Thanks for info, Gernot! Really really tempted to order up some 29" x 2.0 Fat Franks and have a go at it now :)
Andrew On Jan 15, 2011, at 10:51 PM, Earl Grey wrote: > Here is a later side pull Sam with Fat Franks and aluminum fenders! > http://www.flickr.com/photos/56694464@N02/5339491448/in/photostream/lightbox/ > (Search archives for "Pics of new Samuel Hillborne" for the > corresponding thread.) > > I have an early 56cm Sam with 3 dot fork and recently tried putting on > 52mm VO aluminum fenders, and they fit fine, requiring just a tad of > squeezing at the chainstay bridge. > > Since the 50mm Big Apples actually run 44.5mm (photo on rivbike.com), > and given the photo above, I would guess that the 50mm Fat Franks will > fit, but haven't tried it myself. > > Gernot > > > On Jan 16, 6:08 am, andrew hill <neurod...@gmail.com> wrote: >> hi folks, >> >> i have what i believe is an "early" Sam, e.g. orange with 3-dot fork. >> trying to figure out what the widest tire i can squeeze in there... would >> love to go up from 40mm Mara Sups to a Fat Frank, but doubt a 2" will >> actually fit.. >> >> not concerned about fenders (i live in Los Angeles). >> >> anyone else have the same dot-forked Sam who has stuffed über-fats in there? >> >> thanks, >> andrew > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > -- 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-bunch@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.
