On Dec 13, 4:20 pm, Will <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Dec 13, 9:49 am, landotter <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Ya, get some fenders that fit, and save the Berthoud fenders for a
> > project where they fit. Not a hard pill to swallow. Don't notch
> > expensive nice fenders.
>
> Plastic fenders have worked fine for us as well... and I don't feel
> bad about notching plastic... I had to notch a space in the rear to
> run our B&M bottle generators.For my son's 613 (another early 80s
> Trek) I went with larger fenders and had to "customize them" a bit
> more... but it also allowed him to run 32's. The bikes appear to be
> designed for 28s.
>
> The 620 with the canti mounts and 47 cm chainstays is really a special
> bike. You will have to use a long spacer with the rear fender (where
> it attaches to the chainstay bridge). One fellow on another list had a
> really interesting solution to long spacer installations since they
> tend to conflict with horizontal dropouts... he devised a spring
> system so the fender could be flexed an inch. So... expect to have fun
> engineering this.
>
> Also... you might want to look into this little nugget... that 620
> fork will support this, though bars might need adjusting...
>
> http://www.bontrager.com/model/07568/en'
That's off the lowrider mounts? There's one for $150 or so in the back
of the 09 Electra catalog that's powdercoat silver with a wood board
floor. mounts to fork crown and lowrider mounts. Gorgeous but steering
will feel odd with weight unless you have a pretty low trail.
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