Originally Posted by
Lamplight
On a larger frame, 700C with skinny tires sometimes look a little scrawny to me. I have no problems with the 27" size, it's just that I rarely find wheels in that size that are safely rideable. I do have a couple of decent sets, though.
Skinny tires aren't my gripe so much as that of the wheel diameter itself. There are points to be made about proper tire width, but I won't go off on that tangent now.
Curiously - what makes the reject 27"s in your piles "unsafe?"
-Kurt