[CR]re: 27" vs 700c size

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Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 05:43:19 -0400
To: classic list <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Roy H. Drinkwater" <roydrink@mac.com>
Subject: [CR]re: 27" vs 700c size

Jonathan Russell wrote:
>... Also, I don't know the difference in size of
>700c and 27". I guess I could divide by pie and figure it out huh.....<G>.
>For instance, I want the brake calipers to reach the rims correctly. Maybe
>700c and 27" are close enough for that to not be a problem.

4mm in radius (hub to rim braking surface) with 27" being larger. Sometimes it's ok, but Murphy's law of bicycling mechanics says that the frame/brakes/wheels you want to use won't fit.

Roy H. Drinkwater
Lititz, PA