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

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oldgit

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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.
 
my 1974 frame with 700c

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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.
 
Relatively speaking it's only the same as fitting a pair of sprints so should be OK.
 
Here's my 1972 Holdsworth Mistral, which was built for 27", with 700s (sputnik rims with 32mm Schwalbe Marathons)
 

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Old Ned":26s57kx6 said:
Relatively speaking it's only the same as fitting a pair of sprints so should be OK.
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You could make the mistake that I did - get 27" wheels built up before realising it was probably built for sprints :LOL:

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.
 
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.
 
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