Originally Posted by zammykoo

I am most comfortable with 700x25c so that's why I gravitated toward the thought of the wheel conversion. But the main reason is that I don't know if this wheelset is still ridable. It doesn't look abused but it's been out of commission for some time and has been poorly stored. Both axles aren't exactly straight either. I'll have a more knowledgeable bike mechanic take a look this weekend to determine its fate.

Anyway, this is a bummer. The seatpost I picked up ended up being too wide to fit my unusually sized 26.0mm seat tube. It was advertised as 1" so I figured that would work with a shim. But I cleaned off the thick layer of grease to reveal that it's actually a 27.2. Doh! My search continues...