Originally Posted by
crank_addict
Should add, one can still buy 27 inch TUBULAR's aka sew-ups. But good luck asking for them from a LBS.
I thought I had read somewhere that there never were 27" tubular tires/rims, just 700c rims and tires labeled as 27" for the American market, so I just did a quick search, and here is one reference:
Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Glossary Tp--Tz