First things first, are you certain that the medium reach brakes will fit? Short reach calipers generally max out at 49mm reach, so just 2mm of overlap with the adjustment range of medium-reach brakes. If the frame and fork's brake reaches (distance from brake hole center to braking surface centerline on the rim) is right in that 47-49mm range, you're okay, but any shorter than that and you won't be able to adjust the brake pads high enough.
I think that others around here have tried to get chubby tires in their Roads, but I think the consensus is generally that ~33mm stuff like the JB is just to close for comfort. It may clear in the work stand but not in a practical riding scenario. I think Ruffy Tuffys are a safe bet (and a great tire, BTW), or maybe something like the Grand Bois 29mm options to eek just a little more cush out of it. On Monday, May 18, 2015 at 7:43:14 AM UTC-7, Call Me Jay wrote: > > I'm the process of building up a Curt Goodrich era Road Custom that I was > designed for short reach brakes. I have a set of Silver M brakes > (47mm-57mm reach) on order for it and am looking for guidance as whether or > not a Jack Brown tire (700x33) will fit without fenders? I'm using an Open > Pro rim. Otherwise, I'm go with the Ruffy Tuffys (700x28). Anyone have > any insight? > -- 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.
