Convert 27 inch frame to 700c w/ cantilevers?
10-25-09, 04:02 PM
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Convert 27 inch frame to 700c w/ cantilevers?
Sorry if this has been covered before. I think I have seen it done a few times. A friend has an old Trek built for 27-inch wheels and I was wondering how difficult it would be to mount cantilever studs on it in the proper place for 700c wheels. It currently has center-pull brakes.
It would mainly be used as a randoneurering-type bike in it's new form.
Thanks.
It would mainly be used as a randoneurering-type bike in it's new form.
Thanks.
10-25-09, 10:38 PM
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It's not a simple DIY project for someone that's never touched a torch before, if that's what you mean.
You might want to check to see if the current brakes will fit a 700c tire, there is only a 4mm difference in radius. There are certainly long reach brakes that will work.
You might want to check to see if the current brakes will fit a 700c tire, there is only a 4mm difference in radius. There are certainly long reach brakes that will work.
10-26-09, 11:08 AM
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I converted an old Trek 400 to cantis for the same reason- I had a local framebuilder braze on a couple of studs in the rear, but his advice for the front was to just get a new fork that already had canti studs- it was the same price as his work would have been, he said it would be safer, plus it didn't need painting afterward.
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I converted an old Trek 400 to cantis for the same reason- I had a local framebuilder braze on a couple of studs in the rear, but his advice for the front was to just get a new fork that already had canti studs- it was the same price as his work would have been, he said it would be safer, plus it didn't need painting afterward.
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Here's an example of what I have in mind:
I just don't know if the cost to do it would be worth it. There aren't many framebuilders in Florida.
I just don't know if the cost to do it would be worth it. There aren't many framebuilders in Florida.
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Better off with long reach brakes.
