Best wheel option for old race frame?
04-30-22, 05:20 PM
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In different settings, 700c tubular tires/rims may be designated as 27" or even 28". I've seen this on the tire's packaging.
Older English racing bikes were made to accommodate fenders, so were fitted with longer-reaching calipers.
A typical early-70's Raleigh Pro would easily take 27" wheels, but the complete bikes always shipped with 700c tubulars.
My '74 Pro below with 27" wheels/tires (came to me with NO original parts, had to strip an old/rusty Windsor Pro for the Campag gear)
Older English racing bikes were made to accommodate fenders, so were fitted with longer-reaching calipers.
A typical early-70's Raleigh Pro would easily take 27" wheels, but the complete bikes always shipped with 700c tubulars.
My '74 Pro below with 27" wheels/tires (came to me with NO original parts, had to strip an old/rusty Windsor Pro for the Campag gear)
Last edited by dddd; 04-30-22 at 05:27 PM.
