So - I have an old 1981 Fuji America touring bike. Not sure why, but those bikes in the early 80's had especially tight clearances, which, as an aside, if anyone knows why clearances were so tight for bikes of this era, especially those not intended for racing, please add some color. Because it is so tight, I have been thinking that I would need to basically drop down to 650C rims....except 28" is the widest 650C tire I can seem to find. Which means that a 26" wheel may be the best.
However, it appears there are issues not with the rim, or the tires working with these bikes, but the brakes do not have the reach necessary. However, I was curious if anyone knows of a solution (some long-reach brake that would satisfy the reach to get to the rim, and allow me to turn this into a little more robust bike, as well as allow me to maybe convert it into a little more robust touring bike if I wanted to go back from single speed.
Just finishing up a ride on my single-speed Fuji America conversion