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One of the most common questions that we receive is “Will this _____(insert part name here) fit my tricycle?” This is usually in reference to tricycle replacement tires or pedals. For years we tried our best to answer these questions, but we no longer provide sizing help. Read on for our reasons and some tips for sizing your parts, and what to do if you can’t figure it out.

Throughout the history of tricycles, roughly 150 years, there have been hundreds of tricycle companies, with thousands of brands of trikes and tens of thousands of models – most of them with no easy way to differentiate one year’s model from another year’s without photos. Making things more difficult is the fact that a 10 inch tire often does not measures 10 inches, nor does a 10 inch wheel…and the width marked on tires is usually not the true width.

So how do you determine the correct tire size? We provide measurements of the inside diameter of the tire (opening size) and outside diameter as well as the width of the tire. Measure your rim and pick the tire that fits. It’s that simple. And while it seems as if we could just tell you this info, this takes time and with some days getting a dozen emails about tire sizes (in addition to other customer service emails and general tricycle related questions) it just isn’t feasible for us to answer them all.

The other problem that we found was that customers were providing us with incorrect measurements (ie. measuring wrong or describing dimensions wrong), on a consistent basis. This would lead to the customer being sent the wrong tire and then the annoyance ensued on both our parts and the part of the customer. We have a strict no refunds policy and only take returns for exchanges on items that have not been used, installed or attempted to be installed.

If we don’t have the size of tire that will fit your tricycle, we offer three different sizes of extruded rope rubber tires that can be custom cut to fit a large majority of tricycles out there.

If you still can’t figure out the size and need help, you can take advantage of our tricycle replacement tire installation service. Basically it works like this, you purchase the service, send us your wheel, we determine correct size, bill your for the tire or rubber and then we install the tire and return it to you.

We apologize for any inconvenience which our policy about this causes, but after dealing with thousands of customers it is the only sensible way for us to deal with customer service questions about part size, particular tire size. Thank you.

We’ll once again start selecting a trike each week or so for the Tricycle of the Week.   The Tricycle of the Week will be chosen from the trikes currently for sale on the internet, including on sites such as eBay, Craigslist, Ecrater etc.  If you would like to have your tricycle considered for our Tricycle of the Week, including mention here on our blog, Twitter and Facebook, just drop us an email with a picture.  The only real requirements are that it is currently for sale and that you have at least one good picture.

Q: Why does this product link to Amazon.com?

A: TricycleFetish.com sells products on a variety of sites, including Amazon.com, as well as items on the main TricycleFetish.com site.  Also, some products are offered through Amazon as an affiliate.  The goal of TricycleFetish.com is not to physically warehouse every tricycle, but to provide the ultimate tricycle portal of information and tricycles for sale.