Tom - regarding the 2x chainring wide/low configuration: It's not a problem at all - you just might need a longer bb spindle. That's what I have on mine, with a pant guard in the outer position. Fender needed notching, but tire is fine. One great thing about this setup, that I've never heard anyone else talk about, is how well this configuration actually works with these super-long chainstays. I can freely use all 9 speeds in the rear, on either the small or the big ring, without the chainline ever being too crossed up, or rubbing on the derailleur or adjacent gears. Best gearing ever!
On Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 4:58:40 PM UTC-7, tc wrote: > > David, > I'm curious about this too, as I have a 59 Clem H arriving this coming > Friday (though I don't need an aggressive knobby since fairly tame > singletrack will only be about 30% of my usage .. the other 60% being > divided by road and gravel). Skinnier tires on a 59 Clem make it look a > bit malnourished to my eye...plus with all I've read about wide tires and > low pressure being as fast, why not, right? > > There was a thread a while back where a Clem owner voiced concern over the > wide/low double crank *possibly *not allowing the claimed 60cm / 2.5" > Clem max tire width without chain interference. Never confirmed, though. > Do you think a 2.5 in back would cause interference? > > Tom > > PS. FWIW, I've also read more than once on this forum that those who've > tried tires at or near the max width eventually downsized to the 2.25 to > 2.0 range because the bike felt to big and ponderous. Though I don't > recall their usage. > > > > On Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 5:24:19 PM UTC-5, David B wrote: >> >> I was thinking of building up a plus frameset - that ended up falling >> through - so I came up with this idea of adding a second wheelset for my >> Clem and running the largest tires possible. When I first got my Clem I had >> it build up with 2.35" Schwalbe Big Ones which ran true to size and fit >> with SKS fenders. Tight spot was the front, but I'd think something >> slightly larger would fit without fenders up front, definitely would fit >> something larger in the back. >> >> So, wondering what tire recommendations the group has for tires in the >> 2.3 - 2.5 range in a 29er. >> Bonus points if you have measurements for width on specific rims. >> If you have anything to sell, I'd be interested as well. >> Thinking about Velocity Cliffhangers or Sun Rhyno Lite rims. Any other >> wider rim brake rims available in 29"? >> >> Thanks, >> David >> in deep snow in River Grove, IL thinking I could hit up the river trail >> with this potential build >> > -- 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.
