The sidepull brakes, in your case, will not be a limiting factor for tire clearance. You should be able to do a 700x40 with a fender, and probably 700x45 without fenders. Personally, I think the Planet Bike Cascadia fenders are much nicer than the SKS fenders.
On Jul 7, 1:51 pm, 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.
