Originally Posted by
mtbiker1069
Good info, thank you hollowmen. Question for you, did you replace the wheels with another set of 27" wheels, or did you go to 700c wheels? If you went with 700c wheels, did you have to get new brakes or were you able to make the stock breaks work?
I went with a new set of 700c wheels. The brakes on the bike I picked up ($10 find at a garage sale) were basically shot, so I was going to have to replace them anyway. Harris Cyclery has some options for new brakes that will work with unthreaded brake bridges.