The spring thing is really only needed with horizontal dropouts. Getting a tire past the fender is a PITA without it, but for vertical drops any spacer will do. On Jun 11, 2014 9:43 AM, "Shoji Takahashi" <[email protected]> wrote:
> If the bolt engages enough of the threaded hole, you should be fine. > > Cork works (Anton and others use this-- plenty-o-pics on Flickr showing it) > Aluminum spacer works (Riv video posted earlier shows Mark doing this) > Plastic spacer works (Peter White's method, see ~7th pic or so > http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/rambouillet.asp) > > Sean of Riv used the spacers from Shimano CX70 canti-brakes in his Roadeo > BOM > http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/staff23.htm > > VO offers a spring-thing-- I have this on my CC, but honestly I don't get > it. > > > On Wednesday, June 11, 2014 9:20:28 AM UTC-4, Tim Gavin wrote: >> >> I used a long bolt and a spring as a spacer. I don't have to remember to >> remove a cork/spacer before removing the wheel. That's good for the times >> I'm fixing a flat on the road. My Riv Road has forward facing horizontal >> dropouts (Campy 1010). >> >> Sometimes I have to re-adjust the spring after re-mounting the wheel; >> it's not 100% automatic. But pretty good. >> >> I rummaged around the spring drawers at my local hardware store until I >> found one that seemed ok. I'ts about 2.5" long, and light/medium strength. >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 7:32 AM, Eric Norris <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> +1 on the wine cork idea. >>> >>> --Eric N >>> www.CampyOnly.com >>> CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com >>> Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy >>> >>> On Jun 11, 2014, at 4:40 AM, Anton Tutter <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I've used a wine bottle cork as a spacer when the bridge mount is >>> farther away than it should be. Works great! >>> >>> Anton >>> >>> ridingthecatskills.com >>> >>> On Wednesday, June 11, 2014 6:38:14 AM UTC-4, blakcloud wrote: >>>> >>>> Go to around 2:49 of this video >>>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG_WZVS9SUY>Rivendell produced in >>>> installing fenders. You can see what they did. >>>> >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG_WZVS9SUY >>>> >>>> -- >>> 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 [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> 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 [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
