It's not an ideal solution, but one could move the crankset outboard a fraction with a longer bottom bracket to achieve clearance for the chain/tire. The solution is not ideal, as the chainline may be less optimum, but for the investment of a longer bottom bracket (give or take $30 for a Shimano unit) and a little tweaking of the front derailleur, it would be a worthwhile experiment to run the wider tire.
Ian A. On Sunday, March 30, 2014 12:34:44 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Updating my experience after riding the 2.25" Smart Sams on more technical > terrain. > > Positives: > Front tire is fantastic! They handle the terrain beautifully. So much more > confidence on the loose stuff than I had with the Dureme's (as expected). > Mud and sod areas no problem (not suck you in and keep you till you die > mud). They ride wonderfully. > > Negative: > Chain and front derailleur rub for the rear tire. Clearances are fine > everywhere else. I bent the front derailure away from the tire and that > worked fine, but the chain line in low gear is far enough over that it has > a propencity to rub and that startles me (and is bad from my bludgeoned > brain). > > Solution: > I'm now running the 2.1" as my rear tire. We'll see how that fairs. > > With abandon, > Patrick > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
