2007-12-28 01:40:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Cycling
It looks like 26 or 28 (top of the number is worn off)...and then X with the number missing...
2007-12-28 02:35:02 · update #1
I only have EKG calipers and I don't think they work on bike tires? Maybe easier to just buy a new bike sometime when the money is there...hmmm...
2007-12-28 13:13:19 · update #2
One I bought for $12 at VOA and one I found behind a dumpster...both old...one the brakes are kinda iffy..
2007-12-28 13:14:04 · update #3
I was thinking of buying replacements on ebay...one time I had to buy an off size tire that they didn't carry in the store...
2007-12-30 03:35:35 · update #4
Wow....the markings are actually totally gone?? If you look closely, most tires have raised numbers molded into the rubber that have the tire size and inflation recommendations, etc. They can be hard to see sometimes. Often, a colorful 'hot patch' with the tire model/brand are added, and they can wear off or become illegible, but tires always have the molded numbers, too. They may be on both sides of the tire, or just one side.
So....if they're gone, yes, you could easily measure across the rim to find the diameter. Another simple way is to pull the innertube out of the tire....the sizing will be marked on it, too. You'll see something like "26 x 1.5 - 1.95" or similar. The 26 is your tire size (could say 700, 27, etc....not likely to see 28, but it's out there too). The second numbers are the range of tire widths that it's meant to expand to fit.
Any bike shop will help you out quick and probably for free, too. Good luck!
2007-12-28 05:04:05 · answer #1 · answered by Ride!Urban 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you bought the bike for $12, you probably won't appreciate paying $20-30 or more for a tire at a bike shop.
I'm guessing you have a mountain bike, and you can get a cheap replacement in virtually any department store that carries bicycles - Wally World, X-Mart, Target, Dick's Sporting Goods, etc. also Toys-R-Us. Take the front wheel to one of those places and see if one of their tires fit; if it does, you'll get out of your jam for less than $10 apiece.
On the off-chance that you have some other, weird size, your choices are either take it to the bike shop or save up your pennies for another bike.
2007-12-29 15:59:37 · answer #2 · answered by blazingpedals 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take your front wheel in to a shop, leave the tire on. It's likely a 26" tire but there are 2 slightly different sizes of rims. One will have a tire size in fractions (26x1 3/8) the other will have a tire size in decimal (26x1.375) - these are examples. It will only take a minute to take the wheel off and anyone in a bike shop can set you up with the correct size.
2007-12-28 14:12:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bikes have 2 .... did you by chance look at the other tire?
Most bike shops can help you. Take the tire into one and ask them to match it. I would do that rather than make a bad guess at measuring it. Do you have calipers? Most people don't.
2007-12-28 11:47:01 · answer #4 · answered by McG 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You've gotten some really good answers and some good suggestions, so I will add one more. Very often the inner tube that goes inside the tire will have the size marked on it. The inner tube will (for the most part) be the same size as the tire it sits in.
2007-12-28 08:33:40 · answer #5 · answered by Zarathustra 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you arent sure, you could pull the front wheel off fairly easily and bring it with you. the only size that really matters is the diameter. commone ones are 26" 27" or 700c. the other numbers are just widths and you can change the widths without too much concern. you may check the rim, it may say what size it is.
2007-12-28 02:07:11 · answer #6 · answered by phoster 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
just measure it. with a caliper measure the width and then the inner diameter of the tire will give you the height size
carlos
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2007-12-28 02:05:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋