
Now I mostly run into this size on drum brake and coaster brake bikes so YMMV. Not sure if there were even rims made in aluminum or if it was all stainless steel and chromed steel?
Last edited by JaccoW; 07-24-20 at 02:48 AM.