I'm a big fan of paul's brakes, so I can understand your desire to use them. But I have run my Ram with a pair of 1980's vintage Campy single pivot brakes(Grand Sport). Single pivot brakes, unlike modern dual pivots, typically sit entirely above the base of the fork crown, so they don't crowd fenders as much. I would think, however, that the width of the crown will limit fender size and therefore tire size. I doubt any combination will go above 30mm without being problematically tight.
I've also used a hanger in the same design as the 2nd one from Loose Screws that Jim pointed you too. Mine was older and in steel, which would allow for filing and still be strong enough. So I would try a couple of service oriented LBS and see if they have one. The VO model looks like it should work. Good luck. Michael On Jan 22, 12:40 pm, Bob Cooper <robertcoo...@frontiernet.net> wrote: > The question has been asked, rightly, Why not calipers? > > Well, with all the brakes, rims, tires, and fenders that I have put on > this bike, I have yet to get the fat-tires-and-fenders thing to work, > to the degree of elegance that I imagine. > > So, my last-ditch effort will be to use a skinnier tire than I > imagined and a skinner fender than I had imagined and a brake that > “opens when it closes,” if you know what I mean: Mafac center pulls. > > I thought that there might be something out there already that I > didn’t know about that would avoid my having to get out the hacksaw, > the scrap metal and the ball-pein hammer. But lo, that looks like the > next step. > > I’ll post a picture when done, with or without fenders (defeat!). > > Thanks for your help, > > Bob Cooper --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
