Thanks René, Very much appreciated... I knew that at least 50's would be needed but I was unsure of clearance through the brakes. I think the plan at the moment will be to go with the r559's I have (with 700x50 fenders) but change to at least a front center pull once I get settled. I am in the middle of a long distance move currently so real bike time is not possible.
Your bikes come out beautifully by the way! Once I have sufficient time, I want to study your pictures and comments more on the rear center pull mount. It looks perfect! And thanks for trying different options and letting people know what you found. It is most helpful... Bob On Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 5:46:11 PM UTC-6, René wrote: > > For those tires you'll need 50mm metal fenders, either steel Berthouds, > aluminum Honjos or any other brand. They will fit with the Tektro brakes, > but when opening the brake to remove the wheel, the brake will push down on > the fender. You might also lose a bit of clearance with those. Switching to > a Paul Centerpull or the Dia-Compe 750 on the front will help. On the rear > you won't get any extra clearance by switching. > > BTW, the Paul centerpul is wider than the Dia-Compe, but both will clear > the 50mm metal fenders. I like the Paul's better after comparing both > directly. I also went with a rear Paul mounted in reverse, just because I > wanted both brakes to be the same. Previously on my Betty, I ran the rear > Tektro/Silver brake. > > René > > On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 4:24 PM, Bob Lovejoy <boblo...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> All, >> >> Sincere apologies for this question, as I think I must have missed it in >> previous threads... >> >> What metal fenders (Tanaka, Berthoud, Honjo, VO, ???) can be used for the >> most possible clearance using the r559 brakes, front and rear, on a 60cm >> Cheviot? I am planning on using 700x40 Schwalbe Marathon Supremes and got >> lost in the potential (metal) options. I know the DC 750 or the Paul >> center pulls would help, certainly on the front, but am wondering if there >> is a chance anything will work for me with the r559's that I have. >> >> I would definitely like to go with metal/stainless fenders but will do >> what I have to until I can get into full project/experiment mode. >> >> Again, sorry if this has been asked and answered! But any help would >> definitely be appreciated... >> >> Bob >> >> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
