Coker Firestone Deluxe Champion...

[MN_TX650]

Will the 500-16 fit an '81 special mag wheel? Looking for new rims for my next project, and digging the mags. The coker site says this tire must be run with a tube...but I am assuming that is just on a spoked rim?

 

[jayel]

no a tubeless tire carcass/sidewall lips are different than a tube type carcass, if they say it needs to run a tube run a tube

 

[Brew]

i have that tire on my mag with tubes

 

[MN_TX650]

That is definately the look I am after! Any pictures of the rims/tires? What tubes are you running in the mags? Any issues running it that way?

 

[Brew]

here ya go. As far as tubes go, I don't remember. whichever ones fit in the tire. Haven't really run it yet, still waitin on a brake line.

 

[MN_TX650]

Did you order the tubes from Coker also?

 

[Brew]

yes I got them from Coker, but you could prolly get them anywhere....

 

[MN_TX650]

Thanks for the info!

 

[member28833]

5.0-16 requires a tall tube designed for a 5.0-16.

yes I got them from Coker, but you could prolly get them anywhere....

Careful to not allow just anybody convince you that a 130/90-16 tube is close enough.

 

[MarieKaramazov]

@Brew @MN_TX650
How did the Coker work out for you? I'm seeing mixed reviews.
(I'm debating between Avon speedmaster/safety mileage setup, versus Avon speedmaster front and Coker rear, and Shinko 240.) Seeing Avon front and Coker Firestone deluxe rear on a fair amount of projects, but some of those don't look like daily riders. I need my setup to be good for daily city riding, canyons, and long distance--bike is primary transport, so needs to be suitable to various contexts. ('83 heritage special)