Not necessarily and life will be much simpler if you use 700C wheels which, by the way, are equally period correct for a 1968 bicycle. There is only a four millimeter difference in radius - the width of two 14 gauge spokes - and the amount of 700C material available on today's market exceeds the amount of 27" material by several orders of magnitude. Give yourself a break. Martin Needleman Annapolis, MD
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> My first future classical British bike joined the household this week in
> frame form - a 1968 Claude Butler Torino. Its getting built up pretty
> much Euro Touring, I'll be using my first generation 144 BCD stock Campy
> triple. I'm thinking about wheels these days and I'm told that I have
> to use 27 inch in that frame. Thats ok, if so, but what kind of rims am