Originally Posted by juanblanco
do you want 700c wheels because they're higher quality? because i hate those ****s. i have a friend who put some 700c wheels on an old road bike and the bottom bracket is now low as hell and he scrapes pedals like a naked homeless woman who sits around scraping pedals on the concrete all day. a whole lot like that, anyway. also, i feel that 27" wheels are much more manly. but if you're secure with your masculinity or something, go ahead.
B. S. 4mm lower does not equal pedal scraping, maybe your friend just can't ride worth a damn. And maybe having quality tires is a premium also?