JL, I had a first run Road Standard (late 95) and could not fit fenders with a "real" 28mm tire.
With a 25mm tires (labeled 28mm) I could just BARELY get the fenders to fit. Angus On Nov 20, 12:19 am, JL <subfas...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks everyone > > I can't seem to figure it out. I have a 1996 road standard as well. > I am currently running Grand Bois 700x28c and had run Panaracer > Pasalea TG 700x28c tires and I can't see how there is enough room for > a fender to fit underneath the brake bridge. I think I am going to > buy a set of fenders and just try it out. There might be room in the > front but the rear is a def no go. I should grab some pics and show > what I mean. I think another issue I might have is with the brakes. > I have some ultegra/600 brakes on the bike right now and would really > rather not go back to single pivot side pulls. > > Do the tires I use run "actual" size as opposed to undersized? Is > there a fender trick that I am not thinking of? Two responses with > two separate kinds of fenders gives me hope. Not that the bike isn't > great without fenders. > > Jason > > On Nov 19, 5:44 pm, Jim Cloud <cloud...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > I have a Rivendell Road Standard, purchased in 1996, equipped with > > Suntour Superbe Pro sidepull brakes (reach: 49 MAX, 39 MIN). The > > bicycle is presently fitted with Honjo hammered fenders (45mm width) > > and tires marked 700Cx28 (Panaracer Category Pro). I've actually > > measured the tires and they are 25mm in width and height. I believe, > > just eyeballing the present configuration, that I'd be able to fit a > > set of 28mm tires (Grand Bois Cerf, for example), while keeping the > > fenders mounted. Certainly, there wouldn't be sufficient room to fit > > 32mm tires with fenders mounted. Here's a link to a photo on flickr > > that shows the bike with fenders mounted: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/37964...@n05/3633237391/in/set-721576197... > > > Jim Cloud > > Tucson, AZ > > > On Nov 19, 1:54 pm, J L <subfas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hey all, > > > > Im sure there are multiple factors here but what is the biggest tire that > > > will work with fenders and short reach (at 49mm) brakes? I would love to > > > get some 28's underneath fenders on my road standard but it looks like it > > > is > > > only possible with the front. I don't want to "make" the fenders work > > > with > > > alternative placement, so my next option is to use smaller tires. Anyone > > > have success with fenders and this little brake reach? > > > > Jason- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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-bu...@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=.
