27 inch touring rim

Random Vince
Random Vince Posts: 11,374
edited October 2007 in Tour & expedition
i've been looking for a touring rim to build into a front wheel for my bike, it currently has 27 inch wheels on

does anyone have any sugestions or know where i can get one from?

thanks
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  • mandie
    mandie Posts: 218
    My first port of call for anything that is a bit unusual / semi obsolete is the St John Street Cycles Website http://www.sjscycles.co.uk
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  • nun
    nun Posts: 434
    Random Vince wrote:
    i've been looking for a touring rim to build into a front wheel for my bike, it currently has 27 inch wheels on

    does anyone have any sugestions or know where i can get one from?

    thanks

    Why do you have to stick with 27" just go with 622mm
  • Random Vince
    Random Vince Posts: 11,374
    nun wrote:
    Random Vince wrote:
    i've been looking for a touring rim to build into a front wheel for my bike, it currently has 27 inch wheels on

    does anyone have any sugestions or know where i can get one from?

    thanks

    Why do you have to stick with 27" just go with 622mm

    whats 622mm?

    switching to 700c is a last resort, the 27 inch tyres have a lot of life in them yet and i'd rather not waste them
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  • nun
    nun Posts: 434
    Random Vince wrote:


    whats 622mm?

    switching to 700c is a last resort, the 27 inch tyres have a lot of life in them yet and i'd rather not waste them

    622 is the ISO for 700c, so 700cx32 is the same as 32x622. The 27" wheels are ISO 630mm

    St John's street cycles has plenty to choose from and Sun and Weinmann also make them so any bike shop should be able to order them for you
  • Cunobelin
    Cunobelin Posts: 11,792
    Spa cycles (have a good reputation. The rear wheel I bought two years ago has been absolutely reliable and trouble free

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  • Random Vince
    Random Vince Posts: 11,374
    Cunobelin wrote:
    Spa cycles (have a good reputation. The rear wheel I bought two years ago has been absolutely reliable and trouble free

    .http://www.spacycles.co.uk)

    that may be so, but they dont appear to do 27 inch
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  • Cunobelin
    Cunobelin Posts: 11,792
    Random Vince wrote:
    Cunobelin wrote:
    Spa cycles (have a good reputation. The rear wheel I bought two years ago has been absolutely reliable and trouble free

    .http://www.spacycles.co.uk)

    that may be so, but they dont appear to do 27 inch

    May be worth asking if they can source one though.
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  • nun
    nun Posts: 434
    Random Vince wrote:
    Cunobelin wrote:
    Spa cycles (have a good reputation. The rear wheel I bought two years ago has been absolutely reliable and trouble free

    .http://www.spacycles.co.uk)

    that may be so, but they dont appear to do 27 inch

    Spa cycles will ba able to order you a rim, as will any good bike shop. St Jons Street has them on the website as does Harris

    http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/rims/630.html

    The Sun CR-18 in 630mm (old 27") starndard would be an inexpensive and solid choice.
  • satanas
    satanas Posts: 1,303
    Velocity still make 27" rims here in Oz (only one sort though), but you ought to be able to find something else locally.

    BUT: the big problem with 27" is the diminishing selection of generally low quality, heavy tyres. I'd either buy used (e.g., very cheap), or bite the bullet and switch to 700C.

    FWIW, I gave up on 27" ~15 years ago, and the writing was on the wall from the early/mid 1980s...

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