Questions About Taylor Tricycle Wheels
Q: I bought an old Taylor trike and the front tire is shot. I was wondering if the 16′ wheel and tire combo. you have for sale would work for my trike. the size looks pretty close. I was hoping you might be able to help me in that this is the first trike I have bought and I don’t know much about them . Thanks for any help. Keith.
A: First look at the tricycle’s hub. Does it look similar to this?
Circa 1930's or 40's Taylor Tricycle Hub & Crankset With Pedals
Pictured is a Taylor hub, bearings, fork mounts, crankset and pedals that is indicative of what most Taylor hubs looked like. Taylor wheels were built with spokes and nipples (like bicycle wheels) that could be adjusted, rather than spokes that were simply welded to the rim and hub. If this is the case with your tricycle, you could not use our 16 inch wheelset, at least not without getting new cranks and possibly new pedals.
You should however, be able to take the tire off the 16 inch rim and put it on your rim, supposing it is of close enough size. Oddly the cost of the rims on our wheels is negligible when compared to what it would cost to have a bicycle shop build you a new one with spokes. If our tire will fit your rim, we can remove it from the rim for shipment and will offer a discount on just the rubber.
