Single Tube Tires

[Luckykat32]

You guys at least have a choice. I have 26" single tube tires and they don't remake those. To be able to ride my bike I have to buy $150 original tires and hope they last or buy new rims

 

[kunzog]

You guys at least have a choice. I have 26" single tube tires and they don't remake those. To be able to ride my bike I have to buy $150 original tires and hope they last or buy new rims

I was faced with this problem when I had to make a 24" single tube bike rideable for a movie set. I found a bulk length of rubber tiring used for old tricycles and wired it on. This process is also used on highwheelers and old wheelchairs. Check out a bicycle shop run by someone with gray hair that has been business for a long time.

 

[Andrew Gorman]

I still haven't road tested, or even glued them on, but with a little trimming Bell No-Mor Flats solid inner tubes fit crescent rims pretty well and even look like tires. Here are some pictures:
http://s53.photobucket.com/albums/g72/gormanao/Polyurethane/
and the product itself can be seen at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Bell-Sports-2..._2?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1299373792&sr=8-2
The 26" ones are probably too loose a fit on 28" rims. That 20" or a 24" should fit a 26" rim. As a solid tire they are not going to ride that great, but it will get you rolling for cheap. And since these are an "inner tube" I have no idea how they would wear. When I get more shop time I'll glue some on and test them to destruction.