certainly looks fenderable to me... Nice looking Hillborne too! ~Mike
On Apr 27, 12:53 am, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nice! Bikes really do look better with big, fat tires. > especially after you become accustomed to riding them that way :D > > On Apr 27, 12:35 am, jandrews_nyc <jasonaschwa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Like I mentioned in a previous post, I ordered some Dureme 50's from > > Riv for my green Hillborne. As some of you know, the earlier green > > Hillbornes had slightly less clearance at the chain stays near the > > kickstand plate. So..naturally I was worried that the 50's would be > > too big. I was lucky. They fit well. I had to take the Berthoud > > fenders off and replaced my Pasela 37's with the Duremes. In fact, I > > think I could probably still get fenders on the bike. I would > > probably have to cut the end of the fender down where it meets the > > chain stay bridge tap. > > I rode about 20 miles today in New York City with these new tires. I > > had them inflated to about 38psi. They weren't too cushy but still > > absorbed all the bumps and pot holes well. I rode from North Brooklyn > > into Queens over the Pulaski Bridge, then along the East River up to > > the 59th Street Bridge which dumped me out in Manhattan on the east > > side. Then rode west straight to Central Park to ride the loop a few > > times..then back to Brooklyn. Maybe closer to 25 miles. > > Anyway, here's a look at the bike with the clearances illustrated > > pretty well. > > >http://gallery.me.com/jasonaschwartz#100117- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
