Strange that the clearances are that tight. It's also pretty strange that it can fit wider tires/fenders than the brakes can handle. (Tektro 559 I assume?) Seems like cantilever brake mounts should have been more appropriate.
Johan, Sweden On Monday, September 3, 2012 2:47:43 PM UTC+2, Pudge wrote: > > Well, I was going to wait till it was fully built -- fenders, racks, > bags, the works. But the inevitable glitches reared their ugly heads: 41mm > Marathons don't permit 52mm VO fenders, so tried terra cotta SOMA Xpress, > which permit the fenders, but then it turns out that the brakes aren't wide > enough for the fenders (and in any case Grant urged the EA group not to use > tires < 38mm (pedal strike issues), which may eliminate the ~35mm New > Xpress rubber as a solution. (Nice looking, though!). Before I remove the > entire Mark's Rack/Platracks/fender-mounted-with-daruma assembly to try > them, does anyone know whether Paul Racers have better fender clearance > than the Tektro side pulls on the bike now? > > Anyway, maybe time to post a few shots without all the accoutrements, to > prove (as Manny would say) that the bike actually can be ridden! > > > > On Sep 1, 2012, at 4:30 PM, "Marc Irwin" <irwi...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > we still like pictures! > > On Thursday, August 30, 2012 1:30:05 AM UTC-4, Philip Williamson wrote: >> >> I don't need pictures to prove it happened, I can see you grinning! >> >> >> On Tuesday, August 28, 2012 10:11:25 AM UTC-7, Pudge wrote: >>> >>> Oh, boy... >>> >>> Fixed the bent derailleur hanger and dropout on my Mystery Bike, >>> finished a quick basic assembly last night, and took it for a brief trial >>> run (no lights, so only a couple of miles) around the neighborhood. >>> >>> Verdict: Wow. It's unquestionably the must luxurious bike I've ever >>> ridden -- smoothes out bumps like they weren't there (~40mm Marathons may >>> have something to do with that, but they're certainly not the most supple >>> mid-fat tire in the line-up, so I think it's mostly the bike). Not just a >>> Cadillac -- it's a Rolls limo. But at the same time it handles >>> beautifully, goes exactly where it's pointed (even at very low speeds), and >>> is insanely comfortable in the saddle. And the most amazing thing is that >>> with the Bullmoose Bosco bars, when I stood up to mash on a high gear >>> uphill (the derailleur/shifter was slipping, so I didn't shift much -- I'll >>> work on that tonight), it was as if somebody had reached down and made the >>> perfect bike/fit for me alone. The grips were in the perfect spot; >>> everything seemed perfectly aligned; it was really almost too easy. >>> >>> This bike is a home run. >>> >>> It's going to be my main commuter and errand bike, so it's getting a >>> Platrack with large Wald basket and large Shopsack on the front, and a >>> large Nitto Rear Rack on the back, probably with some Swift Industries >>> Short Stack panniers. SON hub with Supernova lights front and rear. VO >>> fluted aluminum fenders. And maybe even some of them-there Thin Gripsters, >>> too. Or maybe a set of Hillbubba's Grip King Deluxes. >>> >>> Woo-hoo! >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owne...@ >>> googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *clamp...@cox.net >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 15, 2012 5:29 PM >>> *To:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >>> *Subject:* [RBW] Re: Mystery Bike! >>> >>> Has this particular bike or any of the other ones been posted as a >>> completed build? 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