Nice! I do like those silver QBs with the blue decals...and the fender set-up looks perfect
On Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 8:22:31 AM UTC-6 Patch T wrote: > On my 56cm Silver QB I currently have VO Smooth 45mm fenders installed and > am riding 38mm Gravelking slicks. > > Set-up was real easy, with no crimping, surgery, magic/sorcery, or > exceptional skill required. Was not my first fender install, nor am I a > pro-mechanic. I rode a whole winter + subsequent year with no problems so > far. (Before, I had an orange 54cm QB and used SKS P55s - those I had to > bend, and came off forever when I switched sizes in 2020) > > So the clearance with my set-up works, but it is what you would expect > from such a tight tire-to-guard gap. I feel fine about it because this > iteration of my QB does not see much off-road or mud. I use PDW safety tabs > for potential stick pick-ups, and also because it makes rear wheel removal > easier (although the photo attached was taken before the front set of tabs > went on early winter 2021). > > If I recall correctly, plastic fenders tend to move around more while > riding than aluminum, and create occasional rub when using limit-pushing > tire widths. Worth considering. > > (An anecdote: Paul Minimotos clear the fenders just fine, and play with > that front Nitto 32F rack nicely. There's a Touring Canti on the rear > because another bike has the matching Minimoto on *its* fork.) > > Patch, who'll be using mudflaps in NYC this winter. > > > [image: image3 (2).jpeg] > >> >>>> -- 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/bfaca3e6-47da-42a4-8231-7df8c3e77867n%40googlegroups.com.
