the fattest tires I've ever seen MiniMotis get around were 700x45. I think 26x2.00 plus fenders is too much for MiniMotos
On Monday, March 16, 2015 at 9:02:16 AM UTC-7, Will wrote: > > Thanks. That's a good question. At the moment the bike has Continental > Touring tires. I'm guessing they are 40s or thereabouts. But I am pretty > sure the end game for this Atlantis will be one of the Compass 26" fatties. > So big clearance is the main concern. > > Took the bike out for an early am spin. I continue to be hugely impressed. > > Will > > On Monday, March 16, 2015 at 3:00:39 AM UTC-5, Tom Harrop wrote: >> >> Hey Will, >> >> It will probably depend on the tyres and stud placement to some degree. >> My guess, without actually knowing your setup, is that any tyres that >> require 65 mm fender are going to be too big for a 'cyclocross' mini >> V-brake. I tried full-size V-brakes with 60 mm Big Apples and 60 mm >> Berthoud fenders on my Bombadil, and they didn't workâthis was Shimano XT >> brakes, which have longer arms than Paul Motolites (which of course have >> longer arms than mini V-brakes). >> >> Maybe if you tell us your tyre size someone will have already tried it on >> an Atlantis? >> >> Good luck, >> >> Tom >> > -- 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.
