Get some fenders, and not too skinny ones. I'd go for something in the 45-55mm range (I have 42s over Jack Browns and wish I had gone wider). Will improve the look with the skinny tires, and if you want to try a wider tire later, you'll still have room.
Cheers, and have fun with the build, Gernot On Jul 8, 1:51 am, Peter Pesce <petepe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All- > > My first post here. I just purchased one of the last Taiwan Sam frames > to build up. It's a 60cm set up for sidepull brakes. Yes, I know, > cantis are better in every possible way, but I actually like the > classic look of sidepulls. I'm planning on Tektro 556 brakes, so > hopefully I won't give up too much in clearances! > It will be a more of a "Sunday ride' bike for the time being, but I > like that fact that a Sam can become anything I want down the road. > I'm keeping it pretty classic and simple - Noodles, Brooks saddle, > skinny 32mm Paselas (that will no doubt look lost in those brakes!) > Seems like a fun group here. Looking forward to learning a lot. > > Cheers, > Pete -- 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.
