Greg, The original model of the Rivendell Road Standard has some rather close clearances that limits choices of fenders and tires combinations. The catalogs that Rivendell published at the time indicated that the bike would accommodate 700x32C tires with fenders and up to 700x35C without. If anyone could fit a true 700x32C tire with fenders, I'd like to see it!
I have Honjo hammered finish 45mm fenders mounted on the bike and I'm using the 700x28C Pasela tire. This provides sufficient clearance, but it's certainly not generous. The most critical dimension is the height of the brake bridge on the rear, its meant to accommodate a short-reach (not standard-reach) brake like the SunTour Superbe Pro sidepulls that I've fitted on the bike- Max reach 49mm. Jim Cloud Tucson, AZ On Feb 9, 9:02 pm, greg eastman <gfeast...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Jim- > > Does your '96 Road Standard have short-reach brakes? If so, which > tires and fenders are you using that fit under the brakes? > > Thanks much, > Greg Eastman > Hillsboro, OR > > On Feb 9, 6:49 pm, Jim Cloud <cloud...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I just took some photos today of my 1996 Rivendell Road Standard > > appropriately on the Tucson Rillito River Park path. I'm trying to > > ride every day for an hour or and hour and half, and the Rillito River > > Park is my favorite ride for a casual outing. No auto traffic and > > just a nice way to enjoy bicycle riding. > > > I'm an unabashed bag matcher and the original Nigel Smythe "Lil' > > Loafer" front bag looks just great on the Riv IMHO. > > > Here's some photos from my Flickr > > Photostream:http://www.flickr.com/photos/37964304@N05/sets/72157625889961383/ > > > Jim Cloud > > Tucson, AZ -- 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.
