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PoliticAverse

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1. Fractional tire sizes are different than decimal sizes...
Thu Apr 5, 2012, 10:09 AM
Apr 2012

You need 26 x 1 3/8 tires.

Please see this complete sizing guide for more info: http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html

Some example tires:
http://www.biketiresdirect.com/product/kenda-k40-street-26-inch-tire-ea3-26x1-3-8-37-590
http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/tires/590.html

Note under the new ISO system the tire you are looking for would be called size 37-590.

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