Can a 700c rim and tire fit a bicycle made for 700b rims and tires?
I had the misfortune of buying a Flying Pigeon replica a few years ago, rod brakes and all, and despite multiple attempts to try to sell it, it just hasn’t happened, so I thought to make it more useful, I could buy a rim with a built in Shimano Nexus 8 speed hub, get the parts for the shifter and have a makeshift Dutch city bike. The tire size is currently my only concern. Information from Sheldon Brown’s site shows that rod brake bicycles used 28 inch or 700b rims and tires. The rims I’m looking at are still 28 inches but are technically 700c. Will 700c be able to fit? Will I have to find a 700b rim with an internal gear hub if any exist at all?