I just surfed over to see those rims and tires on Peter's bike. What a bike! Very original, correct and somehow just "right".
I can't believe those "1-inch" tires are the width equivalent of what is/was sold here with that stated sizing. All the 27X1" tires I've seen measure all of just 20mm, apparently contrary to the photos and well less than the 23mm rim width. Am I missing something?
Also, about chromed rims, I like the look of chrome but only once have I ever found a good pair cheaply. These came on a Japanese Kobe 10-speed, and are Araya-made. They are narrow, and thankfully straight, smooth and ROUND, since the dotted sidewalls are canted which means braking is affected by even the slightest out-of-roundness. I bought the $20 bike for these wheels (with Suzue Forged HF hubs), and fitted them to a NOS Bridgestone 200 in charcoal grey, bought for $35. I fitted the still-common, $11 Cheng-shin semi-skinwalls (C-732, Super-HP) in the 1-1/8" size (25-26mm actual) and this looks just right with the semi-pointed tread profile. These rims also measure 22-23mm wide at their widest point at the outer edge of the rim's periphery.
David Snyder
flashing chrome in
Auburn, CA usa
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> From: "P.C. Kohler" <kohl57@starpower.net>
> Subject: Re: [CR]Tyre/tire size for 27 1/4 Dunlop Special Lightweight rims
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>> The size I think works best with these are actually 27 x 1" (not 1/4 or
>> 1/8) just plain 27x1. With care in fitting to the rim, they seat well and
>> look just splendid. And the ride is excellent, too. These are, I think,
>> among the best looking and riding rims every made and they look so much
>> better with tyres that emulate the classic Dunlop HPs. Most 27 x 1 1/4
>> are just too "chunky" looking. Here in the USA, you can still get NOS
>> Schwinn 27 x 1 HPs (90 psi). Do NOT try and inflate any tyre on these
>> Dunlop rims above 90 psi.
>>
>> I just got a pair (and another pair is up on eBay right now) for the
>> Dunlop HP/Campy high-flange wheelset I've decided to fit to my '67
>> Holdsworth Super Mistral.
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>> Here are pix of my '58 RRA Moderne with Dunlop rims and 27 x 1 tyres:
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>> http://www.wooljersey.com/
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>> My '48 RRA with Conloy Asps also is shod with 27 x 1s.
>>
>> Peter Kohler