John: I don't know the vintage of your Ram, but the 58 cm blue Ram I owned had clearance for 35 mm Kojaks with a lot of empty air around all sides. I am confident I could have installed fenders over those 35s. (Note: I never measured the true width of those Kojaks, but FWIW, they were mounted on older Open Pros and my brakes were some sort of Shimanos with 57 mm reach. I had photos of this setup, but deleted them when I sold the Ram.)
As for racks: Tubus, Tubus, Tubus. I say this as someone who as spent $$$ on customs (because customs are prettier). My Ram had a Fly, and it carried 40 lb with no problem. Tubus makes solid aluminum clamps for the fork that will allow you to mount a front lowrider; the Tubus Tara is obvious, but IIRC, these clamps also let you mount the Duo. On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 7:12 AM, John Serrao <bigbadser...@gmail.com> wrote: > Long time Rambouillet rider on a bit of a custom build I did myself: 9 > speed ultegra components on a ritchey cross wheel. Typically I'm riding 32 > vittoria randoneurs but I'm currently gearing up for a 350mi tour over > hardpack gravel and looking at my tire options. I want to put cyclocross > with Kevlar reinforcement on the bike. > > I really like the continental cyclocross ride tires riv is selling, which > they say come out to being 38-39mm in practice, but I'm worried the frame > can't handle them. Any guidance? I've got tektro Quartz r730 brakes with no > fenders so clearance looks good there. And my wheels would take them no > problem. Just not sure if the frame clearance is sufficient. > > Also wondering about any rack recommendations you guys might have. > Probably looking to Frankenstein something together for a front rack and > upgrade my rear rack to something nice. > > -- > 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. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************* *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante -- 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.
