Thread: 27 in. Tire Availability
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Old 07-19-14 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Bianchigirll
Except the afore mentioned Kendas I don't think there were many 27" tires made wider than x 1 1/4. I could be wrong but I think 27" wheels were a US market thing and always intended to be for "light weight" bikes so fat tires were never a big deal. I do recall seeing some sort of knobby 27" tires back in '90ish but they were really cheap.

I'd love to find a set of these (that aren't dry rotted out)

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