One last comment: I found that installing the bolt on front bracket of the VO fender in front rather than behind the crown put the fender tighter up against the crown than the conventional way of installing it.
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 10:05 AM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Beth: why not interrupt fenders at brake bridge and crown? I've done that > and it can look almost unnoticeable. > > OTOH, I think metal fenders using customized bolt on brackets can be > cinched up considerably tighter than the plastics I've used with their stock > brackets. I have absolutely no wasted space with the VOs on the Motobecane > (tho' I need only enough clearance for true 28s). > > OTOH again, you could have a new fork made and have the bridge raised (I > had the last done on my '03 Curt fixed conversion). > > My Rivs too will clear 32s with fenders, barely. > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 9:04 AM, b hamon <periwinkle...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> >> >> Ten years ago I took delivery on a custom LongLow, paid for with proceeds >> from an accident settlement. Most of you know the long version of the story >> so I needn't go into it here. >> >> I LOVE this bike. I ride it more often than any of my other bikes (I have >> four, at present). It has towed trailers, carried bike buckets filled to >> overflow with groceries, wet laundry or books; it has been on bike-camping >> trips and has traveled with me to graduate school and back again. It fits me >> like a dream and I love it. >> >> You may be asking, "where's the 'but' in this story?" >> >> ...BUT I wish I'd had it made around fatter tires. >> >> (Side note: I do NOT want to run 650B wheels to get a fatter tire on this >> bike. 650B, while providing a nice ride, poses logistical issues for me that >> I don't have the money or storage space to solve, and I'd rather just not go >> there.) >> >> The bike is currently able to handle 700 x 32 tires with a fender... >> barely. I am thinking of converting this bike to a center-pull brake, which >> hopefully would give me just enough room to accommodate a 700 x 35 tires AND >> a nicer fender. (I'm looking at a set of V-O aluminum fenders.) >> >> Has anyone else tried this approach? How has it worked? Have you noticed a >> serious braking deficit when switching from dual-pivot to center-pull? >> Comments, please. >> Beth >> >> >> <br><br>http://bikelovejones.livejournal.com<br /> >> http://veloquent.blogspot.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > Professional Resumes. Contact resumespecialt...@gmail.com > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM Professional Resumes. Contact resumespecialt...@gmail.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
