Hello, The main question is, Can I put 2 inch wide tires on old Schwinn S7 rims that currently have 1 & inch wide tires on them?
By now you can already see I dont really know what Im doing. So here is the story
At a garage sale last week I spotted an old bike in lying off by itself. It had obviously been in a barn for quite some time as it was literally covered in chicken poop & feathers. I was looking at it and the lady having the sale said, Thats a circus bike. My dad was a clown. I spun the wheels and found that they are both mounted about 2 & inches off center, so it "bucks" when you are riding it... NEAT!
The bike is actually a B.F. Goodrich Challenger with old Schwinn S7 rims.
The seat and handgrips were gone, the rubber tires were shot, but the rims spun true and she was only asking ten bucks. I practically threw the money at her.
I bought some Kenda 24 X 1 tires and tubes, applied some elbow grease, cleaned and repacked everything, added a seat and grips and the bike is just a hoot to ride.
But it sits too tall for my daughter, so I am thinking about putting the wheels and crank on this retro Schwinn cruiser that I picked up. But I think the skinny wheels would look out of place on the balloon tire frame. So to make a long story short, Will 2 & inch wide wheels fit on the old rims?
I think this would be a real hoot for the young lady. I plan to keep all the parts from both bike so I can put them back together when she outgrows it. Any other ideas to make it better?
