They may not look "period correct", but I've had good luck with the tubular version, the Sprinter Gatorskin.
Eric Goforth Durham, NC, USA
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008, willc wrote:
> Donald, listers...
> Do you guys not have access to Continental gatorskins in the States, in the 27 by 1.1/4 sizing, while i would be the first to admit they maybe look a bit too modern, big obtrusive decal, but brown sidewall.... i have several bikes equipped with them, having tried Paselas and found them to be very narrow , dead and not much in the way of grip on our Irish tarmac which is rough , bumpy and can be slick at the best of times; some guys have reported on cycling plus forums that they have had too many cut / punctures with them.... IMO they are running them way over pressure... i can report only one flat and that was a stray rotary wire brush strand which i found stuck in the tyre after setting off on a short shopping trip and it was slow to deflate. i run these around 90/95 psi and i am 230 lb.
> BTW has anyone got any of those 40mm + long top alloy lock nuts for a english threaded steerer..
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> willie carton coleraine n. ireland
> where i am currently looking for timber to build an ARK..
>
> Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca> wrote: The problem with high-quality 27" rims isn't the rims. The problem is
> that it's virtually impossible to find the panaracer pasela 27x1 tires
> with a folding bead, that would justify the investment in new 27"
> double-walled rims. And, nobody else makes good 27" tires, imho. If
> you had the rims made, you'd better stock the associated tires. I
> have several bikes that could benefit from 27" high-quality rims, but
> for the moment I'll use NOS vintage weinmann 219-type single-wall
> rims.
>
> I think there is a need for a high-quality polished rim, 27" or 700c,
> with a traditional horseshoe profile, period. I don't think the MA3 /
> Open Sport / Open Pro fit this need. The Torelli Master probably died
> out because its outer ERD was so high that tires were too difficult to
> mount ...
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA, USA
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