decent quality 27 wheel?
07-26-12 | 07:34 AM
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decent quality 27 wheel?
Is it possible to find a decent quality rear 27' wheel anywhere? I am not looking for anything fancy, just something durable and reliable.
I've visited most of the bike shops in Ottawa, as well as looked online and in the Lambert catalogue, and was not able to find a decent quality 27' wheel. I have an early 70s Peugeot and bought the only 27 wheel available (a cheap Alex) and it started breaking spokes almost as soon as I got it. After looking around, it looks like that cheap Alex is the one and only wheel available, even as a rim.
Suggestions?
I've visited most of the bike shops in Ottawa, as well as looked online and in the Lambert catalogue, and was not able to find a decent quality 27' wheel. I have an early 70s Peugeot and bought the only 27 wheel available (a cheap Alex) and it started breaking spokes almost as soon as I got it. After looking around, it looks like that cheap Alex is the one and only wheel available, even as a rim.
Suggestions?
07-26-12 | 07:38 AM
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07-26-12 | 09:02 AM
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07-26-12 | 11:03 AM
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I have a set of Maillard hubs laced to (I think) either Araya or Rigida 27" rims that are in pretty nice shape, original equipment on a mid 80's Cannondale ST.
It's being converted to 700c so these will be available soon.
PM if interested.
It's being converted to 700c so these will be available soon.
PM if interested.
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07-26-12 | 07:01 PM
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BTW - I like my original rims, but they might be stressed funny, and didn't have the hooked bead thingie....so might have been a little risky to continue to run at much over 100 lbs after 37 years....
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