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I got this wheel as a replacement on an old Sears cruiser made by Steyer of Austria out of the box, it looked great, but the bearings had been overtightened at the factory. I loosened them to the correct tightness and they rolled smoothly, which was great to see in an inexpensive wheel like this.

Installation of a tire and the wheel was straightforward, although the fork was a little narrow for the axle. Since it was steel, it was a simple matter to manually spread the fork legs a little wider to make it all fit. I would guess that the overall width increase was probably around 5 mm or so.

Once I'd had the wheel installed, I set up the brakes and took it out on a test spin. I rode it for a good two hour trip and seemed a good, workable replacement. However, when I returned home I also found that the wheel was seriously out of true already, despite not having hit anything that would have pushed it out of true.

So, overall, I'll give it a middle of the road rating. It's really cheap and works OK, but I tend to also expect that my bike purchases aren't just functional, but are actually right. The bearings and the wheel trueness were a bit of disappointment, but it's also not a Tour de France wheel in fact, the whole wheel costs less than even one rim on any of my other bikes! And with a little TLC on set up, I'm sure this wheel will probably be a bargain in the end.

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This wheel is good, you will need to loosen up the bolts on the axle to allow it to spin more freely. It's not a perfectly straight wheel, you can tell by spinning it once it's on the bike, BUT these wheels look just like the wheels I had on my 1978 Schwinn, except these ones are brand new, clean, and shiny! I love them, but 4 stars for the not perfectness....

Best Deals for Wheel Master Front Bicycle Wheel 26 x 1 3/8 36H, Steel, Bolt On

the wheel weighs a ton but it spins true. the nuts were a little bit tight on the bearings, so I decided to adjust them. I removed them completely and then repacked the bearings with high quality grease, not that they needed it, then reassembled. it works great!

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Great replacement for front wheel, just make sure you get the right one, this was the 2nd I ordered because stupid me ordered the wrong size first go around.

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The wheel was marked 26 x 1 3/8 but is was definitely not, nor was it 27" or 700 cm. I believe it was one of those odd Schwinn sizes, even the folks at the bike shop were stumped by it. Disappointing.