If the fenders are a tight fit with the 700x32c would the slightly smaller but still plump 700x30c make life eaiser? there are a number of options out there from Kenda Michelin Verdstein and Grand Bois. If you google the size you get a raft of links.
On May 28, 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? > Bethhttp://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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
