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Location: Madison, WI
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Bikes: 1961 Ideor, 1966 Perfekt 3 Speed AB Hub, 1994 Bridgestone MB-6, 2006 Airnimal Joey, 2009 Thorn Sherpa, 2013 Thorn Nomad MkII, 2015 VO Pass Hunter, 2017 Lynskey Backroad, 2017 Raleigh Gran Prix, 1980s Bianchi Mixte on a trainer. Others are now gone.
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Last year I donated my 27 inch 1972 Raleigh Gran Prix to charity. A lot of the 27 inch wheels do not have hooked rims, that never bothered me but I never had high pressure tires on it.
The bike manufacturers resurrected 650b and gave it a new name, 27.5. That way they could convince people that if they wanted to be cool, they would have to buy a new 27.5 bike. Maybe if you wait long enough the bike manufacturers will resurrect the old 27 inch size and give it a new name. If that happens, there might be a lot of new tires to choose from.