700c fork on an old 27" frame
#1
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 11
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
700c fork on an old 27" frame
A newbie question...I've searched the forum and haven't found a specific answer to my question. So here is the question...I know I can run a 700c fork on a 27" frame with 700c wheels, but will this make the frame lean down or forward in the front because of the size difference? or will it be unnoticable?
#2
Blue Light Special
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Bay Area, Sunny Cali
Posts: 1,467
Bikes: '05 Felt F55, Schwinn Prologue road bike, '86 Centurion DS Iron Man, Sette Flite AM MTB
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Yes, but if you put a 700c wheel in the rear, all is well.
#4
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,276
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
My girlfriends 27" Univega conversion has a 700c fork on it. It's a unicrown KHS fork and the clearance is super tight. This has actually affected the handling a little bit as the original fork had about a 1/2 of clearance between crown and 27" tire.
She runs a 700c wheelset. The handling is changed, but not dramatically enough to be detrimental (I actually like it more).
She runs a 700c wheelset. The handling is changed, but not dramatically enough to be detrimental (I actually like it more).
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: brooklyn
Posts: 939
Bikes: raleigh gran prix converted to fixed
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
i switched the long rake 27inch fork on my raleigh to a short rake 700c fork, it made the bike more aggressive and 100 percent more awesome to ride