Old "Executive" folding bicycle?

[Bill]

I bought an old girls folding bicycle at a yard sale. It says "Executive" on the front and has a
world sticker on the bar below the seat.

The old tire said 20 x 1-3/4, but when I got a new 20" tire, it would not fit.

Anyone know who made this bike and what the proper size tire is?

 

[Jim Price]

Bill wrote:
> I bought an old girls folding bicycle at a yard sale. It says "Executive" on the front and has a
> world sticker on the bar below the seat.
>
> The old tire said 20 x 1-3/4, but when I got a new 20" tire, it would not fit.
>
> Anyone know who made this bike and what the proper size tire is?

I don't know who made the bike, but it sounds similar to the "Auto-Mini Executive" - you can compare
a photo of it to yours here: http://home.istar.ca/~marker/folders.html

The tyre you need sounds like a 20"x1 3/4, not to be confused with the different 20"x1.75, as found
on BMX bikes. The first one has a 451mm diameter, the second a 406mm diameter. This number should
be marked on the (new) tyre wall somewhere. It is possible that the old tyre may be so old it is
not marked.

Jim Price

 

[Jim Price]

Jim Price wrote:

Doh!

> The tyre you need sounds like a 20"x1 3/4, not to be confused with the different 20"x1.75, as
> found on BMX bikes.

Also, not to be confused with 20"x1 3/8, which is what I just realised I did there. 20"x1 3/4 has a
419mm diameter, but according to Sheldon "the man most likely to know" Brown, these would only
usually be found on Scwinn Juvenile bikes.

I would think it more likely that you have a 20"x1 3/8 tyre with 451 rim measurement on this
sort of bike.

Jim Price

 

[Alex Rodriguez]

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
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>
>I bought an old girls folding bicycle at a yard sale. It says "Executive" on the front and has a
>world sticker on the bar below the seat.
>
>The old tire said 20 x 1-3/4, but when I got a new 20" tire, it would not fit.
>
>Anyone know who made this bike and what the proper size tire is?

Check www.sheldonbrown.com . There is a section on tires, and the various sizes that would be
helpful to you.
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