Sorry, I don't do this "metric" thing with 27" wire-on tyres. They're fo r British machines and Imperial measurement works for me! To me, the essential is to duplicate in look and dimension, tread and ride, of the classic Dunlop HP Road Racing 27" tyre. I've found that the 27" x 1" (no t 1 1/4" just 1") works the best on the classic Dunlop HP rims and I assume on
the Weinmann Alesas, too. Anything wider not only looks too bulbous but I think fits poorly on these rims. Now, if you troll eBay you can still fi nd Japanese made clones of the Dunlop HPs, in particular Schwinn's Super Record (27 x 1), and this is what I recently fitted to my '67 Holdsworth Super Mistral. Nice ride, looks as close to the Dunlops as you can get. An ideal 27" tyre for the classic British lightweight.
To me, there's a huge visual difference between a 700 and a 27" wheel that
is most pronounced on the British "all-rounder" machines that are so typical. 700s make a bike, especially in a larger frame size, look distinctly "underwheeled" somehow and that yawning gap between the fork bridge and tyre is... well awkward. That's why I fitted 27s to my Holdsworth. And why there's still a need for 27" tyres.
Peter Kohler Washington DC USA
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