Nathan, As I mentioned in my post I'm currently running a set of Panaracer Pasela 700x28C tires on my Paramount. These tires aren't really much different than the equivalent size in a 27" tire (i.e. 27" x 1 1/8"). The difference in the wheel size between a 700c and 27" is also not sufficiently different to make much of a change in feel or performance (bead diameter of a 700c wheel is 622mm, the 27" wheel is 630mm).
What I have obtained with the conversion is access to a much more diverse range of tires, especially in larger widths (e.g. 35mm, 37mm, 40mm, etc.). The 27" wheel size is essentially an obsolete size of tire and manufacturers only make a few tires in the 27" size. I'm planning to mount a set of the Jack Brown green 700C tires on the bike soon. These tires have a width of 33.3mm and I think they'll provide a nice ride. Jim On Aug 11, 12:40 pm, nathan spindel <[email protected]> wrote: > Beautiful bike and upgrades, Jim. Can you comment at all to the > difference in ride quality before and after these changes? > > -nathan > > > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 6:39 PM, Jim Cloud <[email protected]> wrote: > > I had a post, a while back, regarding questions about the Rivendell > > Silver/Tektro R556 brakes, in regard to a 700c conversion that I was > > considering for an older Schwinn Paramount 27" wheel size bicycle. > > This isn't strictly speaking a Rivendell content post, but I think it > > has some relationship to the type of bikes that Rivendell is building, > > especially the AHH and Sam Hillborne models. In fact, one of the > > photos on the Flickr website of Rivendell staff bikes got me thinking > > about the conversion (it was a photo of a AHH, nice blue color very > > much like this Paramount). > > > At any rate, I'm pleased with the conversion. The Tektro R556 brakes, > > which were originally spec'd by Grant for his Country Bikes are a > > godsend for a 700c conversion from a 27" wheel size. The brakes work > > very well, with ample clearances to fit larger wheel sizes and > > fenders. My Paramount is presently fenderless (and may stay that way, > > given the relative dryness of the Arizona climate) and it's presently > > fitted up with a 700x28c tire size (Panaracer Pasela) simply because I > > had those available from my personal stock. I'm planning to fit the > > bike with the Rivendell Jack Brown Green tires, which I think are > > about as wide as I'd like to go with Mavic MA2 rims. > > > I posted some photos of this bike on my Flickr photostream, if you're > > interested: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/37964...@n05/sets/72157624699133170/ > > > Jim Cloud > > Tucson, AZ . > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
