Originally Posted by
rgvg
Thanks. I look forward to seeing your completed project. I have an '83 with 27" on it right now and I have thought about switching to 700c for slightly wider tires but one reason I've held off was I wasn't sure if the brakes would work. The wheels are fine right now so it doesn't really need to be changed but options are always nice.
Like Ryan said- the Sand Canyon 27" tires are pretty nice and they're a little bigger than the Pasela 1 1/4" tires.
You *might* run into problems with the canti post spacing in the front- post spacing was always a little more narrow in the 80s... but on some of the early tourers, the spacing is REALLY tight- my Voyageur SP has 50mm between the posts- I have to deflate a 1 1/4" tire to remove the wheel- even if I disengage the straddle cable from the brakes.
Originally Posted by
The Golden Boy