Hi Roger and SirMike1983, I'd been waiting to get the Kenda tires before removing the spokes from my front rim, since I'd already de-spoked my rear rim. I finally got the Kenda tires and have a followup question. Although the bead that fits under the edge on the rim on the Kenda tires isn't as deep or pronounced as on the original Goodyear tires, I was able to seat the Kenda onto my rim using only my hands - no tools. I didn't try putting in a tube but before I de-spoke the front rim, I'd like to know if the fact that the ISO 37-597 tire appears to fit my rim, are there any other considerations I need to make before I de-spoke that rim? By that I mean, I 'd like to spend the money to get both rims re-chromed for reuse before officially installing new tires and tubes. So asked another way, if the Kenda will go onto my rim, should it also seat itself properly when finally inflated - i.e. - should the height and width and whatever other factors of which I am ignorant, also accommodate my rims?