Thanks Jim. Those are 32 Pasela Tourguards, under VeloOrange 45mm anodized fenders, under Tektro long-reach calipers, and there is no room to spare. I couldn't run a twig under there if need be, only water... a small, tiny gravel would be tight, and possibly problematic.
I initially tried to use a daruma hanging from the brake bolt under the fork, but there wasn't room; I kept trying to tweak the fender's bend a bit, but it would interfere with the brake, or, scrub the tire, when I did that. So I ended up changing it, and mounted an L-bracket to the top of the fender, then slid the other end between the fork and the brake caliper. It worked, but, there's occasional buzz of the tire on the inside of the fender, it's very sensitive to variations in pressure. Also, I discovered that I had a bit of toe overlap with the back edge of the fender, where the rear strut's daruma sticks out a little further. For the summer, since it was mostly dry, I ended up pulling the fenders off. I'd like to put them back on soon, but I'm also a bit hesitant. Some alternate plans of mine: I could change the way the strut mounts to the rear of the fender, that would help with some of the toe- overlap issue. I've also thought about changing to Paul's brakes, to see if that would give me even a mm more of clearance. Alternatively, though, I could just slide down to 28's, go to Ruffy- Tuffys instead of the Paselas. I like the 32's, though. I also think I'd like Jack Browns', too. A fella at the LBS suggested trying the JB's, thinking that the extra tread on the Pasela might make it a little taller, that the JB might be a little more 'round', and that it may pass through w/ a hair more clearance. FWIW... On Sep 27, 7:33 pm, James Warren <jimcwar...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Leslie, > Perfect bike. It looks you are getting the most out of the fender and tire > room. What size tires are those? > -- 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.
