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Hi, I love what you've done with Claud. I recently bought the very same model in really nice condition. It has 27" wheels and Dia-Compe cantilevers. I am thinking of changing the wheelset to 700c. Did you have any problems doing this? I would like to keep the Dia-Compe canties but not sure if they would work with smaller diameter 700c wheels. I would really appreciate some advice.
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Hello! Nice - would love to see some photos!!
Changing the wheels to 700c will cause you issues with the existing canti brake reach/angle, predictably, as the rim is now in a different place. You won't be able to get the pad surfaces parallel or toed in against the 700c rim, so your braking performance will suffer. That said, I rode Claud like this for quite a while before changing out the cantis to something that allowed better alignment. It was a bit scary at times, especially in the rain. It was also hard to find new cantis that worked for this configuration - I'd recommend going with the same ones if you do, mutsj spent a lot of time trying to find the right ones, so will give the credit to him.
Catriona
Bars: Nitto Noodle 42cm
Stem: Nitto Technomic Deluxe 110mm
Shifter: Microshift Shimano 11-speed MTB bar-end
Downtube cable stop: Vintage Campagnolo
Cables: Jagwire Sport Universal, Stainless Steel
Brake levers: Sram S500
Headset: Tange (original)
Wheelset: Shimano RS100
Tyres: Panaracer Gravelking SK 32mm
Cranks: Shimano Dura-Ace 7402
Bottom Bracket: Shimano BB-UN300, 110mm
Pedals: ISSI Flash III
Cassette: 11-46t Sunrace CSMS8
Chainring: Stone 42t narrow-wide (BCD 130mm)
Rear mech: Shimano Deore XT M8000 (long-cage) + Wolf Tooth Goatlink11
Chain: YBN SLA-11 Gold (waxed with Molten SpeedWax )
Brakes: Tektro Cantis
Rear brake hanger: Nitto AS-5
Brake yokes: ACOR
Seatpost: Nitto S83
Saddle: Brooks Cambium C17 Carved
Bottle cage: NOS Minoura blue anodized