There's three issues, maybe four: 1) brake reach. As Julian noted, if they can be made to work, they may be less effective due to the extra reach 2) the Quickbeam has 120mm dropouts. Most of those freewheel 27" wheelsets are 126mm 3) the chrome rims don't brake in the wet 4) the freewheel hub on the donor wheel may not give the right chainline
But, a 120mm oln 27" rear wheel with the right SS freewheel could be used. No need to change the front wheel. A 700/27" combo would work and would maintain braking in the wet. Why not just put out a wanted to buy request for an economical suitable wheel on the list? Someone will be holding! IanA On Friday, August 29, 2025 at 8:57:43 AM UTC-7 Silas Bussmann wrote: > Hi, > > Has anyone tried putting 27" wheels on a Quickbeam? I want to sabotage > one of the old schwinns from craigslist but want to make sure those pretty > chrome 27" wheels will fit before destroying something beautiful. > > Backstory - current wheels run 38c tires on nice wide rims. Discovered > CRACKED rear hub flange and looking for economical replacement that can > comfortably run 32c + tires but 27" x 1 3/8's would also suffice. Hoping > also to fit fenders. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b886fc7d-5758-4478-ab75-f141505711f5n%40googlegroups.com.
