700x35 is not the upper limit for 700x50 fenders, but it depends on the bike. I have used the 700x50 Berthouds with 700x50 Big Apples on my Atlantis. Of course, there was some custom "fitting" involved...
On Oct 7, 8:57 am, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > I ended up going with Berthouds (50s). I was able to get them from a > local shop, pre-drilled, and was familiar with the installation > process from previously putting a pair on my Rambouillet. They went on > fine and look great. I do need to clean up the stays a bit where I cut > them. > > One thing I noticed was that you want to make sure that you have a bit > of space between the fender and the brake so that the brake can open > up all the way. That's with Silver/Tektro brakes. After I put them on > I noticed my front brake wasn't letting me put my wheel in with the > tire inflated. It took a minute to realize what was going on. I added > a second rubber washer to the fork daruma and that seemed to fix it. I > might still add another. > > With the 50s I'd say you wouldn't want to go any larger than a 700x35 > tire. > > Here's a > picture:http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335...@n00/3989554701/in/photostream/ > > --mike > > On Oct 2, 12:13 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > But VO doesn't offer their own hammered model... yet. > > > On Oct 2, 11:49 am, Z <xodus48...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > Actually, VO-branded and sourced versions of the Honjo style, likely will > > > cost less. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
