27" winter tires?
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27" winter tires?
Any recommendations? I did a search but didn't find anything specifically on 27"ers. I know that studs are preferable for ice, but I don't know if anyone sells 27" studded tires. I read some of the archived articles on making your own--you just screw in some screws, maybe add nuts on the outside? Any particular kind of pattern to use? This will be a fixed gear winter beater...
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I found decent moderately knobby 27" tires at a local bike shop. The owner said he keeps them in stock to turn old bikes into hybrids to sell to college students. They were Kenda brand.
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Hey, thanks. Just for clarification, HiYo, 700c tires with 38c width can be used on 27" rims?
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Originally Posted by peripatetic
Hey, thanks. Just for clarification, HiYo, 700c tires with 38c width can be used on 27" rims?
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Originally Posted by Tightwad
ah...NO. Get the kendas as they are pretty good 27" tire.
Didn't think so. As far as the Kendas, you have a link? Nashbar? Performance? Supergo?
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by georgiaboy
That's awesome. 10psi...that pressure gets even lower as soon as you take the bike out into cold temps., yeah? Those tires are great. I don't think I can run tires that big on an old road bike frame, though.