Originally Posted by
jeremybart
Love the versatility of those old road bikes. We are just going back to that now with Gravel bikes where they are not so specific to a UCI standard or a race design. Just good overall flexibility. Amazing you can fit those tires on with the caliper brakes. Very nice photo as well. Thanks for sharing!
I was able to get 700x32 Challenge Gravel Grinders on my 1983 Trek 412, but had to inflate them after installing in order to clear the brake pads. I was able to run 700c wheels in place of the OEM 27"ers by using DiaCompe BRS101 dual-pivots with the pads at the bottom of the slot.
