Here's what you do--
Mark the chainstay exactly 320mm from the axle centerline. That's the critical point where you want to measure the clearance between the stays. At 320mm is where your Hetres will be at their widest. You want clearance of at least 46mm there. Most any 650B fenders will work as long as you have 46mm there, as they will intersect the stays slightly farther away from the axle, around 325-330mm. Some dimpling may be required (don't cut!!) but the dimpling actually helps secure the fender. Here's a 650B conversion I did. I had 46mm to work with @ 320mm from the axle center, the minimum to fit Hetres with fenders. In this case the fenders were 52mm VO Zeppelins. I used the Weigle method published in BQ a few years ago to dimple the fenders. <https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5291/5455249676_17ece0d7cd_z.jpg> <https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5291/5429235673_030957b269_z.jpg> Anton On Tuesday, July 22, 2014 6:06:11 PM UTC-4, lungimsam wrote: > > ...with 40mm wide tires? > > I have a Bleriot with only 45mm space between chainstays, near the fender > mount bolt bridge behind the seat tube. > > What fenders work without cutting them to fit? > > If I can't find anything I might just go with the ole' trusty Longboards > as I know they fit. > -- 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.
