Originally Posted by
rbpanaligan
Hi Everyone,
My uncle gave me a Centurion (don't know much about it) road bike yesterday. It needs some TLC with the little rust on the frame, rusted wheelset and stiff cable. I would like to first order a set of wheels since the casette and wheelset are rusted.
I need help deciding on some budget 27 1/4 wheels. I'm a bit confused because I don't know if any 27 1/4 inch wheelset will work (the only other I bike I own is a single speed and any wheels 700c works). Will any set work as long as they are 27"?
What's a good site to purchase budget 27" wheelsets? Would 700c work on the centurion?
Here's a picture:
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The rims look okay, although if there is any rust on them, they should go, if the rims are chromed steel, then they should also go. Chromed steel rims are very heavy, and they can be very slippery when wet. The real key on the direction you should go is, look at the brakes, if from the shoe to the bottom of the arm is 4mm or more, then I would go 700C, the choices in tires are much better then 27". If the brakes can't be adjusted, there are some 27" rims out there. The next choice depends on the distance between the dropouts on the rear, if it's 127mm or less, then it's a freewheel, repack the bearings on the rear hub, and get new spokes and rims laced to it. While you repack the bearings, you want to look at the races, if the races are damaged or pitted, then replace the hub as well. You can also make mention that your looking for a set of wheels, sometimes you can get wheels that someone here has as extra. I managed to buy a set of wheels from another forum member, and they worked out great.
If the space between the dropouts is 128mm or more, then swap out the wheels for a set of 130mm wide cassette hub wheels. You can get some nice wheels if you can fit 700C wheels to your bicycle.