I used 45Ps on my Bleriot with Nifty Swifty tires (33mm). It was an easy installation and I have plenty of clearance, but I can see that 41mm tires could be a little too large. Jack
On Oct 18, 11:27 am, kevin lindsey <lindsey.ke...@gmail.com> wrote: > Lee - > I used the P45s, too. If you're only getting 4-5mm clearance running > 36mm tires, then I'm wondering whether my 41mm stuff is simply too > big. > All the best, > Kevin > > On Oct 18, 7:59 am, Lee <leec...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Kevin, I'm in transit right now but can write up something when I get > > into my lab. I just installed SKSs this past weekend. One question > > though: what size fenders did you order? I used P45s on my 650B bike > > with new SOMA B-line tires. They are ~36mm wide and the clearance is > > about as tight as I would want them. Maybe 4-5mm at some points. > > > Best, > > Lee > > > On Oct 18, 7:49 am, kevin lindsey <lindsey.ke...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I'm in the process of building my Bleriot and thought a pair of SKS > > > fenders would be practical and look great, too. However, I was > > > naively unprepared for the amount of tweaking, cutting, fitting, and > > > cursing required to install these things on my bike, a circumstance > > > made worse by the almost-nonexistent instructions included with the > > > fenders. Suffice it to say that I botched the job and have had to > > > order a new set of stays for my second installation attempt. Couple > > > of questions: > > > a) I have a set of 41mm 650bs and am a little concerned about whether > > > there is enough room for tires this big and a set of fenders on the > > > Bleriot. I got the rear fender installed more or less OK, but the > > > clearance between it and the tire was really tight. Am I pushing > > > things to far to expect 41s to fit with fenders? > > > b) Are there any secrets I'm overlooking when installing SKSs? > > > c) The front of my front fender came warped. Is there a way of > > > unwarping it, or will I have to cut it off? > > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > > Kevin- 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.
