Hi, Peter, All--
I agree with Peter Kohler as to everything he mentions regarding the aesthetics of 27-inch bikes and also to the particular vintage rims he mentions. And there's no doubt those Schwin Super Record tires (which I've eyeballed on ebay) would work nicely for a vintage look.
But I'm thinking of the issue of aesthetics and ride-ability somewhat separately here. I'm willing to slap on 27 x 1" tires for a show, but I don't want to ride them every day. I want a wider, cushier tire. So I would like more comfortable options.
Also, for many Bike Boom era machines, which are not show-worthy and which sport rims which can easily accommodate wider tires, there's no technical limit to tire width as there might be with the classic old Dunlop rims. And by far the vast majority of vintage bikes sport these kind of Araya-type rims.
The way I see it, keep the good skinny rubber hanging up ready for shows, club or "style" rides, or quick, good-pavement rides. But give me the wide squishy stuff 90% of the time, even if it looks a little "goofy." I'll focus on looks when needed, but my vibrating spine and hands come first!
Cheers,
Peter Jourdain Whitewater, Wisconsin US of A
--- "kohl57@starpower.net" <kohl57@starpower.net>
wrote:
> 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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