I can confirm that the "700C" Free Radical does, indeed, concede tire/ fender clearance. I could not fit a 35c Hakkapeliitta with a fender on the 700C Free Radical.
This is the reason I changed the rear wheel on my 700C long bike (a Bianchi touring bike) to a 26in disc with a larger tire. The overall geometry didn't change much and since you can hardly see the rear wheel it doesn't look much more odd that your average long bike. The different brakes (canti front / disc rear) were not noticeable. Avid does a nice 'road' version of the brake if you happen to be staying with road levers. Hmmm, maybe Riv will think about a dedicated long bike, such as the Surly Big Dummy. Good luck, BykMor On Aug 17, 2:07 am, Doug Van Cleve <dvancl...@gmail.com> wrote: > The "700C" Free Radical is just the 26" FR with the canti studs moved up. I > gather that that with 26" you can fit a big tire, Fat Frank, Big Apple etc. > With 700C is is more like 38cm and then without room to fit a fender very > well if desired. A round indentation in that back tube would resolve that, > as it is the tight spot for big 700C tires... > > Doug > > On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 3:49 PM, cpatrickcummings > <colinthehip...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > You make the process sound so delicate. Would it be necessary? I > > guess if you had a pretty fat tire on there, but I have 41mm Hetres on > > a 650b wheel on a 26" kit and haven't had fit issues. Got the brake > > hooked up and the angle leaves a little to be desired. The straddle > > wire winds up with a lot of friction because the canti studs on the > > xtra are so flat. But I can still stop. > > > By the way I don't usually carry the bike stand around, although it's > > not a noticeable inconvenience. I happened to have it there when > > taking the photo. > > > Long bikes do indeed rule. > > > cheers, > > > colin cummings > > amarillo, tx > > > On Aug 15, 9:50 am, Doug Van Cleve <dvancl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Howdy folks. > > > > My Xtra (got a cheap used one) is going on an even cheaper, kinda beat > > 700C > > > "hybrid". It looks like the my 38ish mm tires have reasonable clearance > > > without a fender. That said, I don't see why it wouldn't be fine to get > > a > > > baseball bat (or large piece of PVC pipe, something largish and > > cylindrical) > > > and put a largish round dent in that back cross piece. This is done to > > > chain stays all the time, so I can't see any reason not to try it. The > > > paint might not even be damaged much and that would make it so pretty > > much > > > any rear tire would fit, although maybe not the biggest 29ers... > > > > Doug > > > > On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 6:37 AM, Steve Wasmund <byk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > (Snip!) > > > > > i converted my bianchi touring bike and realized i didn't have the > > > > tire clearances i wanted in the back (700c xtracycle) so i threw in a > > > > 26in disc wheel and an avid mechanical brake... viola. it worked > > > > nicely. > > > > > go long and don't look back, > > > > BykMor --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
