Old 09-24-10, 05:17 PM
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Was that what he was asking?

Anyway, short story....
700c rims are 8mm smaller that 27in. Your brake pads will need to move down 4mm to reach the braking surface.

Why not use the wheels you had? Are they destroyed? I thought you were going to just get this thing back together.
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