Originally Posted by
David Newton
What rim size would an English "club" bike normally have?
Many had the requirement to switch from "wired-on" (clinchers) to "sprints" (tubulars) for club events.
See pic for how they were carried to & fro.
Sizes ran from 26 x 1 1/4 to 27 x 1 1/4 for wired-on depending on period, my late model ('74) came w/ tubulars and fits 700C.
Here's a great site:
Classic Lightweights
-Bandera