Hi All, Lots of useful information being traded here. I see that, when trying to squeeze out the last bit of clearance under the fork crown, there's no love for the traditional daruma bolt/nut. I'd like to suggest taking a look at the PlugNut fender mount, which lets you create a flush-mount, centered, female M5 boss in the bottom of the steerer tube. Simple to install, secure, and designed to be compatible with brakes and racks that use the crown's center-mount hole.
[image: PlugNut drilled for centermount brake or rack.jpg] The hex head machine bolt and thin washer that are used to attach the fender together create the least protrusion into that precious gap between tire and fender, and you could probably thin out the bolt head if you're so inclined. And, as opposed to the large dimple typically created to work with the daruma's big ole hole cover, the PlugNut works with a small, shallow dimple, which also helps out in the clearance department. The PlugNut is available now in the Velo Lumino web store. (www.velolumino.com) On the product page, you'll find links to an installation video, and to a cool clip of a destructive test showing how secure the PlugNut really is. Thanks for taking a look. Tom Matchak Glen, NH (Disclosure: I have a commercial interest in the PlugNut fender mount.) On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 9:54:06 AM UTC-4, Lum Gim Fong wrote: > > Thinking of putting Berthouds on the Rambouillet for winter riding. But > have a couple questions. Let me know what you think based on your Berthoud > experiences, please.: > > 1. It is a 650b converted Ram with 42mm tires. Should I use 650b fenders > or 700c since this is a 700c bike frame? I like tons of clearance, so if > the fenders are too far away from tires, that suits me fine. > > 2. How do I pinch these 50mm Berthoud stainless fenders to fit into the > chainstays near the chainstay bridge? I know you can cut or mold aluminum > fenders to do this, but these Bertys are thick stainless. Can they be made > to fit, or are these types un-bendable? > > 3. Maybe I should just go back to 700 x 32c for the Ram and a narrower > fender would fit better? > > > -- 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.
