Eric, I also tried the 60mm Big Apple on the Atlantis with Mavic T520 rims, and they cleared the fork crown but barely. I became too nervous that someday if the wheels went out of true, I'd wear through the paint trying to get home. David
On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 7:37 AM, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > David, > > The bike looks very good. Actually, not too dissimilar to my Atlantis > (which Jim Thill built). Will be interested to know if the 60's fit > up front on the Bombadil. > > 50's work on an Atlantis, but 60's rub on the front fork. At least > the pair I tried did. Otherwise it would have been a perfect set. > > "Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo! > Ring a dong! hop along! fal lal the willow! > Tom Bom, jolly Tom, Tom Bombadillo!" > > And again, the more I look at the Bombadil, the more I like that > bike. Was very wary at first, but it has definitely grown on me. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > > On Jan 18, 7:39�pm, "David Sprunger" <sprun...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hello again. �I wanted to test Grant P's claim that the Bombadil would >> have even better clearance than the Atlantis, so I built mine up with >> Big Apple tires (the narrower 50mm model) and Berthoud 700x60 fenders. >> You can see some pictures >> here:http://www.cord.edu/faculty/sprunger/bikes/bombadil/ >> >> It has been cold and snowy here in Fargo, so it will probably be a >> while before I can enjoy some riding and dial in all my settings. �I >> plan to take some better pictures then. >> >> David Sprunger >> Fargo, ND > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
