Re: [CR]Wheel Size for Juvenille Peugot

(Example: Framebuilders:Cecil Behringer)

Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 14:37:14 -0400
From: "Steve Freides" <steve@fridayscomputer.com>
Organization: Friday's Computer, Inc.
To: Sheldon Brown <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Cc: Classic Lightweights <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Wheel Size for Juvenille Peugot
References: <3ACB330A.16457E00@fridayscomputer.com> <v04210128b6f0e88d388b@[10.0.1.4]>


Very good. Are decent tires also available in this size? I recall my last search for road-worthy tires for my wife's 540mm wheeled Terry Moo turned up very little except some very heavy wheelchair tires. I guess I should also ask: Are the rims are of reasonably light weight, too? Can beggars be choosers?

Any guesses as to the approximate vintage of the bike? No decals about tubing, no serial number on BB shell, just lots of Peugot stickers. Stamped dropouts.

Anything special to use in terms of hubs for period correctness?

What are the period-correct front and rear OLD size?

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Sheldon Brown wrote:
>
> Quoth Steve Freides:
>
> >I picked up a 24" wheel sized Peugot frame from a fellow list member.
> >
> >It's either for 540 or 547 wheels/tires but I'm not sure which. Would
> >anyone know which is best for this frame? We know it's 24 x 1-3/8".
> >Sheldon's web site says:
> >
> > 24 x 1 3/8 (S-5) 547 mm Schwinn Juvenile lightweights
> > 24 x 1 3/8 (E-5) 540 mm British Juvenile, most wheelchairs
>
> The 540 size is also French 600A, which is certainly what this bike
> was made for. We've got rims...
>
> Sheldon "Roues Et Jantes" Brown
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