Buy wider tires , and next time you have a flat , change tire and tube , then and it's no extra trouble at all ..
People do a 650B conversion on 27" Wheel bikes .. not Cheap but then you can use the 1.5" wide tires with the 650B rims.
You will need to buy new Brakes to reach the smaller rims
Last edited by fietsbob; 10-20-14 at 11:09 AM.