Actually Schwable, Panaracer and Continetial to name a few still make good quality 27inch tires. I agree that you do have more options with 700c but that doesn't mean there are no good options for 27inch.
Hugh check my posting here is you want to see what your options are today for 27 inch wheels http://ryansrebuilds.blogspot.com/2013/02/myth-busted-there-are-very-few-options.html On Tuesday, March 26, 2013 4:48:19 AM UTC-7, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > On Tue, 2013-03-26 at 00:27 -0700, IanA wrote: > > Why are you wanting to convert from 27" (630) to 700c (622)? It's not > > a noticeable difference. The tire/rim availability of 700c is the > > only real reason (and there would be a fraction more clearance with > > 700c), but there are various options for the old 27" (630) standard. > > Jensonusa.com carry a fair selection of tires and even have a budget > > price wheelset for screw on freewheel that works for 126mm spacing. > > There are many more tires available in 622 than 630, and there are no > high-end top quality tires in 630 any more. That's enough reason for > many. > > > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
