Wasn't minding my edits this a.m. Meant to say: "> Are you just putting the cork between the bike and fender with no > bolt inside?"
And to Roy's point, a photo if possible would be much appreciated. Thanks. Who would have thought something so apparently simple could become so complicated! On Jul 29, 7:10 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > I had the same issue with my 26 inch wheeled All-Rounder. I used two > > corks as fender spacers at the lower front of the rear fender to get > > even fender spacing to the tire (26x2.0) and found I didn't need the > > spring-thingie. > > Are you just putting the cork between the bike and no fender with not > bolt inside? If so, how does it stay in place/ If bolted, how do you > get the fender out of the way when removing the fender? Or does the > All-Rounder have vertical (or even semi-horizontal) drop outs? > > On Jul 29, 2:55 am, Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > > > Roy, > > > I had the same issue with my 26 inch wheeled All-Rounder. I used two > > corks as fender spacers at the lower front of the rear fender to get > > even fender spacing to the tire (26x2.0) and found I didn't need the > > spring-thingie. > > > Angus > > > On Jul 28, 9:25 pm, Roy Yates <roydya...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I've needed this spring thingy for my All-Rounder which has a big gap > > > from the 26 inch wheels/tire to the cross-brace between the chain > > > stays. However, I don't think I would want the fender to slide on the > > > bolt. In that case, won't the head of the bolt always be close to the > > > tire and block the the horizontal motion of the tire during removal. > > > My impression is that the example in the picture allows the end of the > > > bolt closest to the seat tube to slide when the horizontal motion of > > > the wheel pushes the fender. However, an All-Rounder's cross-brace > > > between the chain stays has a threaded hole for a fender bolt but the > > > hole dead-ends in the cross-brace. I've wondered if anyone has drilled > > > through the cross-brace to allow a fender bolt to slide through? If > > > not, is there some other solution? > > > > Thanks, > > > ...Roy > > > > On Jul 28, 9:40 pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > > > > Here you go: > > > > > Joe, thanks for the linked photo. That shows what I was missing in my > > > > scheme. The bolt is thinner than it would be allowing the fender to > > > > move back and forth over it. Brilliant! > > > > > On Jul 28, 5:54 pm, Joe Bartoe <jbar...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Here you go: > > > > > >http://velo-orange.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-thing.html > > > > > > > Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:43:59 -0700 > > > > > > Subject: [RBW] Re: Spring Fender Spacing Thingy > > > > > > From: dougpn...@cox.net > > > > > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > > > > > Can you post a photo? Springs are easy to find at good hardware > > > > > > stores & especially industrial supply stores. There's more to the > > > > > > mounting than just using a spring, correct? > > > > > > > dougP > > > > > > > On Jul 28, 3:03 pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Some creative bike mechanics use a spring device to attach the > > > > > > > fender > > > > > > > to the chain stay bridge. Seems like that is ideal for my current > > > > > > > project as the bike has Campy 1010 horizontal dropouts. > > > > > > > > I have looked around and do not see where any of the usual > > > > > > > suspects > > > > > > > sell such a thing. Are the mechanics cobbling this together? If > > > > > > > so, > > > > > > > anyone come across a blog or youtube showing how? > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > > > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > > > > rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > > > > For more options, visit this group > > > > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.-Hide > > > > > > quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
