Iver Johnson Mobicycle - date?

[creebobby]

Cool pic of the rims! Thanks!
The tires they found and ordered were 28 X 1 1/2 - but for clencher rims - I think you're probably right that these are steel glue rims and not clencher - I was thinking they were awfully skinny for clenchers! Dang.
So how'm I gonna ride this puppy?!
Get Velocity 700c rims and Amsterdam white tires?
I would like to actually get around on it every once and a while - to the bar and back at least.

 

[Andrew Gorman]

The cheap and simple solution is to stretch on a pair of No-Mor Flats solid inner tubes which will work, but are a little squishy. OR cyclocross tubular tires which should work well with your skinny rims. OR the former Harper tires.

 

[Danimal]

There is no cheap way. I'm in the same boat with my 28" bike.

$300 for a pair of the repop tires, $200 or more for Cyclo-cross tires that have some pretty ugly tread patterns and sidewall reflective strips, or relace your hubs into Velocity wheels. I decided to go with Velocity wheels, but now found I can't get the cool teak colored wheels I wanted. Probably just gonna aget silver ones.

 

[Andrew Gorman]

I just want to say one word to you. Just one word. Polyurethane.
http://www.amazon.com/Bell-No-Mor-F...=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1318464931&sr=1-1
http://s53.photobucket.com/albums/g72/gormanao/Polyurethane/
Other 700c polyurethane tires are available, and all of them will take some modification to fit on a crescent rim.

 

[lobsterboyx]

I can't get the cool teak colored wheels I wanted.

Whats the story? are they not making them anymore?

last i heard they were just waiting for a new shipment.

 

[rustyspoke66]

If your already into the tires you might try these Rigida Berretti Westwood Rims. They are nice looking but I'm not sure what the price in dollars would be.
http://www.freemanscycles.co.uk/bicycle-parts/rims/rigida-berretti-westwood-pattern-steel-rim.html

 

[lobsterboyx]

damn, you think those would take a modern tire? those would look great on whatever you put them on.

 

[Danimal]

Whats the story? are they not making them anymore?

last i heard they were just waiting for a new shipment.

Good question. Ohdeebee looked into it, and said nothing was available in 36 spoke teak. I assumed that meant no longer available, but I suppose it could just be "out of stock" currently. I just wound up buying a pair of silver Velocity Blunts to use in place of my clad wheels. I know the P35's would be a closer match, but these were cheap on eBay ($49 each).

If the teak 36 hole P35's become available, I will pick up a set for future use. They look so awesome!

 

[Larmo63]

Wood Ghisallo 700c clinchers were $650.00 laced, trued, with custom double butted SS spokes, and shipped. Ric really knows his stuff and is an incredible wheel builder.

Cream Amsterdam tires and tubes were. $54.00.

I had them pinstriped for $75.00.

The tubes have Presta valves which for some reason, look vintage.

 

[elginkid]

http://classic-cycle.de/en/Ready-Spanned-Wheels-Rims-Parts/Westwood-Rim-black-28-x-1-1-2-36-holes.html?&listtype=search&searchparam=28%20x%201%201%2F2&cur=1&lang=1&&listtype=search&searchparam=28%20x%201%201%2F2

We'll see if that link works, but this may be a cheaper alternative for the Westwood rims. I just laced them up to a Nexus 8 spd coaster, and a Sturmey Archer XF-DD, and they look FANTASTIC with the creme tires. But you can get red, black, or grey also. You also have the option of actually ordering the black/gold stripe rims, as well as the normal chrome, or aluminum if you care about weight.

Incidentally, the wheels are a little bit larger than the 28 x 1.5 that our bikes here had. I think the 700c is roughly the same size as the originals with their 622mm, and the 28 x 1 1/2 rims have a 635mm diameter. Also, it pays to watch the trends of the exchange rate. I saw the wheels bounce between $33/rim to $42/rim.

Wes