DEEP V in 27 inch
 

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?

700c should fit, but you will need to adjust the brake pads. i have done the swap on a few bikes without issue. If you brake calipers don't have enough adjustment, you would need to replace them too.

http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/product-0...y-rim-3270.htm

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haha thanks bob, i found those already but im looking for a solid black one without any decals on it, and the deeper they are, the better.

You are buying into a problem. Build a 700 c wheelset.

i could buy a 700c wheelset but its going to be hard to find the one that i like with a freewheel hub because if im not mistaken if i give into buying a new freehub, im going to have to get new deraileurs and a new catridge set, and i dont have that kind of money to put into my bike right now. Ideally i want a solid black deep v (with machined sidewalls) 700c rim with spokes that i can lace onto the existing freewheel hub that came stock with my bike. and hopefully i wont have to buy new brakes because my old wheelset is 27".

if you have very specific aesthetic preferences for your wheelset, it may be hard to stay with 27" rims.

If you succeed in getting a deep-profile rim in 27" size, you'll need new and shorter spokes.

I generally prefer to stick with 27" rims on bikes that are designed for it, and it's been plenty easy for me to do so on three of my bikes.
But the pros and cons of making this switch (generally, apart from your aesthetic preferences) have been recently discussed in this thread, maybe worth reading over:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=599937

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...

The term "silk purse out of a sow's ear" comes to mind. A set of suitable wheels in what ever size you buy will cost 10X the value of your entire bike.

As a tall bike rider myself, I have often found frames to look just a little unbalanced with a giant seat tube and a (comparatively) tiny wheel. However, wheel size isn't selected to match frame aesthetics, rather it's chosen for some functional reason. Larger wheels are going to be weaker, heavier and not really accomplish anything all too useful.

Furthermore, I don't know if the 8mm difference is rim diameter really accounts for anything. Especially considering the lack of wider 27 tires. My current 700c wheels have a larger diameter than most 27 wheels, simply on account of 35mm tires

They do look cool, Black Sheep Bikes built a 36er
http://mos.bikeradar.com/images/news...6er-850-65.jpg

The 36" wheeled bike looks fantastic, so much better than the Coker rendition. This one is like a draisine with modern drivetrain and disc brakes.