[RBW] Re: Ram Tire Snafu

2010-11-07 Thread Michael_S
Rob, that's just what I was thinking... new fork. The Ram I found has some paint scratches so I was planning on painting it this winter after I finish building my custom Randonneur that I finally have all the parts for. Since the back of the Ram has room for a 37mm Pasela ( with a cm to spare) I co

[RBW] Re: Ram Tire Snafu

2010-11-07 Thread rperks
As in my other post, that is shockingly close to the exact opposite of my situation. I would definately check the rake on the fork, and or any other signs of change in the fork from original. This could be a really good reason to call Tom Matchak and get one of his forks made up. http://tommatch

[RBW] Re: Ram Tire Snafu

2010-11-07 Thread Mike
Wow, that's really bizarre. Sorry you're having the problems with it. Let's us know what the folks at Rivendell say. --mike -- 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-bu...@googlegroups.c

[RBW] Re: Ram Tire Snafu

2010-11-07 Thread rperks
I feel your pain with this one. On my Roadeo the front brake pads are at the bottom of the slots and the fork has 45mm between blades. With the Shimano brakes I could still get a 37 in there with a little balck magic to get it in and out. The rear is another story. The bridge is so low that the

[RBW] Re: Ram Tire Snafu

2010-11-07 Thread Michael_S
here is the clearance on the front and back... go figure? http://www.flickr.com/photos/37347...@n05/5156128962/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/37347...@n05/5156128152/in/photostream/ I'll call Rivendell tomorrow and see if they have any ideas. ~Mike~ On Nov 7, 8:23 am, Mike wrote: > You might wa

[RBW] Re: Ram Tire Snafu

2010-11-07 Thread Mike
You might want to recheck the Tektros that you got, perhaps you got some of the non-bigmouth standard reach calipers. Look on the Riv website, the brakes clear a 37 no problem. http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/tektro-bigmouth-57/15-150 Maybe give RBWHQ a call on monday and talk to Mark, he mi

[RBW] Re: Ram Tire Snafu

2010-11-07 Thread Michael_S
just dug the old shimano 550 calipers out of the trash. They seem taller from pad to inside top of caliper, just not wide enough. I fixed one problem and now have another...hmmm. I really want to run the 37mm Paselas on this bike. ~Mike~ On Nov 7, 7:46 am, Michael_S wrote: > thanks for the inf

[RBW] Re: Ram Tire Snafu

2010-11-07 Thread Michael_S
thanks for the info. With the JB's and no fenders there is scarcely a 3mm of height clearance. The 35mm Paslela's won't even fit. My Paselas seem much taller than the JB's ...maybe .5cm. BTW, the back has no problems. I did notice on the front that the brake pads are only half way down the slot v

Re: [RBW] Re: Ram Tire Snafu

2010-11-07 Thread Seth Vidal
On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 9:06 AM, Mike wrote: > I've managed to fit 700x35 Panaracer T-Serves on my Rambouillet > without any issues other than having to deflate the tire before > inserting it. Not sure what's going on with your bike. 700x32s are the > biggest tire I've managed to fit on the bike wi

[RBW] Re: Ram Tire Snafu

2010-11-07 Thread Mike
I've managed to fit 700x35 Panaracer T-Serves on my Rambouillet without any issues other than having to deflate the tire before inserting it. Not sure what's going on with your bike. 700x32s are the biggest tire I've managed to fit on the bike with an SKS P45. I have some SKS fenders with Berthoud

[RBW] Re: Ram Tire Snafu

2010-11-07 Thread Johnny Alien
I have 35 Kojaks on my Ram but it measures a bit under that. Maybe closer to 33 max. On Nov 7, 7:05 am, clyde canter wrote: > Just measured the height difference and it's a 1.2mm increase on Open Sport > rims. > > > > On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 6:37 AM, clyde canter wrote: > > I've had 35 Paselas on

[RBW] Re: Ram Tire Snafu

2010-11-07 Thread David
This problem doesn't make sense to me unless the bike has fenders. If it does, the biggest tire that will fit will be the Jack Brown. On Nov 6, 10:03 pm, Michael_S wrote: > I picked up a used nice green Rambouillet a couple of months ago. When > I got it I put on some fairly new Jack Browns. I've