27" Wheel- worth it?
11-03-04, 06:32 PM
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27" Wheel- worth it?
LBS has a 27" double wall wheel on a freewheel hub for $25. Is that a good price and is it worth it? I'm building a single speed road bike and figured this is the best way to go. Its either that or find a whole bike to use for parts, at a garage sale or thrift store.
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11-03-04, 09:52 PM
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The Sun ME13II 27" rim alone retails for about that, closer to $30 these days.
11-03-04, 10:01 PM
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Hmmm that wheel is sounding pretty good. I think I'll just buy that and put a freewheel on it and call it good. Thanks for the replies!
11-04-04, 12:27 AM
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Nashbar has a few 27" tires too.
11-04-04, 08:12 AM
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I like 27 inch, i tried a road bike for thefirst time with 27 inch and you know it gets more go but i have platform pedals so sometimes my feet hit the front wheel as i pedal.
11-04-04, 10:57 AM
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You can also find 27" tires at Wal-Mart, K-mart, and assorted small town hardware stores, but you never see 700c tires.
