> > > > Tim, thanks for those revealing pictures of the tire clearance on your > former Roadeo. Surprised you could fit a 38mm wide tire between the chain > stays. I guess the Open Pro rims are what. . . 20mm outside width? > > I’ve been building a Roadeo and max tire I can fit between the chain stays > is a 35mm Pasela on a 22.5mm Sun rim. > > Richard-
Yes, the vintage Mavic Open Pro <http://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx?ID=d12d1b63-2fd3-4768-99d0-4893540fe62a&Enum=107> is a skinny, road race-centric rim. 15 mm internal, 19 mm external width. (Mavic recently re-designed the Open Pro to 19 mm internal / 23 mm external width <http://www.bikeradar.com/us/road/news/article/mavic-new-open-pro-rim-tubeless-disc-49370/> ). Most tires were ~2 mm skinnier than labeled size on those rims. Your setup (35 mm Paselas on 22.5 mm rims) probably results in about the same measured width. Though I don't need or really want a "road" bike, I picked up the Roadeo frameset from a listmember The gorgeous grey/kidney red colorway (a la 1G Hunq) and the low price tempted me. But, what sealed the deal for me was I could re-use most of the build from my existing road bike, a 90s Giordana to save money. Hence why my Roadeo was built up with those wheels and 8 speed Sachs/Campagnolo Ergopower. But, my riding habits never really changed with the Roadeo, even though it was a more versatile road bike than I had before. I just like to wander off the pavement, so I rarely chose the Roadeo. In order to ride the Roadeo, I had to decide to stay on-pavement, which gets real boring. So, I passed it on to a listmember in Singapore (hefty shipping!). I'll keep my 650-converted Riv Road Standard for road/touring rides (with occasional gravel), and my other bikes, each more dirt-oriented than the last. -- 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.
