Thread: 27" to 700c conversion - worth it?
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Old 10-15-15 | 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Darth Lefty
Will it work? Mostly a matter of brake reach as previous guys said. Same as a 650b conversion, only less so.

Disadvantages...
Paying for all the new stuff
Bike runs ~4mm lower. Pedal strike?

Advantages...
possibility of bigger tires (if you have the clearance for the width)
In my experience, the limiting factor when going from 27" to 700c isn't width, it's height. So you've got a 27x1 1/8" tire (28mm) tire limit. Go to 700c, you can add 4mm in radius, or 8 in diameter. So now you've got a 36mm wide tire (big difference!), and the diameter is the same, so pedal strike isn't an issue.

And it's only money...
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