Originally Posted by
lostinasuprmrkt
i have an old schwinn world sport and i want to get some Deep v style wheels for it. However my wheel size for my bike is 27 inches, and i can only find deep v style rims in 700c or 650c. i know they are smaller wheels, but can i use them? or if i cant, does anyone know where i can find 27 inch wheels with deep v style rims?
There are a variety of 27" rims available.
Velocity alone makes the Twin Hollow Synergy, and Dyad in 27". The Synergy and Twin Hollow are not deep V style rims. The Dyad is definitely not a deep dish aero rim like the Deep V (30mm) or Chukker (32mm) as it is only 22mm deep.
There is only an 8mm difference in bead seat diameter from a 700c (622 bsd) rim, but anything helps on big bikes and this is the biggest ISO standard rim going right now.
The 630 tire size is overlooked. I've always felt that anyone on a frame 60cm and above should be looking for 27" frames. I have a Cannondale Touring bike, an ST800, for just this reason. When the seat tube is 73cm long you'll take anything you can get...otherwise the wheels just look like 20" kids wheels.
There has been a lot of buzz that with the sucess of 650b, that the time is finally here for a larger sized rim.
Clearly not everyone on a 49cm frame to a 70+ cm frame need to be on the same 700c rims...