Was not aware of the existence of the Short Flap. I guess Grant really did think of everything. Might have to acquire one the next time I order stuff from Rivendell.
On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 12:59 PM, Bill Lindsay <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > On my 650B Hilsen, I found the long stock flap would brush on the grass. > I replaced that long flap with the short flap: > > Short Flap <http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/fe92.htm> > > On Friday, February 27, 2015 at 10:51:05 AM UTC-8, Jim Bronson wrote: >> >> Bill, >> >> Yes, I meant front only, with 650B. Even after switching the fender >> mounting tang to the front of the fork, I still drag the flap on the ground >> sometimes which causes it to fold up under the tire and rub annoyingly. I >> then have to stop and fix it. >> >> I don't see how it would be that different with 700c ("on my bike") as I >> had the bolt all the way to the bottom of the slot using the nutted >> brakes. My custom used to take 700Cx32 but now is 650Bx38, which is a >> radius difference of 16mm if my math is correct. Might have still dragged, >> at least on my bike. Maybe others with 700c tires in the 40s or 50s >> wouldn't have the issue. >> >> I since switched to the correct recessed brakes for my custom Riv but >> have the fender tang in front of the fork still. >> >> I should have qualified my original posting with terms such as "in my >> opinion" and "on my bike" or "if you're willing to cut the stock flaps". >> Still, I have had other people tell me they had the same problems with >> Longboards in the front. Not to say though that I don't like these >> fenders, because I do, and any problems with the flap dragging is fixable >> in minutes. >> >> -Jim >> >> On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Jim, when you say that Sheldon Nuts don't work with longboards, I think >>> you mean front only, right? The rear has plenty of room. Do you mean with >>> 650B, 700C or both? I think you mean just 650B. Do you mean with the >>> short flap, the long flap or both? >>> >>> Bill >>> >>> On Friday, February 27, 2015 at 10:19:31 AM UTC-8, Jim Bronson wrote: >>>> >>>> Sheldon nuts don't work on longboards anyway, if you attach them to the >>>> backside of the fork, you will end up occasionally dragging the flap on the >>>> ground. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 6:08 PM, lungimsam <john1...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Looks like they have the front end set up like this: >>>>> >>>>> 1. Brake, then nut thingy, 2. the rack tab, then 3. the fender tab, >>>>> then 4. the washer/spacer knurled thingy, all up against the fork crown, >>>>> and then the brake bolt nut from the back. >>>>> >>>>> So no need for a Sheldon nut for the fender tab. >>>>> You can run the attachments safely all this way along the brake bolt. >>>>> I was wondering how much stuff is too much to be hanging off the front end >>>>> of the fork crown, but I guess this means its perfectly fine to do so. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! >>>> >>> -- >>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! >> > -- > 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. > -- Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! -- 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.
