Whoops: the current fenders are 40s and the replacement pair are 50s -- in case this matters.
On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 6:43 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've been messing with fenders on the 2003 custom, and never really have > installed metal ones as neatly as desirable, at least not since I gave up > 22 mm tires. Plastic fenders fit fine, but I'd like to do a better job with > Berthouds. > > The bike has 29 mm actual Elk Passes. > > The current 26" X 35 mm Berthouds are too tight in the rear, and come very > close to scraping a spot on the right sidewall. (Close, but not quite > touching, as long as the wheel is *just so*.) I have a pair of 26" X 45 > mm Berthouds that should fit the tires much better, but there are tight > spots under each brake caliper (Silvers) and at chainstays in rear and > between the fork blades just under the crown. > > *The arc is just right, and I won't be shaping the width by adjusting the > curve.* > > The 35s fit nicely with only the calipers crowding the front a bit, but 5 > more mm on each side will crowd even more at the tight spots. > > I'm going to swap out the Silvers for single pivots, for less > interference, but I'll have to "dent" or cut the metal at chainstays and, > especially, at the fork. > > Can anyone refer me to instructions for doing this? > > Thanks. > > -- > 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 which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities > revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the > world revolves.) *Carthusian motto > > *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart > > *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle > > > -- 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 which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the world revolves.) *Carthusian motto *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
