Andrew, the Sam with fenders is not sporting Fat Franks, but Delta Cruisers, which are skinnier (don't know how skinny). But the Fat Franks do fit without fenders: http://www.flickr.com/photos/56694464@N02/5314463096/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/56694464@N02/5314502412/in/photostream/
Gernot On Jan 16, 2:08 pm, andrew hill <neurod...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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/l... > > (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 > > athttp://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.
