Question asker, all: On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 15:55, dos.ruedas <rhizomic.upris...@gmail.com> 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.
I'm running 30mm (measured) Grand Bois Cypres on my Rambouillet with 43mm Honjos, and so far so good (only about 150 miles on that combination, but lots of rain -- thanks Seattle!). I decided to use Mafac Racers for the reason that centerpulls get wider (spread above their pivots, i.e., where the fender sits) when applied whereas sidepulls squeeze the fender area when applied. It might not be much, but sometimes a couple millimeters is the difference between fender success and fender. You could try a similar idea but get 45mm fenders which should give ample clearance for true 32mm tires. Or stuff 32s under 43s, it might work. Mafac Racers are cheap and plentiful, and set up correctly (which isn't terribly difficult, though maybe a dying art) they're fantastic brakes. Sure Pauls are a lot nicer, but if you want to try a waaay cheaper solution to see if it'll work for you, get a set of Mafacs. Install good brake pads so inferior pads don't fool you into thinking the brakes suck. Personally (not to mention self-evidently) I'd do what I did before I tried the Reach Arounds (Steve P.: google it & look at the 1st result) and also before I tried to, ummm, DIY a reach around. Granted though: the Trek 500 series is quite likely more fender-space challenged than the Rambouillet. Still, an idea, and a relatively inexpensive one to try out. YMMV, etc, etc. Cheers! Stuart Fletcher Seattle, WA -- http://ratrocket.tumblr.com/ -- 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.
