Originally Posted by
sd5782
All of my older bikes wore stock wheels and came to me with 700s except my Schwinn, and the old 3 speed. My Frejus was converted long before I got it to 700s. 27x1 1/4s on the old Schwinn for decades running cheap Kendas. I did recently put better 27” tires on that one. The recent bikes I just got are on 27s, and even had newish Kendas on 2 of them. i will leave them stock for now.
it would be fairly costly to change to 700s, so I will leave as is. I kinda lean towards originality in a hardheaded kind of way. I will say though that the 27x1 1/4 Paselas I put on the old Super Sport really changed the ride nicely. With at least those good tires (depending on your perspective) available, I would be very happy with 27s. I have Panaracers on several of my other bikes too. So don’t rule out 27s before trying tires.
I did get a truing stand for Christmas and will be switching out a hub on the used Peugeot I just got, but will be leaving it on 27s.
Interesting. I have been on the look out for an inexpensive 700c wheelset to replace the set of Rigida's that came with my Peugeot, whose rear wheel has a flat spot, hence my interest in the Shogun. With new replacement from Wheelmasters close to 70 bucks, I figured I might as well get an entire bike. If the wheels are decent, can do a direct swap and throw the new rubbers on 'em. I don't mind the Kendas as I am a very casual rider and seem to be fine for my needs. I did check out the Paselas you mentioned and they do look really good.
Good luck on the wheel rebuild, my next repair tool will likely be a truing stand. I have seen people make them out of wood so not sure what direction I am going to go with that.