Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site utastro.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!houxz!vax135!floyd!cmcl2!seismo!ut-sally!utastro!bill From: bill@utastro.UUCP (William H. Jefferys) Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Re: 700C wheel Message-ID: <60@utastro.UUCP> Date: Sat, 2-Jun-84 10:21:46 EDT Article-I.D.: utastro.60 Posted: Sat Jun 2 10:21:46 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Jun-84 08:11:30 EDT References: <942@ucbvax.UUCP> Organization: UTexas Astronomy Dept., Austin, Texas Lines: 13 >Is it possible to fit 700C size wheels on a bike made for 27 inch >wheels. Sure, I did it on my "commute" bike when I had to get a new set of wheels (bad ding in the rims). That way I could switch them between frames. Just make sure that the brakes have sufficient "reach", since the shoes will have to moved closer to the hub. See your bike shop for assistance. -- Bill Jefferys 8-% Astronomy Dept, University of Texas, Austin TX 78712 (USnail) {ihnp4,kpno,ctvax}!ut-sally!utastro!bill (uucp) utastro!bill@ut-ngp (ARPANET)