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Permalink Reply by mindfrieze on March 26, 2009 at 12:00pm

27" rims are an obsolete rim size, and when they were popular, they were all made out of steel, not aluminum alloy.

27" aluminum rims are very rare, and anyone who does have them probably special ordered them and would not likely be looking to trade.

I encourage you to keep looking, but I wouldn't hope to find a trade very easily or quickly.

If you end up building a new wheel, Velocity makes a few 27" rims.

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Permalink Reply by on2wheels on March 27, 2009 at 4:44am

Thanks for replying, but they aren't obsolete. They can be found in many places online and are a great way to update an old road bike and save some weight. I had multiple offers for a trade, but one fell thought and I wanted to get the bike out today, that is why the rush.

I received a wheel and everything worked out fine.

Just because something is older technology or standard, does not make it obsolete. If you can't buy it at big box bike shops only makes it "not the mass market trend". A perfect example are steel frames (*lights match and plugs ears*)


mindfrieze said:

27" rims are an obsolete rim size, and when they were popular, they were all made out of steel, not aluminum alloy.

27" aluminum rims are very rare, and anyone who does have them probably special ordered them and would not likely be looking to trade.

I encourage you to keep looking, but I wouldn't hope to find a trade very easily or quickly.

If you end up building a new wheel, Velocity makes a few 27" rims.

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Permalink Reply by mindfrieze on March 27, 2009 at 12:02pm

on2wheels said:

Thanks for replying, but they aren't obsolete.... I received a wheel and everything worked out fine.

I stand corrected. Glad you found what you were looking for.

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Permalink Reply by RodimusPrime on March 27, 2009 at 1:41pm

definitely not out obsolete, although a few smaller shops might not carry them. I've had a set from Rapid Transit, and from Upgrade Cycle. 27" isn't that out of the ordinary, considering so many people ride vintage, older bikes.

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