Wheel size …yet again ….

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Sharky

Guru
Location
Kent
No idea if they are effective, but you can get brake extenders that increase the drop.
 

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wafter

I like steel bikes and I cannot lie..
Location
Oxford
I swapped wheels from 27" to 700c on my old bike and one issue was indeed the calliper arms not allowing the brake blocks to go low enough. I resolved this by using a needle file to file out the slot to give me an extra 4mm. Fortunately there was enough meat on the arms to accommodate this. Caveat: the brakes never worked that well after -possible because of the extra flex of the longer arms but I think more likely because I had also replaced the brake levers which might have had insufficient pull, or maybe weren't that good quality

Good work and yes; I suspect they were worse for the reasons you describe as well as the longer lever arms reducing mechanical advantage. Not an ideal solution, but then neither is attempting to source tyres for an increasingly obsolete wheel size..
 

Profpointy

Legendary Member
Good work and yes; I suspect they were worse for the reasons you describe as well as the longer lever arms reducing mechanical advantage. Not an ideal solution, but then neither is attempting to source tyres for an increasingly obsolete wheel size..

I did it after my keen-cyclist lodger gave me his old wheels. My 27" OE wheels were chromed steel so wet weather braking is nigh on non-existant
 

Punkawallah

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"wafter, post: 7456001
That looks like a fine utility hack indeed; although I wince at the lack of mudguards :tongue:


The furthest it goes is two miles out from home - and if it rains unexpectedly, I’m getting wet anyway ;-)
I have mudguards on the Galaxy, because when ‘touring’, rain or shine I’ll have to pedal.
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Punkawallah

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Good work and yes; I suspect they were worse for the reasons you describe as well as the longer lever arms reducing mechanical advantage. Not an ideal solution, but then neither is attempting to source tyres for an increasingly obsolete wheel size..

Obsolete? You speak for yourself :-)
 

Profpointy

Legendary Member
"wafter, post: 7456001
That looks like a fine utility hack indeed; although I wince at the lack of mudguards :tongue:


The furthest it goes is two miles out from home - and if it rains unexpectedly, I’m getting wet anyway ;-)
I have mudguards on the Galaxy, because when ‘touring’, rain or shine I’ll have to pedal.
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Nice bike. I do rather prefer the traditional horizontal cross-bar style, and likewise the old-style headset rather than the "improved" non-adjustable ones. (OK strictly speaking they can adjust but only downwards)
 
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Punkawallah

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Mice bike. I do rather prefer the traditional horizontal cross-bar style, and likewise the old-style headset rather than the "improved" non-adjustable ones. (OK strictly speaking they can adjust but only downwards)

It is :-) (preen, preen). I don’t -mind- the compact frame, or the modern headset arrangement, but it doesn’t -feel- right. The nearest I’ve found to the Galaxy is a Giant - apparently I have expensive tastes.
 
Panaracer Paselas. Likely the best 27” tire out there… not that there’s much competition. Cheaper 27s tend to be just that, cheap. I tried a set of Evo tires on this thing and it felt like I was riding on marbles.

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