No Hetre experience, but in general, it takes awhile for new tires to stretch to their real size.
On Jan 27, 7:20 pm, James Valiensi <valie...@mac.com> wrote: > Hullo, > The Hetre's don't quite measure up to 42mm. Check out my photo's. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamespatrickvaliensi/sets/72157623173479... > > James Valiensi, PE > Northridge, CA > H818.775.1847M.818.585.1796 > > On Jan 27, 2010, at 10:47 AM, Esteban wrote: > > > > > > > Just an update here -- I ended up adding 50mm Berthouds to my 650B > > Protovelo (custom) in order to better accommodate Grand Bois Hetre > > tires (42mm, fo' real). I tried to document the clearance with these > > mudguards: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/sets/72157622888947795/ > > > On the Herse site, they remark, "For many bikes using the Grand Bois > > 650b x 42 Hetre tire, the 650b x 50mm Berthoud fender is the best > > fender option available. The reason is more luck than intent we > > believe. The Berthoud fender in this size has a relatively flat > > profile - so it doesn't wrap as far down alongside the fender as some > > of the traditional French fenders that are not easily obtainable. So > > the result is that the fender needs less clearance." > > > I found that there was a bit more room with the Berthouds, but they > > are more stretchy than the Honjos. When I first mounted the rear > > fender, I drilled the hole for the seatstay bridge a bit off, and it > > stretched out the fender. When that happened, it became slightly more > > narrow. > > > I hope this info helps Riv owners of 650B considering moving to > > Hetres. The ride is really incredible, but it has been a pain to get > > it passable in terms of clearance. > > > Esteban > > San Diego, Calif. > > > -- > > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > James Valiensi, PE > Northridge, CA > H818.775.1847M.818.585.1796 -- 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-bu...@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.
