Fantastic photos, thanks Andy! On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 7:31 AM, ascpgh <asc....@gmail.com> wrote:
> So true. I had fender rattling and buzz against the resting position of > the Shimano "longer reach" brake arms on my Rambouillet when my original > hammered Honjos and Conti Gatorskin 28s I would tighten up the brakes, > partially activating them to get better clearance: > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oMDCYtUqMuA/UgTJu88hRzI/AAAAAAAAB54/0-0oIFlBXSowHKIpdFYOwuO9rovpez1PgCL4C/s1600/DSC01103.JPG> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IfTXb3Beg3s/UgTJyE8AyqI/AAAAAAAAB6A/9p7tu_Tg0fkiZE8TAot0mX4f11gTCgivACL4C/s1600/DSC01105.JPG> > > It became more than occasional after being banged into from the rear, > upsetting the perfect arc necessary. I fixed several things with Paul > Racers, Stampede Pass ELs and a wider/longer set of hammered Honjos. Now it > is actually the frame bridge and the fork crown that are the clearance > points despite bigger tires and fenders (sorry for the quality, I flashed > to get the frame color of the bridge under there): > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XP0W3CKWVv8/WQh6Z-Gn9KI/AAAAAAAAIB0/X41nfJWTV103XiVs15KtzBLdsblhdxQQwCLcB/s1600/20170427_185204.jpg> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hYf7fnueed8/WQh6RIHGEMI/AAAAAAAAIBw/mTJwQsIIgr8ZTP5xKgqDeORY83rngJJ_ACLcB/s1600/20170427_185051.jpg> > > Good braking, quiet fenders keeping me clean & dry, and a lovely smooth > ride. Just in time for spring rains. > > > Andy Cheatham > > Pittsburgh > > > > > > On Monday, May 1, 2017 at 6:24:46 PM UTC-4, eflayer wrote: >> >> yes, on my Salsa Casseroll shod with earlier Shimano BR long reach front >> brake, a 28mm tire would come very close to hitting just underneath the >> brake. On that same bike with Race M installed, the clearance was quite a >> bit bigger and no issue with 28mm Conti 4000 on Velocity A23. >> >> On Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 11:59:22 AM UTC-7, reynoldslugs wrote: >>> >>> Dear list: >>> >>> Someone on this list, or perhaps the iBob list, posted a link to a page >>> comparing the clearance for different caliper sets in the 47-57 range >>> (e.g., Tektro R539's and TRP RG957 long-reach, Shimano long reach). >>> >>> The web site had a set of very helpful photos, illustrating that some of >>> the caliper sets had more clearance under the caliper (above the tire). >>> >>> I'm trying to get a little more clearance below the caliper for the >>> tires on my Della Santa... so if anyone can refer me to the link, many >>> thanks. >>> >>> (I searched archives, couldn't find the link). >>> >>> I'll cross post to the Bob list, apologies to all. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Max Beach >>> >> -- > 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. > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ signature goes here -- 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.
