Ah, the six-speed freewheel. That's What I swiped off my wife's (now retired) Raliegh Record. And
with a CPI 48-38-28 triple, my early-90's Giant Option has become a fine touring-commuter. About 200
km more on the Brooks, and I'll be ready for Winnipeg. "Jim" <
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> > On Sun, 12 Jan 2003 06:53:40 GMT, "George Shaffer" <
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> > >...who still rides 27" wheels? Just wondering...
> > >
> > I ride 27" wheels on two bikes, 700c's on another, and 26" MTB. I like the tallness and ride of
> > the 27s the best, around town and trail, put an avg of 2600 mi this year on each of the 27
> > inchers.
> >
> > There's lots of NOS Weinman 215s, inexpensive and satisfactory to me, easy to keep true and
> > round. And there's still a good variety of tires out there. I bought a half-dozen Vittoria
> > 120psi, 27x1-1/4" @$10 each -- good for banging around on the rough stuff, good rolling
> > resistance, wear, decent on trails. Poor on goatheads despite "3D Kevlar".
> >
> > There's also lots of 27" wheels from garage sale bikes, thrift shops, dumpster bins etc. A good
> > project is to swap hubs from a bad back wheel to a good front -- one learns the rudiments of
> > wheel-building that way. An inexpensive truing stand, a few beers, a tinkering mood; one becomes
> > fairly adept, reaps the enjoyment of fine rolling 27 inchers, and assures a future supply.
> >
> > Viva 27"
> >
> > While we're at it, merit goes to 6-freewheels (available, cheap), front triples, PC48 chain,
> > gear oit. Plenty of range, long wearing, bullet proof. And nice old bikes with beautiful frames,
> > cheap, little used.
> >
> > Bruce Ball
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> I use them for much the same reason, they're frequently disgarded in usable shape.I really don't
> notice much difference from 700s.My luck with swapping hubs/wheel building isn't too great ,any
> tips?How about caliper brakes,anybdy still use them?