Hi Ryan, That's a beautiful bike, and pretty much exactly what I was envisioning for myself if I went with the Sam versus another model. What bars are those? Also, do you get any toe overlap happening? Mine would be a 54 so I might have a tad less room too. Thanks, Dave
On Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 10:39:10 PM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > Hi Dave. My 2025 Sam fits Velo Orange 55 mm smooth fenders and 700x 44 mm > Rene Herse Snoqualmie Pass tires comfortably. Not sure I’d recommend > running anything bigger than a 45mm tire with fenders on the 2025 frames > with wider clearance. > > For max tire clearance, I’ve seen a few people running 2.3” tires with > tight clearances. > > Here’s my Hillborne: > https://flic.kr/p/2s5LSTJ > https://flic.kr/p/2s5LncJ > https://flic.kr/p/2s5F1to > https://flic.kr/p/2s5LmNh > > Cheers! > On Friday, May 1, 2026 at 5:18:08 PM UTC-7 Dave White wrote: > >> This is a few years old, but rather than start a new thread, can anyone >> add to this as far as what will fit on the 2025 version? Also with fenders >> please. >> Maybe it's common knowledge, I'm new to this, but James at Rivendell told >> me the 2025 Sam fork crown was altered to have more clearance. >> Thanks, >> Dave >> >> On Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 6:12:02 PM UTC-8 Ryan Stanis wrote: >> >>> David, that build looks super fresh with the Oracle Ridge tires on >>> there! I'll have to pick up a pair at some point and pull the fenders to >>> give those a try. >>> >>> OP, I've been running Panaracer Gravel King SK 700x43s on CR18s with VO >>> Zeppelin Fenders (52mm wide?) on a Canti Sam and the fit is....tight. >>> Fenders can get clogged with debris easily and if the fenders get knocked >>> around i'll end up getting tire rub when really cranking up climbs. It >>> wasn't til I went climbing through some fallen trees after a big storm that >>> the fender started doing that....Should've taken a hint and turned around. >>> >>> -Ryan >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 15, 2020 at 7:07 PM David Baldi <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I just built up a Sam with Rene Herse Oracle Ridge on Velocity Dyads. >>>> Feels fantastic, and the clearance is perfect for use w/o fenders. >>>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/97k84okvey64VQ6r9 >>>> >>>> On Monday, November 9, 2020 at 11:06:53 AM UTC-5 diekaiser wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have Vittoria Terreno Dry (47) on a Cliffhanger rim and I have >>>>> minimal clearance in the rear at the brake bridge. Also, the Paul Mini >>>>> Motos mini cable is ever so close to the tire tread. I also ran the same >>>>> setup on Velocity Quills and it was a little bit better in both the brake >>>>> bridge and brake cable clearance of the Mini Motos. I've also ran the >>>>> GravelKing 1.9's (non-slick) on both the Cliffhangers and Quills. Again, >>>>> minimal clearance, but it rolled. >>>>> >>>>> On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 3:19:31 PM UTC-8 Mark Allen wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Yes, it's the canti version from the last run (2018/2019) before this >>>>>> month's release. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 10:59:08 AM UTC-5 Jimmy Warren wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Do you have the canti version? I have side pull, and I don’t think I >>>>>>> could do fenders with Snoqualmie Pass tires. Fenders and Barlow Pass 38 >>>>>>> is >>>>>>> excellent though. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Nov 8, 2020, at 7:55 AM, Mark Allen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> For anyone interested in the max size with fenders, the 44mm Rene >>>>>>> Herse Snoqualmie Pass under Velo Orange 52mm Zeppelin fenders fit my >>>>>>> 2018 >>>>>>> Hillborne perfectly, but I don't think I could go any larger for either >>>>>>> component. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Mark >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 10:03:19 AM UTC-5 Nathan F wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> To repeat what others have said, 48-50 really is the comfortable >>>>>>>> limit on my 18'. I'm running 43mm and the SKS fenders are TIGHT, >>>>>>>> especially >>>>>>>> on the rear. I know normally bike brands normally pad the max >>>>>>>> clearance to >>>>>>>> prevent warranty claims, but Riv hasn't on this model. 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