Anyone know where I could find some knobby 27" tires? I’d like to ride my old touring bike this winter, but I’d feel a little more confident with some tread.
http://www.bikepartsusa.com/product_info.phtml?p=01-135910
pretty cheap too. I had trouble finding these for mine last year.
Tioga Bloodhound comes in 27" x 1 3/8" sizes. There is a model from IRC and “Club Roost” used to make a version as well. I’m not sure what is linked above.
I use the Tioga tires on my Tandem and run them up to 120 psi w/o issue.
-SD
Heck ya:
Tough to go wrong at $8.99.
Hmm, now I have to decide if the Tiogas are worth the extra $18.
They do look nice.
It’s finally snowed here and the tire question has become urgent. I’ve heard rumors that Vittoria makes/made a 27 inch cross tire. Anyone have any insights?
I have an extra set if you need them
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I do need some tires. Which ones do you have?
I used an old trouring bike for cross and found that using 700 wheels with the brakes adjusted properly was even better than using 27 inch wheels.
The 700 wheels increased the mud clearance a bit and worked great.
Good Luck - David K
OK, I thought 27" and 700c were virtually the same. How different are they?
The 700c wheels (rims) are slightly smaller. 27 inch and 700c tires are not swappable but the inner tubes are.
It is very confusing - “29” inch mountain bike rims are the same as 700c road rims but 27 inch road rims are slightly bigger than 700c road rims. So, in the biking world - 29 inch mtb rims are smaller than 27 inch road rims.
David K
What’s the ‘c’ in 700c? Is it centimeteres? Because if I convert 27 inches to centimeters I get like 68.57. I’d like to get an exact comparison in inches or centimeters or 'c’s or whatever.
I’d also be curious to know what “c” means.
The c in 700c or 650c does not mean centimeters. It comes from the French system of sizing tires which back in the day used A through D to specify width.
Still have not used up those tires yet Jim?