Hi Rich, I echo Peter's response. It would be great to have a high quality 27" option. I always ride 27 x 1 1/4 so would most like a similar size, though anything in the 28-32mm range would be fine. And I would buy a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 6 depending on cost and my financial situation at the time.
John Wood Red Lodge, MT
On Jan 17, 2008 8:07 AM, Peter Jourdain <pjourdain@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi, Rich---
>
> Great issue/question and I'm surprised it doesn't get
> more treatment, given there are so many folks out
> there who own 27-inch wheel-based bike boom bikes, and
> so many collectors of British bikes on this List. I
> suspect the high-end 700c racing crowd are the style
> setters here (nothing wrong with that, mind you), and
> 27-inch seems such a poor, unfavored relation. I think
> many of us have watched the industry trends and have
> given up on ever seeing a wide variety of 27-inch
> tires.
>
> As to your specific questions----
>
> 1. Most of my bikes take 27-inch tires and so, yes, I
> would love more choices. I find it extremely
> unfortunate that I have to convert my British rides to
> 700c just to get the wide, cushy tires I favor. It's
> especially a pain with cantilever-braked bikes, as it
> really does cut down on the effectiveness of the
> stopping power, even IF the brakes can be jimmied to
> fit.
>
> 2. Yes, I would LOVE more choices for 27-inch tires.
> It's quite possibly the biggest issue I face with
> keeping the integrity (and cost efficiency) of my
> vintage bikes. I just don't want to purchase "new"
> vintage 700c wheelsets for almost every bike I own
> just so I can ride the bloody things on my terms. Nice
> 27 x 1/4 are okay, but I would like many more choices.
>
> 3. I would probably like to buy AT LEAST a half-dozen
> pair of nice 27-inch tires in the next year, quite
> possibly many, many more, though not necessarily all
> at once.
>
> 4. My answer is c) 31mm, though I can see the virtue
> in them all. In fact, I would like even wider, 38mm
> tires and beyond (I even have a French 700c bike with
> 47mm-wide rubber). In the world of mixed
> (country/city) pavement and all around riding that I
> do, I'm a great believer in the high-volume,
> low-pressure, cushy tire. I consider myself a
> cyclotouriste kind of guy, not a racer, though several
> of my bikes would require racing rubber of the 27-inch
> variety when taken to shows, etc.
>
> That's my quick 2-cents. Would love to hear what
> others think...
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Peter Jourdain
> Whitewater, Wisconsin US of A
>
>
> --- Rich Pinder <rpinder@usc.edu> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'd like to take a quick poll here - reply to the
> > list or to me
> > directly, whichever you wish.
> >
> > Not to detract from the few manufacturers that still
> > do make 27" tires,
> > but I personally would like to see more choices in
> > this size. I have a
> > beautiful set of 22mm Veloflex Pave out in the
> > garage ( just waiting to
> > go out on our upcoming Colnago ride, thanks to a
> > recent list post), and
> > I have two sets of the fantastic Gran Bois tires on
> > bikes I ride often.
> > But these tires are all 700c.
> >
> > Here are the quick questions:
> >
> > 1) Do you own and spend enough time riding vintage
> > bikes with 27" rims
> > such that you would LIKE to see more purchasing
> > choices in tires than
> > you currently have ??
> >
> > 2) If available, would you be interested in buying
> > set(s) of the Gran
> > Bois tires ?? These tires have been discussed here
> > on the list before,
> > and reviewed in a recent issue of Bicycle Quarterly.
> > Price point MIGHT
> > be in the $50-$60 range, based on prices I see for
> > the 700c. models
> >
> > 3) If your answered YES to question 2 above,
> > CURRENTLY.. how many pair
> > of such a tire might you be interested in ??
> >
> > 4) If your answered YES to question 2 above, which
> > ONE size would you
> > like to see? (These are accurate widths):
> > (choose ONE)
> > a) 25 mm
> > b) 29 mm
> > c) 31 mm
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> > Rich Pinder
> > Van Nuys, CA
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