Jay, Great info, but in my ignorance it is a little hard for me to follow. I love the idea of using old corks, and I'd love to see what that looks like on your bike. Your post also gave me a great excuse to buy some fancy beer. So, will this kind of cork do? http://www.flickr.com/photos/jibbah/3342709669/in/set-72157614978912773/. If not, I may have to buy some wine. =)
Gino, Some quick pics of my current setup are up: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jibbah/3342709669/in/set-72157614978912773/ Of particular note for me is this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jibbah/3343541884/in/set-72157614978912773/ I didn't mind my toe clearance too much before, but with my fenders as far out as they are now it seems pretty untenable. Steve, Those Velo bikes look sweet. This is my first "nice" bike, so I hope the versatility of the Atlantis was a smart move for me. My next bike will be an inexpensive city ride, but down the road I'd love a bike along the lines of the VO Randonneur. There is already a place in my heart for a Hilsen, or a custom bike similar to it. ...of course, a motorcycle and a yacht would be cool too. -Jordan I'm loving the On Mar 9, 6:30 pm, "J. Burkhalter" <burk...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hey Jordan, > > The Atlantis is designed with generous clearances, and I've never had > a problem achieving great fenders lines with my tires ranging from > 1.5" to 2". I have the 26" wheel version, but this'll apply to your > 700c. With a little patience and ingenuity you should get a great > fender line with most any tire you'd ride on the Atlantis. > > I really like using old corks for rear fender spacing at the brake > bridge and chainstay bridge (preferably the wider ones from Belgium > Ales, but normal wine corks work just fine) . They're cheap and > plentiful, so if you miss-drill one or cut one too short just grab > another. Get some longer bolts at your LBS or local hardware store > (zip ties work just fine in a pinch, though). Drill a hole lengthwise > through the cork and cut to desired length with a handsaw. The SKS > fenders already have a hole for the bolt at the chainstay bridge, but > you'll need to make one at the brake bridge. While holding the fender > in place mark the hole spot. You can then drill this hole, but I've > found the reamer on a Swiss Army knife does the trick, too. You can > use the supplied SKS sliding bridge mount here, but drilling and > spacing the fender is really easy, makes for a more secure connection, > and looks loads better. > > For the front fender, you might be able to use a piece of the hardware > that came with the fender set to fashion an extension to the mounting > tang (the piece that's about 1.5" long and has 3 holes in it. just > cut-off or bend-out-of-the-way any excess length). Not glamorous or > picturesque, but it'll do. Since the SKS fenders tend to be a bit on > the short side, I like to mount them on the front of the fork crown > and then install a mudflap to catch the bottom spray. > > If this isn't making any sense, I'd be glad to post some pics. > > -Jay > Asheville, NC > > On Mar 9, 6:33 pm, Jordan <prospir...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi folks. I've recently had some SKS fenders mounted on my Atlantis. > > Unfortunately, I'm not really happy with the results. Both the front > > and rear fenders extend pretty far from the tire. This is especially > > annoying with the front tire, as I already didn't have a lot of toe > > clearance (I'm on a 63 Atlantis 2 with 700's). > > > It looks like both front and rear fenders are limited by a hard > > mounting. In the case of the front fender, it's the mounting behind > > the fork. I don't see how it could go any lower. For the rear fender, > > the issue is the fastening to the bottom bracket. Both of these seem > > addressable with the right hardware, but I'm not sure what that would > > be. The parts that came with the fenders don't seem to do the job. > > > How can I get a nice close-to-the-tire mounting like I've seen in many > > photos? > > > Thanks, > > Jordan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
