Bklyn, as for tires, an LBS sold me two pairs of 27" Kenda tires, rated at 90PSI that they said would work fine on steel, non-hooked rims. Well, they do work fine in that I've never had a problem holding 90PSI. But the set I have on my 82 Fuji Monterey do not handle real well.
(I think slow so I need two posts

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