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Old 05-18-21, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Skikick
Thanks all!
Going to pepper a few more questions here:
1) how can you tell the frame is a 21" vs. a 23' from photos?
2) Pretty happy to use 27 1/8 if I can find a bike with a good set of rims, but any luck moving to 700c (maybe with 35-38c?) wheels in these if not? Fork and rear look reasonably spacious.

Cheers!
If the bike is designed around a 27 x 1 and 1/4 tire (like the Sekine SHS 271 for example), I think you can fit a 700 x 35c. There are a lot of variables so you need to try it out. I know with my Sekine SHS 271, I'm running 27 x 1 and 1/4 tires that measure out closer to 1 and 3/8 so I'm confident I could get a 35c to fit.
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