Hi Beth, sounds like your Rivvy will be lovely! I can speak to the fender question: not an all day, but definitely a half day job. If you like working on bikes, it's not frustrating, just time consuming. Drilling isn't that big a deal, just use a punch to make a starting point. Big trick is to make sure nothing is tensioned. Everything should fit nicely without having to torque a stay over to the right/left.
Go for it! David On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 8:05 AM, b hamon <periwinkle...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I am beginning to re-do my beloved Rivvy, which looks pretty tired after > ten years of service.Added shellacked tan cork grips this morning. > Honey-colored Brooks B-17 will follow next payday, replacing a 14-year-old > B-17 that no longer offers much support. Pondering new fenders, but I'm also > worried about tire clearance (I got one of those Maynard Hershon "if I'd > known then what I know now" kind of bikes and can barely run 700 x 32 tires > with the fenders I have now). > > Current fender is a cheap Planet Bike set in black. I'm looking at the V-O > fenders (they're cheaper than Honjos and I sort of like the matte finish) OR > Planet Bike Cascadia. The Cascadias are a known quantity; I know that > they'll just fit with my 32 tires. But the idea of alloy fenders is > appealing. > > Last batch of VO fenders I saw were not pre-drilled. How much of a hassle > IS it to drill your own fenders? Seriously. Is it an all-day-at-home affair? > > Also, Current brake set is the Shimano RX-100 "long reach" that were > recommended when the frame was built without cantis back in 1999. Is there > another dual-pivot caliper that offers even a little more tire/fender > clearance? What do you like? > > Beth > > http://bikelovejones.livejournal.com > http://veloquent.blogspot.com > > > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
