Hi all, Thought I'd start a new thread so it's easy for others to find the reference. Will continue the old thread as I add the fenders to my Cheviot.
I did it! Thanks to Sheldon and my fortuitous find of his article where he states that on Mixtes, the rear brake can be placed indistinctly above or below the brake bridge if you're using centerpulls, I solved the problem I had. Today I completed the build, and ended up choosing the Paul Racers over the Día-Compre 750s because the Racers are wider and actually have more clearance for the fenders, whereas the 750 are longer in the arms, so are probably better for 650b conversions. Unfortunately, they aren't that long that would allow 650b wheels to be placed on the 60cm Cheviot. I don't know how the Cheviot would have handled with those, if they had worked, but it would have allowed for wider tires/more fender clearance. As it stands, I believe there is enough clearance for the 44mm tires with 51mm Honjo fenders, and for sure super clearance for the 38mm tires. I "discovered" that I could replace the screw on my rear Paul Racer that was originally set up for the recessed mount for a longer screw to us the traditional nut mount and I used the valve ring (that tightens it against the rim) to fill the recess for the reverse mounting of the brake. It came out fantastic. The only "casualty" in this operation was the pump peg, which was clearly interfering with the cable yoke and since I don't plan to use a frame pump (and don't know if they make them that long anymore for the 60cm frame), I had no qualms cutting it off and applying a coat of nail polish over the raw metal. The last detail was the installation of a polished (by special request) Paul front cable hanger. They aren't available in polish normally, but I sent Paul an e-mail, he put me in touch with someone in the office and I just had to wait until they were ready. I ordered several, and I'll replace the standard one with the polished one on my custom as well. They're beautiful. Photos prove that the result is exactly what I wanted, and it is aesthetically awesome as well. Now I just have to get in the right mindset to do the fendering before I install the rear rack, and the Cheviot will be complete. I just love it! Best decision I ever made was to upgrade from the 58 Betty to the 60 Cheviot. Even my son commented on how beautiful the color is. Scroll to the right - https://flic.kr/p/MQrEBd -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
