26x1.75 Tires For Schwinn?

[cds2323]

B.F. Goodrich 26x1.75 tires for Schwinn S-7 rims.

???

 

[GTs58]

Are those yours?


Note the last paragraph where it states their tire is a true 1.75" tire.

 

[cds2323]

They were mine, sold to a Caber awhile back who I believe has them on a Corvette. I found the pics on an older laptop of mine.

I saw that lit posted in the 26x 1 3/4 thread above when I posted tonight. That's the first lit I've noticed with Schwinn referencing 1.75 tires. And these are the only tires I've seen marked as such.

Not sure if they were original or older repops from Coker twenty years ago. Did not say made in USA on them.

 

[GTs58]

Here's a pair of Tornado tires and it seems Schwinn used the 1-3/4 marking on their tires even though they use the decimal sizing in the early literature, which I've seen as late as in a 1961 spec.

 

[spoker]

i dont recall the name but didnt schwinn offer a 26by1.75 to fix non schwinns?

 

[rhenning]

The standard for Schwinn middleweights was 26 x 1 3/4. From another discussion there were 26 x 1.75 tires made but they were for use by dealers who repaired other brands of middleweight bikes. I suspect the catalog reference was made by someone who had no idea what he or she was talking about. The 2 tire sizes are different. If you measure the tires I suspect you will find the bead seat diameter is different between 1 3/4s and 1.75s. Roger

 

[Intense One]

B.F. Goodrich 26x1.75 tires for Schwinn S-7 rims.View attachment 302559 View attachment 302551

???

Interesting

 

[spoker]

i think the schwinn tires for other bikes were called superiors,like i said im not sure of the name

 

[cds2323]

The standard for Schwinn middleweights was 26 x 1 3/4. From another discussion there were 26 x 1.75 tires made but they were for use by dealers who repaired other brands of middleweight bikes. I suspect the catalog reference was made by someone who had no idea what he or she was talking about. The 2 tire sizes are different. If you measure the tires I suspect you will find the bead seat diameter is different between 1 3/4s and 1.75s. Roger

I know the two tire sizes are different. The question is why are these tires marked 1.75 and for a Schwinn S-7 rim. The bead diameter is the same as a 1 3/4 tire. They are now on a Schwinn as I stated in the original post. The catalog reference is interesting but these tires are real and marked contrary to what I've previously seen.
Does anyone have a vintage pair of BF Goodrich 1 3/4 tires?

 

[rhenning]

I used to have such a bike. It was a men's 1958 Corvette but it had a BFG head badge and was sold at a BFG dealer. Roger