I agree that the 45mm Honjo aluminum fenders work well with sidepulls and 700x28c tires. I'm running the Honjo fenders with Sun Tour Superbe Pro (the hidden spring model) sidepull caliper brakes and (currently) Panaracer Pacela 700x28c tires on my first generation (1996) Rivendell Road Standard. There are no problems with clearances using this set-up, but I wouldn't be able to run a larger (e.g. 32) size of tire unless I removed the fenders.
The original Road Standard brake bridges have such close clearances that I don't think the bike was ever intended to run with fenders and tires larger than 28mm. Looking at my brochure of the Romulus, however, it was obviously designed for standard reach brakes, and I'd think the 45mm Honjos would work well with the Jack Browns. (According to the brochure, the crown has sufficient clearance for 700x38 tires). Jim Cloud On Jun 14, 10:15 am, 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. > > Michael > > On Jun 14, 10:33 am, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Suppose someone was looking for a good size fender for a romulus. > > According to the info on cyclofiend's website it seems like something > > like a 45mm fender would cover a jackbrown on a romulus or is that a > > pipe-dream w/the shimano sidepulls? > > > -sv -- 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.
