| Re: substitute for 700 D GT tires or wheels?
>> ResearchGeek wrote:
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>>> I'm looking at this problem:
>>> http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/tires/587.html
>>> "We carried tires in this size as long as we coud get them, but the
>>> supply has been exhausted."
>>> Do you think getting the "slightly too small" clinchers could work?
>>> How about putting a standard set of wheels on the bike?
> A Muzi wrote:
>> Yes a different wheel size and rebraze the brake mounts.
Tom Sherman wrote:
> Would not ISO 584-mm (650 B) wheels work with only a minor brake pad
> adjustment?
Technically, yes, but then you're back to a poorly supported
size. Outside urban areas 650B is nonexistant. 26-decimals
(-559) at any XMart or hardware store, a compelling feature
for the sorts of bikes that were 700D.
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