Description Keep on cruising.
Kenda's K40 Street Cruiser Tire will help you get your old bike rolling again. It makes a great replacement tire for older department store bikes with EA3 (37-590 ISO) size tires. It features a light tread pattern for effective grip in wet weather or loose conditions without adding rolling resistance.
26" x 1 3/8" (EA3; 37-590 ISO). Wire bead. Black tread with Black or Gumwall sidewall. 55 max PSI. 470 grams.
Note: 26" x 1 3/8" (590 ISO) tires fit the rims of some Schwinn and department store bicycles that were common in the 1960's and 70's. These tires are not compatible with modern 26" (559 ISO) mountain bike rims; 559 ISO tires usually indicate their width in decimal form (i.e. 26" x 1.95"). Look for the ISO designation on your existing tires and match it. If you have any questions, please contact us.
B-Stock - This product has one or more B-Stock units available. These units can be purchased at a discount (see option select). B-Stock units were returned from other customers and may have missing or damaged packaging materials. These units are otherwise as new. The full manufacturer warranty applies. Click Here for more information.
The product weight specified is an approximate weight based on the manufacturer's specifications (if available) or our measurement of one or two examples. For most products, the weight will typically vary by 5% to 10%.
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The Raleigh rides again!
by Samiam
Cycling Enthusiast
Portland, OR
4 of 5 customers found this review helpful.
Pulled my Dad's old Raleigh out of the garage last month. Tires looked like they had leprosy they were so dry-rotted, bummer. Luckily these replacements were cheap and easy from Western Bikeworks. Now I have a working town bike to go get that growler refilled. The black sidewalls are nice, stay looking clean. Pro tip if you are fixing up an old bike like I was, just go ahead and replace the tubes AND the rubber rim-strips (covers the spoke heads) cuz they are going to be rotten too when you get in there.
Reviewed 2/9/2017
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Very helpful on description(size) for older skinny tires.
by Anonymous
Paducah KY area
Found recommendation in other article,said your Kenda tires which I agree are priced in both solid black or black&gummed. I have 2different bikes with both tires. Now I know to go with. Thanks. Very informative.
Reviewed 3/8/2023
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Excellent product, great service!
by krmtrains
Cycling Enthusiast
Tucumcari, New Mexico
2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
These tires are perfect for the vintage 1960's and 70's Schwinn bicycles I enjoy fixing up and riding. I've bought nearly a dozen sets in 26 and 27 inch sizes, and they look great, and ride well. They are packed well, and shipped promptly.
Reviewed 1/20/2020
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Excellent tire .
Fit most of my older bike's except one very well.
Reviewed 8/26/2022
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AWSOME
by shadow
Casual Cyclist
henderson,nevada
Reviewed 12/20/2018
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Great tire for riding around the neighborhood
by Tjdds
Casual Cyclist
07724
Just joy riding around the neighborhood
Reviewed 3/31/2022
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We are very pleased with our purchase..
by Anonymous
Casual Cyclist
Janesville, Minnesota
1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Decided to dig out our old bikes, couldn't find tires until I found your website, shopping was easy, thank you.
Reviewed 7/21/2017
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Kenda k40 street 26 in. Cruiser tire &40590&41
Product came quickly and performed as expected.
Reviewed 3/17/2017
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Better than original equipment
by TonyRoam
Cycling Enthusiast
Portsmouth VA
1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
tires look good are well made and fit my mid 70's 3 speed perfect.
Reviewed 5/10/2016
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great tires at a great price
by jeff
ocean springs miss
3 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
Very nice to have new tires on our old bikes. I couldn't justify paying a lot for them at walmart but this site saved the day. Thank you.
Reviewed 3/30/2015
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prompt - good
by Anonymous
Casual Cyclist
3 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
Reviewed 2/5/2015
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Ride well in all kinds of weather!
by TheOrange
Casual Cyclist
South Bend IN
1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Great tires overall. The grips along side the center stripe allow me to turn more sharply in snow and in rain. Don't get clogged up with stuff like my old tires. Seem to wear well too!
Reviewed 12/27/2013
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One the few tires available for older department store bikes of the 70's.
by NastyHabits
Cycling Enthusiast
Oakland, CA
5 of 5 customers found this review helpful.
I had to fix an old rusty bike for a friend of mine who picked it up for free. These tires were my only option. Although a bit heavy, they work quite well and so far no flats.
Reviewed 11/14/2013
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Works well for vintage look!
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
What you buy is what you get. Good for those who ride casually andor occasionally. Not a tire I would put on my daily commuter.
Reviewed 1/14/2019
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Excellent product. Perfect fit for my old bike.
1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Its a bike tire. I put it on my bike and it goes round and round when I push the pedals.
Reviewed 12/18/2018
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Very happy.
Service advise was critical to my purchase.
Could not have been more helpful.
Thanks Pop
Reviewed 10/26/2018
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Fits Raleigh and English 3 speeds as well as other good bikes
by Sliced Bread
Cycling Enthusiast
NY
2 of 4 customers found this review helpful.
The description notes that this fits older department store bikes, however, it was a common size on many good bikes as well. These include Raleigh, Robin Hood, Hercules and others.
I am giving it 3 stars only because I did not order the tires yet, so haven't actually been able to provide a review on the actual tire (tyre).
Reviewed 8/6/2018
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This replaced 35-year-old deteriorated gumwalls just fine.
by Anonymous
Casual Cyclist
Florida
2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
Any new tire set was sure to be better than what was still lingering on the rims, so I was pleased. Nothing high-performance was sought -just something fairly smooth and quiet to restore usefulness to a still perfectly good-but-older studentcommuter bike at a price (...including delivery right to the doorstep in a week or so) for markedly less than that offered by any local retailer. But some credit must be given to the old hard-&-crusty original tires -they didn't yield to the pavement much at rated pressure. Every road imperfection could be felt through the original tires, though it seemed to make peddling slightly easier compared to the new softer tires, but I still prefer the new ones for the better overall ride quality -and the confidence in advance of being able to make it back home compared to the previous-&-very-real-threat of walking it all back.
Reviewed 7/5/2018
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Great Vintage Look
by Steve
Springfield, Oregon
1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
These tires are great street tires! High pressure for low rolling resistance. The gum sidewalls look great on my 1960 Raleigh 3-speed.
Reviewed 12/17/2020
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Smooth riding Europeon sized 590x26 fit tight w fingers only,easy on rim.Soaped em up.Rides good.Put these on a E-bike.
by MikesE-Bike Repairs 98683
Casual Cyclist
Vancouver,Wa.
European sized 26in can throw a curve ball at you.So these where fitted on a E-Bike made in England 250w assist bike.These ride really smoothWent on easily.Hi-Pressure in these hard to find.These fit the bill.Venture On.
Reviewed 6/14/2018
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