Originally Posted by jacobs
27" tires are much harder to find than 700c tires (at least if you're trying to get decent or new tires, and not just whatever is on the POS at goodwill). if you're going to spend money on something, spend it on a new wheelset. iro (irocycle.com) has one for $150, and harris (harriscyclery.com) sells a set for $100 i believe.
A $100 NEW wheelset will be crap (or, at least at some point you will find this to be true). I'd be open to using a suicide hub with loctite- old thread-on wheelsets are almost given away at swap meets - even with nicer hubs. Postage will be a huge percent of the cost if you buy wheels on ebay. When I tired of my sucide hub, I purchased a decent Nashbar track hub for $30 and rolled my own. It was easier than I imagined.
I agree with running 700c tires.