Phillip: Here is a link to a set of photos taken while Jonnycycles worked (Peterwhite supplied) 700 x 60 Berthouds to fit between the rear chainstays which were just a bit too narrow.
http://flickr.com/photos/jonnycycles/sets/72157606490025925/ BTW, I also have a restored '82 Trek 728. I wound up going with SKS 40s as the steel fenders would not fit. The old Trek touring bikes are greater riders, but I think at that time fenders were not much a consideration. On Dec 12, 12:58 pm, Philip Carlson <[email protected]> wrote: > After rear ending a car and crunching my mid-'80's Centurion > Elite ??, I got an '84 Trek 620 to replace it. Switched over B17, > Noodle Bar, great wide opening toe cage and Jandd racks, but the fork > is too tight to fit the stainless Berthoud fender. I love both the > bike and the fenders. Any ideas on how to make this work? > > I'm thinking of cutting the fender in half and bolting it to the crown > hole (somehow). If I do cut the fender, I was thinking of making the > back section longer so that it keeps spray off my feet, is there a > reason front fenders don't extend lower than they do? Also not sure > if I should bolt the front end to the front of the crown, would it be > stable? The Jandd front rack has a solid top that might take care of > spray out front. > > (I've also one of the plastic strut attachment thingy, again, and will > be ordering another replacement from PWC. Second time I've lost this > part!) > > Thanks, > Philip --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
