I've had 35 Paselas on my green Ram before without issue. http://cyclofiend.com/cc/2006/cc130r2-ccanter1006.html as pictured with Mavic Open Sport rear rim. Mavic Ma40 front. Shimano calipers and levers.
I had to cut the front of the fender off, but the tires before fenders had ample clearance. By removing the spring and the spacer on the cable adjuster and adjusting the calipers with the adjuster screwed almost out I am able to remove and replace the wheels without deflating the tires by opening the QR and screwing the adjusters in all the way. You have to remember to readjust the adjusters and It's a little slower this way but it sure beats deflating and re-inflating tires each time the wheels are remove. Scroll down the photos to see a good shot of the calipers BEFORE I got the idea to remove the extra bits. . I haven't had tires wider than the 35s in to tell for sure but I'd be surprised if the 37 Paselas didn't work nearly as well (less fenders of course). Rambouillets are supposed to fender tires up to 32mm without tricks (barely) and take tires up to 37 or 38 without. Unlikely, but maybe some out of tolerance Paselas got through QC somehow and found their way to you. On another note, my Ram currently has JB greens. The difference between the 35s and them are minimal. Less than a mm I would say. It's odd that the JBs would fit without issue and the 35s would not. Wish I could offer more help. C n, Nov 7, 2010 at 1:03 AM, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > I picked up a used nice green Rambouillet a couple of months ago. When > I got it I put on some fairly new Jack Browns. I've been riding for a > few months and have been very happy with it overall although the > wheels that came with it were past their prime. I had a nice set of > wheels with Suntour XC Pro hubs so they went on and I rode it some > more. My only complaint was that the Shimano calipers that came on it > wouldn't open wide enough to get the JB's in w/out deflating. I picked > up some Tektro R538's and then Friday swapped out brakes,new Tektro > levers ( those shimaNo's are too small for my hands) and some nice > Suntour dérailleurs and bar end shifters. Everything worked perfect. > > This evening I went to put on some 35mm Paselas for some mixed terrain > rides and they won't fit height wise in the front because of the brake > calipers. Everything I've read says the Ram can fit 37mm tire. Has > anyone been able to fit a 35mm or even 37mm tire on their > Rambouillet? Is there to shift the brake caliper higher? > > ~Mike~ > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- 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.
