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.
27" was popular in North America, up until the late 1970's when they started disappearing in Canada. I think it had to do with the start of the failed start to metric conversion. I think they held on much longer in the US. Even so, nobody has made a new bike with 27" wheels in over 20 years, so it's surprising that there are ANY 27" tires still around.