I have fit 35mm Honjos over 28mm Paselas - VERRRY tight. Not recommended. I would imagine that 43mm Honjos would work under the brakes with 28mm Paselas no problem.
The Rom is designed around 27/28mm tires, and in my experience, that's where it shines. I like the feeling of 28s better than Jack Browns on that bike. That being said, it can bomb down a trail on 33.3s or 35s no problemo.... just without fenders. Of course, this is all conjecture, given that we're just "supposing" about a Romulus :) Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Jun 14, 11:03 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > I'm a bit curious about the berthoud composite fenders. They look > > sharp and seem to be considerably longer than the sks ones. > > Did not measure them but the composites are notably longer than SKS. > > I have the 50s on my Bruce Gordon over Schwalbe Mar. Supreme 40s. > There is a lot of room between fender and tire. I suspect I could fit > the smaller Big Apples there if I wanted to give it a shot. > > On Jun 14, 12:19 pm, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 1:15 PM, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > If you are talking about a plastic fender - SKS, Bertoud, etc - a 45 > > > will cover a Jack Brown and will, just barely, fit under shimano > > > sidepulls. However, a 45 in a metal fender probably will not. Steel > > > and Al fenders both have rolled metal lips on them that take up about > > > 4 mm of space on either side of the fender, and the bolts, especially > > > the through bolt from the fork crown sticks down inside the fender. > > > Also these fenders seem to have considerable amount of mfg. variance. > > > My Honjos actually measure 43mm and a 32mm tire would be two tight for > > > every day use. I run 28's on my Rambouillet, with Honjos and that > > > works perfectly. > > > > As a general rule, I would offer - use plastic if you want to maximize > > > tire size for your frame; use metal if you want the most durable > > > fender for commuting and bad road riding; use Al. if you want a > > > beautiful, light weight option for a good rondonee style bike, like > > > the Rambouillet. I use steel on my commuter; Al on my Rambouillet, > > > and plastic on the tandem. > > > I'm a bit curious about the berthoud composite fenders. They look > > sharp and seem to be considerably longer than the sks ones. > > > thanks for the explanation. > > -sv- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
