590 mm - 650A, English 26 x 1 3/8" E.A.3 Tyres replacement
04-14-13, 09:40 PM
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590 mm - 650A, English 26 x 1 3/8" E.A.3 Tyres replacement
Can you simply replace the originally equipped 590 mm - 650A, English 26 x 1 3/8" E.A.3 tyre with commonly available 26"x1.5" mountain bike tyres? Will the rim accept it properly?
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Nope! The rim diameter is totally different. But tires are still made in this size (I just built a 650A bike and love the ride): https://sheldonbrown.com/harris/tires/590.html
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+1, the metric or ERTRO size tells the story. your EA-3 tire is xx-590, mtn tires are xx-559, so you're looking at a difference in diameter of 41mm.
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Thanks. I'm sorry, but a similar topic has already been posted below.
[h=3]What size tire can I apply to this oddly-sized rim?[/h]
[h=3]What size tire can I apply to this oddly-sized rim?[/h]
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26 x 1 3/8: bead seat diameter 590mm. Traditional “English racer” size, and used on American-built single- and three-speeds and inexpensive bike boom 10-speeds. Also known as 650A and EA3. Obsolete for new OEM bicycles in the USA, but widely available in bike shops, hardware stores and big boxes. Common in Japan where it is used on new bicycles, and common legacy size in the UK and throughout the British Commonwealth. This is also a common wheelchair tire size.
A small sample of the many tires offered in ISO590mm:
Bell Sports Streetster (folding)
Chengshin C638
Continental City Ride
Hutchinson Junior
Innova Cloud Nine
Kenda gumwall
Kenda Cross (knobby)
Kenda K40 Street
Michelin World Tour
Panaracer Col de Vie
Panaracer ST Daily Commuting
Pyramid gumwall
Pyramid Sunlite Hybrid Nimbus
Raleigh Record
Rubena Flash V66
Schwalbe Delta Cruiser (available in cream color)
Schwalbe Marathon
Schwalbe Marathon Plus
Schwalbe Speedway Pro (knobby)
Vittoria Randonneur
A small sample of the many tires offered in ISO590mm:
Bell Sports Streetster (folding)
Chengshin C638
Continental City Ride
Hutchinson Junior
Innova Cloud Nine
Kenda gumwall
Kenda Cross (knobby)
Kenda K40 Street
Michelin World Tour
Panaracer Col de Vie
Panaracer ST Daily Commuting
Pyramid gumwall
Pyramid Sunlite Hybrid Nimbus
Raleigh Record
Rubena Flash V66
Schwalbe Delta Cruiser (available in cream color)
Schwalbe Marathon
Schwalbe Marathon Plus
Schwalbe Speedway Pro (knobby)
Vittoria Randonneur
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