This is true. My wife, Pat, has a Betty Foy, and now my daughter, Suzanne, has a Chevy-ut. The fender width on these frames is limited by the brake width. P45's just fit, in fact with the QR open the fender is forced down onto the front tire. Pat got the demo Betty and it came withP45s and the Fatty Bumpkin tires, which are 41 mm. They just barely fit and the slightest misalignment caused them to rub. I ended up putting the 41s on my Saluki, which has canti brakes & big VO fenders. I gave Pat my 38mm Marathon Racers and they fit fine. Tires bigger than than 38 pretty much need cantis or V brakes. Compass claims that their CP will go wider but they require unique studs. I see that GP has designed the Clem for bigger posted brakes, which make more sense. I would rather spend the extra setup time on good cantis than deal with a too tight brake-fender-tire combo.
Michael On Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 7:43:15 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > If I was going to set up a Cheviut with fenders, I would run 38mm tires or > narrower. 50mm without fenders sounds about right for the max. I don't > have a Cheviut but I have owned 4 different bikes with the exact same > Tektro big mouth brake calipers. I tried to get 42s and fenders on there, > and it "fit" but it did not have proper clearance. So I always ran 38 or > narrower. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 3:19:49 PM UTC-7, bluebirdonabicycle wrote: >> >> Michael's comments and the follow up replies made me start thinking....So >> im starting this new thread so as not to derail Michaels.Plastic >> Fenders-never again. >> Im buildinga new Riv Chevy-out. I want fenders and I also want big fat >> tires. Since 50mm tires are as big as can be put on it, you have to know >> how wide are the tires REALLY. >> Which is about 46mm >> Since I know nothing about installing fenders but I do have a Bike >> stand..(that should help) Im asking for some clarification among you fender >> installing pros. >> Im considering the VO Zeppelin or the flutted aluminum fenders for good >> looks as well as long life. >> But I think the 50mm Fender will only allow a 42mm ACTUAL width tire? >> I also see they have a 63mm fender that will hold a 52 mm tire, but is >> that the actual tire width or the size of the tire? >> How do you know if the fender is too big for the frame? >> This is where it gets confusing, so any help is appreciated >> Riv offers the SKS P50 for the chevy, but maybe a steel or Aluminum >> fender like the VO will hold up longer, better? >> Just dont know anything. >> Your comments are valued. >> >> Thanks BBOB ) >> >> -- 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.
