Oops, did not see that Dave already linked to some good instructions. On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 12:31:27 PM UTC-4, Mark Roland wrote: > > I had the opposite problem when building my Clem L earlier this year--I > did not want the wavy style, and none of the other 650B offerings were wide > enough for the tires I was planning to use, so I bought the 700c 63mm > fluted style and reradiused down to fit the Schwalbe 650B tires. I was > familiar with the concept, but I can get dyslexic when trying to remember > instructions like this, so I followed the method in Anton's blog (it's down > a bit): > > > https://somervillebikes.wordpress.com/2020/03/01/how-to-install-metal-fenders-part-i-achieving-a-proper-arc-radius/ > > On Monday, October 5, 2020 at 10:16:05 AM UTC-4, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: >> >> Dave, this is fantastic. My tires will be 43 or 44, I think. But won’t >> the 650b fenders be too short on a 700 c wheel??? If not, I would totally >> go for it. >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Oct 5, 2020, at 4:41 AM, Dave S <macnc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Re-radiusing the wavy fender to fit 700c is very easy. Velo Orange even >> has a blog on how to do it: >> https://velo-orange.com/pages/re-radiusing-fenders >> >> You'll have to gently squeeze the fender together so it ends up being a >> bit narrower. The wavy is pretty wide from the start so you'll probably be >> ok if your tire choice isn't super wide. >> >> >> >> >>> >>> I’m off to hunt down some metal fenders now. I didn’t realize that >>> finding fenders for 700c wheels would be difficult - it seems most (of the >>> ones I like) are made for the smaller width tires. I was hoping to put my >>> favorite waterfall fenders (“wavy” by Velo Orange) on the Platypus, but >>> alas, 650b only. And I don’t like the snakeskin look, so I limit myself >>> further yet. >>> >>> >>> -- >> 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/BDfU9dSagwE/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cdbced31-d31d-4081-96ca-97d54e937ca8o%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cdbced31-d31d-4081-96ca-97d54e937ca8o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >>
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