700c wheels in 'old' frames, lets see em.

[oldgit]

As in frames for 27 1/4" wheelsets.
My Lenton will have guards and I'm wondering how far out it would look if at all.

 

[Spokesmann]

Id stick to 27s... IMHO.

 

[legrandefromage]

my 1974 frame with 700c

 

[oldgit]

I think that looks alright. My 69 Claud is for proper winter training and will be similar to yours, only running a singlespeed freewheel.

Out of interest are those tyres 23 or 25s?I thought some 25s might pad out the spaces a bit.

 

[legrandefromage]

23 tubs and 25 'normal'

Its riding on some Hutchinsons at the moment.

 

[Old Ned]

Relatively speaking it's only the same as fitting a pair of sprints so should be OK.

 

[johhnyp]

Here's my 1972 Holdsworth Mistral, which was built for 27", with 700s (sputnik rims with 32mm Schwalbe Marathons)

 

[G-bitch]

Relatively speaking it's only the same as fitting a pair of sprints so should be OK.

You could make the mistake that I did - get 27" wheels built up before realising it was probably built for sprints

Still, I think it looks good anyway - shame the only brakes I can find with a shallow enough drop and nut fitting are useless Campag jobs which would definitely incur brown trousers if ridden in the wet.

 

[Jonny69]

The difference in size is so small I doubt you'd notice. I think it's about a 10mm difference in diameter overall, based on the amount I had to move the brake block down when I tried my 700c's on my old Viscount.