On my blue Ram, 32s (Kojak 1.35s which may have measured 31mm on Open Pros) fit under SKS fenders with some squeezing at seatstay bridge, but acceptable. I think that fenders take up about 5mm of tire size but I'd guess that 37-38 might be the max.
On Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 9:50 AM George Schick <bhim...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's not exactly clear whether you want to run the fatter tires with or > without fenders. FWIW, I have a Ram of the same exact time period as yours > and I'm running 32mm Panaracers with fenders. I'd prefer to run 35's, but > there's no way they'd fit under the fenders. Without fenders I'm guessing > that you could go up to 37/38's, but it might be tight. That frame was > built with side-pulls as the intended brake, therefore the brake bridge on > the rear is a little further down than other models. And I agree, of all > the bikes I've owned over the past 45+ years of "serious" cycling the Ram > is the best riding of the bunch. Wish I would have had it all along. > > > On Friday, June 18, 2021 at 10:22:52 AM UTC-5 erics...@gmail.com wrote: > >> I’m the original owner of a 2003 orange Rambouillet. It has always worn >> Roly Poly tires, but my stock has ran out. It hasn’t worn fenders in over >> a decade, and I want to run some bigger tires. I threw my wife’s 700x37 WTB >> All Terrains on it and they cleared. I just want to run fatter road tires >> on it. What can reliably fit 700x38 or 40s in one of the various Panaracer >> makes? >> >> >> FWIW This bike rides like a silky dream. Ive went through 30+ other bikes >> over the years, and this one remains. It is a beauty. >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Eric >> > -- > 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/ff73dcf7-b418-4206-b1f3-58bb4f1895bdn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ff73dcf7-b418-4206-b1f3-58bb4f1895bdn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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/CALuTfgvZmheMwk8yZ0pi1CfuBhOQgHusE7oshCRbqQGDdyO%2BhQ%40mail.gmail.com.
