Old 02-23-19, 11:56 AM
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Most of my bikes are still rolling with 27" wheels- mostly because that's what they came with, and I happen to have some pretty nice 27" wheels.

For a long time I didn't really understand the advantage of 700C. The advantage is more options for tires- while I was absolutely fine with either Paselas, TG/PT Paselas or Sand Canyon tires- More or less because I didn't have any other point of reference- I didn't know what I was missing.

Getting a set of the Compass tires was more awesome than the cushiest tires (Specialized Expedition) tires I'd experienced.

While I do have a whole lot of nice 27" wheels, I think I may, at some time- or little by little- switch the fleet over to 700C.
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