I've never seen a Rivendell with a threaded fender boss under the fork crown. Was this your original custom spec? Or was this part of your subsequent mods, getting a threaded fender boss installed under the fork crown?
In my opinion, your clearances are far too tight for anything wood. Wood fenders are kind of thick. Bill who-just-had-Ed-Litton-install-threaded-fender-bosses-under-the-fork-crown-on-two-forks Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 11:37:34 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I sent this mss to Cody who makes custom wood fenders, asking for his > judgment whether flat or curved wood would fit best. But I'd like others' > opinions about off the shelf possibilities. > > A narrow fender -- about 40 mm wide overall -- but with a shallow profile > would fit best, but this would have to be made for a tire with a diameter > just shy of 25". No one makes such a beast, as far as I know. > > I've mounted 35 and 40 mm PB and SKS 700 c fenders which have a nice, > shallow profile, but there is inevitably deformation near the brake bridge > and crown as the fender is forced to follow a tighter curve than its radius > is meant for. > > the 40 mm 650B Berthoud fits the curve better than any other off the shelf > one, but the profile is too tight. > > All the 559 bsd fenders I've seen are 50 or 60 mm wide. I suppose I could > cut out sections under crown and stays ...? > > It seems wood, custom, is the best option, but do y'all have better ideas? > > > **************** > From original email: > > Attachment would be at threaded bosses under crown and bridge. > > Gap under front brake caliper is about 11 mm. > > Gap under rear brake caliper is about 8 mm. > > Rear fender would end just short of rearmost portion of tire; in other > words, it would be short so that I can shove the bike into a car without > putting pressure on the rear fender. I measure 34" from chainstay bridge to > the position on the tire where I'd like fender to end; note that this > measurement is with tape lying on the tire itself; if the fender is ~1cm > above, perhaps that would add additional length? > > Front would be long enough to bolt to the light mount/rack support arch. > Distance from center of fork crown to 1" beyond arch is 11.5"; again, this > is measured with tape lying on the tire. > > Overall length from arch to where I'd like it above ground is 32" -- > again, measured with tape lying on tire. > > What do you recommend for the best fit, flat or curved. Which is less > likely to warp? I'm more interested in fit and durability than fancy finish > or pattern. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
