Reporting back: I was able to get VO Zeppelins to fit up with 41.5 (or so) Fatty Rumpkins that measure 40 on the calipers. Clearance is not ideal, but no rubbing at all - totally functional. With the Tektro 556s, I had to use the L bracket instead of my usual DIY fender daruma to allow the front of the front fender to clear the tire.
I did a 60-mile moderately paced mixed surface ride this past Friday and certainly did not feel like I was held back by the Riv. The experiment continues! -Nate Please forgive brevity and typos. This message was sent from a phone. > On Sep 29, 2020, at 7:35 PM, Nate Phipps <nphip...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks, Jimmy et. al. - I'm looking forward to putting it through the paces! > I'll be doing an unloaded gravel ride this week as a point of contract to a > loaded night out. > > And I do plan to add the obligatory tombstone-to-bar strap as soon as I can > find on long enough. > >> On Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 5:57:41 PM UTC-4 Jimmy Warren wrote: >> Ah yes, Bill advises well. What you can do for safety while you have this >> rack is loop a strap from the rack to the stem and make sure it has tension. >> (I use a John's Irish strap for this purpose.) Then if there is any rack >> breakage, the rack won't move down and stop the wheel and cause a crash. >> >> And your bike photo is amazing. It makes me want to go ride. Your bike model >> is what the Bike Snob has been enjoying for maybe a year now, and he's done >> quite a few blog entries about it. >> >> -Jimmy >> >>> On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 11:53 AM Nathan Phipps <nphi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Good looking out, Bill. I picked up the bike on Friday and had to throw >>> together a camping setup for Saturday, so there were some compromises - you >>> know you have good bikes friends when you can source an M-18 and a basket >>> in 90-minutes! That said, I would like a sturdier setup. >>> >>> Let me know if anyone is holding at sturdier rack! >>> >>>>> On Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 2:46:08 PM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote: >>>>> Be careful with that basket setup. The diving board on your front rack >>>>> is already sagging. Run only really light loads in that basket, unless >>>>> you invest in a sturdier front rack. That looks like a Nitto M18. >>>>> Something like a Marks Rack could be run with 2 pairs of struts and would >>>>> be much much sturdier. Something that attaches down low on the fork tips >>>>> would be even better. >>>>> >>>>> Bill Lindsay >>>>> El Cerrito, CA >>>>>> On Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 11:18:10 AM UTC-7 Nathan Phipps wrote: >>>>>> Ok, photo for some attention ;-) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 12:05:41 PM UTC-4 Nathan Phipps wrote: >>>>>>> Hiya. Long-time fanboy, first-time owner here. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I’ve recently acquired a newer MIT A Homer Hilsen as my first Riv - >>>>>>> very fun bike, and I suspect it will help me explore which Riv is for >>>>>>> me - and maybe it’s the AHH. We shall see. I tend to prefer cantis, and >>>>>>> all things equal, the Sam would likely be my choice, but I got a great >>>>>>> deal, so I went for it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Query 1: In any case, I’m curious what tire/fender/brake combos folks >>>>>>> are running to maximize tire width (I *think* it’s 42 w/ fenders) - I’d >>>>>>> also be curious on max tire width without fenders (I’d guess a true >>>>>>> 47mm). It’s got the 41.5 (or so) Fatty Rumpkins on currently, and I may >>>>>>> just add some VO Zeppelins and go from there. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Query 2: Have folks loaded their AHHs for touring? If so, with how much >>>>>>> gear? The latest Riv catalog claims 40lbs as a the right max load (set >>>>>>> against 55lbs I believe for the Sam). I did an S24O this weekend and >>>>>>> had roughly 40lbs before I added firewood. Handled fine, and I know >>>>>>> weight rating are generally conservative (though maybe not Riv’s?) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Many thanks for the information. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -Nate >>>>>>> Ann Arbor, MI >>>>>>> >>>> >>> -- >> >>> 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. >> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/99f1d2d9-0ff9-405c-aa25-0bdb8184e071n%40googlegroups.com. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/mxSLZ7w-JrY/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/aa3d077a-ff3d-4f5f-a72a-96916ba716c8n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4C275E85-470E-442D-91F8-5BE0AE094848%40gmail.com.
