Joined: Nov 2006
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From: NJ, NYC, LI
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
I'm still using the original Specialized Expedition 27 x 1 1/4 tire on my tandem. I don't know if you can get such a good tire in that size now. I used to have a pair of the 27 x 1 3/8 ones... wish I'd kept those!
Innertubes are very forgiving.