650B Rims off Schwinn Mirada?

[Mark Evans]

In my effort to scrounge parts for future conversion projects, I came across a factoid... that the obscure Schwinn Mirada ATB bike of the late 80's or early 90's was made with the 650B wheel size (notated in the catalog as 'the 1 1/2 Terra Tire which provides less rolling resistance and fewer flats.")

Has anyone used (re-used) a set of this Schwinn bike model, and address it's efficacy (now there's a 14 dollar word). I actually picked up a cheapo set a few years back, made by Alesa, and I'm wondering if this is where they came from.
thanks!

Mark

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I've got a set of those Schwinn wheels with Alesa rims on my Miyata porteur. 

Nothing fancy, but they work fine!

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[Karl_Mu...@dell.com]

I’ve been happy with 650B rims off both Schwinn Suburbans and Miradas.  Plenty strong and decent looking.  I’ve got one set laced to a pair of old Pelissier hubs on my Bleriot and they’ve been trouble free for 5+ years... 

 

Karl

[Mitch Browne]

Mark,

Which year(s) of Suburban have the 650B wheels?

Thanks,

Mitch - San Luis Obispo, CA

On May 9, 10:48 am, <Karl_Mulholl...@Dell.com> wrote:
> I've been happy with 650B rims off both Schwinn Suburbans and Miradas.  Plenty strong and decent looking.  I've got one set laced to a pair of old Pelissier hubs on my Bleriot and they've been trouble free for 5+ years...
>
> Karl
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> From: 65...@googlegroups.com [mailto:65...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of rswat...@me.com
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> Subject: Re: [650B] 650B Rims off Schwinn Mirada?
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> I've got a set of those Schwinn wheels with Alesa rims on my Miyata porteur.
> Nothing fancy, but they work fine!
>

> On May 9, 2011, at 11:01, Mark Evans <mstuar...@tds.net<mailto:mstuar...@tds.net>> wrote:
> In my effort to scrounge parts for future conversion projects, I came across a factoid... that the obscure Schwinn Mirada ATB bike of the late 80's or early 90's was made with the 650B wheel size (notated in the catalog as 'the 1 1/2 Terra Tire which provides less rolling resistance and fewer flats.")
>
> Has anyone used (re-used) a set of this Schwinn bike model, and address it's efficacy (now there's a 14 dollar word). I actually picked up a cheapo set a few years back, made by Alesa, and I'm wondering if this is where they came from.
> thanks!
>
> Mark
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[Karl_Mu...@dell.com]

The Suburban I found mine on was early 60's.

Karl

[tarik saleh]

Yeah, I got a pair of those as well, they are pretty nice wide simple
rims, othing special, but they work. I got my Mirada from the local
goodwill for 15 bucks. I think the rims were salvagable and I sold the
fork (650B canti) on ebay for slightly more than I bought the bike
for. Otherwise the rest of the bike was almost complete crap, the
rest was recycled.
http://tsaleh.blogspot.com/2008/02/plowing-through-wheels.html
for pics of the wheels,

Tarik

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