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Hi all,
I foolishly volunteered to rebuild a friend's Raleigh Stratos which has turned out to be a real dog. I've sorted the rear axle, trued the wheels and replaced the headset but there are splits in the tyres (Raleigh Racer 27 x 1 1/4). Does anyone have a suggestion for a cheap set of tyres that I can buy to finish this build off? I'm not used to this type of rim at all so I'm not sure which tyres I would need (nor how to fit the damned things). Would any of these work? http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/tyres-27-630-dept203/
LBS said "we don't do non-hook tyres so you might as well buy new rims" which I am utterly loathed to do. Any help much appreciated!
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