Ryan, What bike are you thinking of installing on the combo of Hetres and the 58mm honjos? There is no doubt that the combo is very good, if not ideal combo, but if I may say so, it is not an ideal fit, for a Saluki. The maximum recommended tire per RBW charts/tables for the Saluki, Hilsen, Bleriot and Wilbuy/Glorius -- the now discountinued RBW 650 bikes -- is 35mm with fenders and 41 without. You can 'force-fit' the ideal combo but you have to live with the fender surgery. Now if you want to experience the Hetres and 58mm Honjos with an 'ideal fit' with an RBW bike, there is the Hillborne, Bombadill, and the 700c Atlantis.
Rene -----Original Message----- >From: rcnute <rcn...@hotmail.com> >Sent: May 11, 2009 4:15 PM >To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> >Subject: [RBW] Re: 58mm Honjos and Hetres on a 60cm Saluki > > >Sorry for the lack of clarity. I was thinking of Zeppelins (instead >of the Honjos you used) to see if I can eliminate or minimize the >fender surgery. Good to know about the mounting tabs, though. > >Ryan > >On May 11, 3:24 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: >> On Mon, 2009-05-11 at 15:15 -0700, rcnute wrote: >> > Thanks for being the early adopter/reporter, Steve. I think I'm going >> > to give the Zeppelins and Hetres a whirl. >> >> Those are the fluted 58mm Honjos. Velo Orange has Zeppelins in the wide >> size, but I understand they come with mounting tabs for brake-bolt >> installation that you can't easily remove. I have Honjo Zeppelins (Le >> Paon) on my Velo Orange >> Randonneurhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/97916...@n00/sets/72157606169015639/ >> but AFAIK they're not available in a 58mm size. Grand Bois has 58mm >> hammered Honjos available. >> >> If your frame will fit the tires, I am entirely confident you will LOVE >> them. Not the price, perhaps, but certainly the performance and in all >> likelihood the appearance as well. I see they now come in black and >> white tread as well as the red. I went with the red for the sake of >> tradition, but I'm rather pleased with the look. Sort of reminds me of >> a huge Pink Pearl eraser... >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
