Hi Jim, What size fenders are those and: did you have to do any bendy tricks around the chain stays? Any idea of a "fatness" comparison between the Delta Cruisers and the GB Hetres?
I'm trying to figure out if a 54/Saluki will take Hetres and fenders and still have reasonable clearance for kicked up pebbles and the like ... thanks/jsk On Jan 17, 9:40 am, jim phillips <thefamil...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Yes, I had Fat Franks on my Sam but when I decided to add fenders I had to go > with Delta Cruisers and the Fat boy was just too fat! > > best, > > JimP > > > > > Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:34:35 -0800 > > Subject: [RBW] Re: widest tire on a Sam? > > From: earlg...@gmail.com > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > 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 > > 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.
