Hi Rod,
congratulations to the /20, wonderful bike!
My wife have one, we have substituted the original 27" Maillard hub wheels for 700s. No problem whatsoever to get the original Shimano Deore (the triangular ones) to work nicely. We also put on a set of SunTour XC Pro with the "easy adjust device", but she decided she liked the original looks better.
just our experience
Olof Stroh Uppsala Sweden
> Hi all,
> I need some new cantilever brakes for an early 80's Trek 720 touring
> frame I'm building up. I want to run 700c rims in lieu of the stock 27"
> ones.
>
> Has anyone tried this and do you recommend any specific brake such as
> Mafac's, Paul's, Ritchey's, etc. I'm totally open as to the brand.
>
> Thanks,
> Rod Kronenberg
> Fort Collins, CO