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Old 02-14-07 | 09:51 AM
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I've been trying to find replacement tires for the mid 80's Fuji I bought off of CL but I'm having trouble finding the right size.
My front wheel is an UKAI 27x1 1/8 w/o LA (not sure what the w/o LA means but I'm including it here for good measure).
And my back wheel is Weinmann 2115, Etro 630x15 DIN.

Would someone please point me in the right direction?

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Old 02-14-07 | 10:11 AM
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Most 27x1", 27x1-1/8", 27x1-1/4", and 27x1-3/8" tires should work.

If your rims lack hooks, i.e., have smooth inside flange surfaces, you should buy tires rated for 70 or 80 PSI, rather than higher-pressure tires, whose beads can lift over your rim flanges.
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Old 02-14-07 | 11:19 AM
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I run Bontrager Race Lite Hard Case 27 x 1-1/8 on the Fuji Supreme. I picked them up at the LBS. I sure like them.
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Old 02-15-07 | 07:39 AM
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630 is 27" (usually for road bikes anyway!)

try nashbar, they have some good 27" tires. You can usually get 1 1/4" by 27(630) at wal-market too. They are made by Kenda and pretty heavy duty, but for cheap.
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Old 02-15-07 | 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Haptown
My front wheel is an UKAI 27x1 1/8 w/o LA (not sure what the w/o LA means but I'm including it here for good measure).Thanks
"w/o" means "wire on", meaning it's a clincher rim, not a tubular. This question came up not long ago and Sheldon Brown said the "LA" probably means light alloy, i.e. aluminum.
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Old 02-15-07 | 10:50 AM
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Well I took all of this advice with me to my LBS and they found the size I needed. I found this amusing - before they started hunting around through their wall of tires they went online and checked out sizing info on Sheldon Brown's site. I bought the Bontrager Sport tires ($9.99 per) and put them on yesterday evening. What a difference new tires make! So far I've put new hoods on the brake housings, put new wrap on the handlebars, new pads (Kool Stop) on the brakes, and done just a smidge of touch up to the paint where it needed it. It looks better and better all the time. I posted a picture of this CL find in the 'ebay&CL find' thread. I'm going to put a before and after shot on the forum when I'm done with this. This is going to be my beater/commuter bike so it's not going to be retored to it's original condition, but it is going to look alot better when I'm done with it.

Thanks for the help everyone.
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Old 02-15-07 | 01:48 PM
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Bikes: Sakae Prism, Vintage Fuji bike(S), too many bikes, one from scratch bike.

So far I've put new hoods on the brake housings, put new wrap on the handlebars, new pads (Kool Stop) on the brakes, and done just a smidge of touch up to the paint where it needed it. It looks better and better all the time. I posted a picture of this CL find in the 'ebay&CL find' thread. I'm going to put a before and after shot on the forum when I'm done with this. This is going to be my beater/commuter bike so it's not going to be retored to it's original condition, but it is going to look alot better when I'm done with it.

I keep tweaking my old quad-butted Fuji as I find better parts.

So far I've added a Brooks B-17, I've brazed on downtube shifter bosses and added Cyclone derailleurs and (since the picture was taken) I've added a Campy Centaur crank and BB with Suntour Superbe pedals and a nice Campagnolo Lambda/Athena 8-speed wheelset.

I could care less about the odd component mix. They work well for me.
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Old 02-15-07 | 10:35 PM
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Nice bike silversmith, I really like those handlebars. I'm going to get a Brooks B-17 for mine too - it's on my birthday wish list. For now I'm going to keep the derailleurs that are on there until I happen to come across a good deal on something better. I'm happy with the shifting on this bike, it's very smooth and spot on.
I thought about having it professionally re-painted but I don't think I'm going to do that. I live in an inner city neighborhood and I don't want to tempt the local bike thieves. And they can get ruthless around here. Just a couple of months ago there was a guy riding his bike home from work who was jumped by two men. They beat him up and tried to take his expensive, beautiful, boldly branded road bike but a good samaritan in a passing car stopped and helped the victim. The thieves ran off without the bike.
So I'm getting rid of the little bits of surface rust and using automotive touch up paint to hide those spots and any other little nicks I find. I've also removed all stickers from the frame. They were mostly scratched away anyway. I was going to replace these with new if I could find them but again, I don't want to tempt any local thieves with a recognizeable brand name. It still has the Fuji badge on the front and Fuji stamped on the forks but these really aren't as noticeable as big red letters on the seat tube.
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