On Mon, 2010-06-07 at 15:55 -0700, dos.ruedas wrote: > I have an old Trek 500 - series frame that I converted to be my light > touring/loaded commuter bike and while I love almost everything about > it, the one drawback is that I cannot fit fenders under the sidepull > brakes with the 32mm tires I run. > > The bike would be just about perfect if it was downpour-capable, and I > recall seeing an innovative solution in a Riv reader that I can't find > anymore. I recall that someone had come up with the idea to cut the > fender in two to bypass the brake bridge, and then joined the sections > in some clever way that I can't recall. I was wondering if anyone on > the list has done anything like this on a sidepull-braked bike? Also, > my bike does not have a fender mounting tab on the rear, and I was > wondering what could be done about that. >
I think you are thinking of the River City Reach Arounds http://rivercitybicycles.com/product/reacharound-fender-brackets-737.htm to go over the brakes. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
