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So I got this really sweet schwinn s4 wheel it's mint and it has a new departure hub and heavy duty spokes but I'm having a huge problem finding a tire that will fit on it I have however found that a 650 b tire will fit which is primarily a mountain bike size and I'm looking for a street tread about 2 inches wide any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated


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....unless you need a race-ready studded folding tire, in which case you can get the Ice Spiker Pro Folding, for $172/tire...:rockout::crazy::rockout:
 
Another option I was thinking of I have a 24" schwinn s7 on my bike now and a 26" s7 in the front so I was thinking If I could find a fatter tire for the 24" on the rear it would look pretty cool it just sucks dealing with schwinn specific size wheels right now it has the 24 x 1 3/4 (47 - 520) so maybe like a 50something-520 ?



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Finding a 50-something 520 will be super hard. Finding a fat 24 in the 507 flavor is incredibly easy.

Yes, an s4 is a 584, aka 650b, 26x1 1/2", 27.5", and probably other bone-stupid aliases. I like the ETRTO or ISO sizing, where you express the tire size by the most important measurement: the diameter where the bead sits on the rim. Ppl go looking for a "27.5" tire, there's a good chance they'll come home with a 630 ("27 inch") instead of a 584. Ppl go looking for a 650b, they might mess up and get a 650A (590) or a 650C (571) instead. Millimeters are universal; the fact that we've come up with like 4 names for a 584 that have the potential to cause confusion whereas a 584 is really pretty cut-n-dry, well, that's just frustrating. Is it a 27.5", or a 26x1 1/2", or a 650, or a 4? It's not any of those, at all. I mean, it MIGHT be a 27.5 if the tire is fat, or it MIGHT be a 26x1 1/2 or a 650 if it's kinda skinny.... but having a standard way of discussing this will save these threads and the confusion...
 
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Finding a 50-something 520 will be super hard. Finding a fat 24 in the 507 flavor is incredibly easy.

Yes, an s4 is a 584, aka 650b, 26x1 1/2", 27.5", and probably other bone-stupid aliases. I like the ETRTO or ISO sizing, where you express the tire size by the most important measurement: the diameter where the bead sits on the rim. Ppl go looking for a "27.5" tire, there's a good chance they'll come home with a 630 ("27 inch") instead of a 584. Ppl go looking for a 650b, they might mess up and get a 650A (590) or a 650C (571) instead. Millimeters are universal; the fact that we've come up with like 4 names for a 584 that have the potential to cause confusion whereas a 584 is really pretty cut-n-dry, well, that's just frustrating. Is it a 27.5", or a 26x1 1/2", or a 650, or a 4? It's not any of those, at all. I mean, it MIGHT be a 27.5 if the tire is fat, or it MIGHT be a 26x1 1/2 or a 650 if it's kinda skinny.... but having a standard way of discussing this will save these threads and the confusion...
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Thanks for the brake down that's very helpful


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Hey, no problem. Once you get used to the ISO system with the MM, you'll never buy the wrong tire again.... makes it a lot faster to search for'm online, too. Just type in 50-584 tire, and you'll get a pile of tires, most of which will be the right size....
 

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