If the 32s are tight under plastic fenders you might have trouble with the alluminum, as you need to allow room for their rolled and crimped edges. YMMV.
I've used SKS, Cascadias, VO's and Berthouds. I like the Berthouds best of all, even though getting them adjusted over 28's on my Rambouillet was majorly fiddly. But once dialed in I haven't had to touch them since. BTW, I could fender 32's with plastic fenders, but missed by a mile with the alloys and ss ones (28 max). The Berthouds are the least rattly of the others, which is why I like them best, and they look nicer too. To my eyes anyway. Good luck, Clyde Canter On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 11:05 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 > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
