Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Medford MA
Bikes: Ron Cooper touring, 1959 Jack Taylor 650b ladyback touring tandem, Vitus 979, Joe Bell painted Claud Butler Dalesman, Colin Laing curved tube tandem, heavily-Dilberted 1982 Trek 6xx, René Herse tandem
I just noticed this thread! I did a 700c conversion years ago. It was weird, but surprisingly worked fine! I put together a steel-frame, rigid-fork Specialized Hardrock with 700c wheels. Used a Sturmey Archer drum on front and rollerbrake on back. It was my commuter test mule. Handling was fine, from low speed heavily-laden Costco runs all the way up to 40mph on downhills, and clearances were sufficient for Nokian 700x37 W240 studded tires with VO Zeppelin fenders.
I hated the studs and the drum brake, but it was a cheap way of figuring that out. Built it back into an MTB and sold it to a friend, who is still using it. I wish I had a picture of it to post in this thread!
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