27x 1 1/4 Wheel Help

Hi i have a 27x 1 1/4 wheel on my peugeot racer .Can some one please tell me if i need a 700c tyre to fit . Or do i just get a 27x1 1/4 tyre.
Thanks

27x1 1/4 tyre

700c is significantly smaller than 27 to the extent that a 700c tyre will almost certainly not fit on your rim. there is 8mm diameter different in the rims (630 versus 622)

you can still get 27" tyres, but very limited range, and higher cost than 700c. In long run you may find it easier to convert to modern road size rims (622mm) rims, and may need long reach brakes if you make that change.
Anyway you should know that Sheldon Brown has a detailed page on this...
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tire_sizing.html

Or should i put it another way does a 700c tyre fit a 27 x1 1/4 wheel?

This may help:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tyre-sizing.html

Short answer is 700c is 622mm diameter, while 27x1 1/4 is 630mm

Or should i put it another way does a 700c tyre fit a 27 x1 1/4 wheel?

No.

http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/category-Tyres--27-%28630%29-203.htm

Thanks guys for the advice the reason i ask is one wheel has a 700c tyre on it and the other has a 27x 1 1/4 tyre on it.
Obviously the guy i bought the bike off had big arms. LoL

Thanks guys for the advice the reason i ask is one wheel has a 700c tyre on it and the other has a 27x 1 1/4 tyre on it.
Obviously the guy i bought the bike off had big arms. LoL

or the rims are different sizes?

or the rims are different sizes?

No both wheels are 27 1 1/4.

it is unpossible!

I have actually tried it trying to make use for crap bits. Managed to break the wire bead in the NEW 700c tyre trying to force it onto 700c rim. Still wouldnt go on.

Managed to break the wire bead in the NEW 700c tyre trying to force it onto 700c rim. Still wouldnt go on.

Well, it should! :-) I'm sure you meant 27"

If you are re-sizing from 27" to 700c wheels, are there any other pitfalls other than that break reach to look out for? I'm trying to convert my old Royal Enfield Super Club to a fixed gear. It's currently got 27" wheels which I'm hoping to replace with a set of complete 700c wheels. Any advice on what to look for on a first set of wheels would also be rad.