So i think the problem is that i don't have as much drop from the bolt inside the fork crown to the fender as you guys have, here's a pic of it now, http://flic.kr/p/dTsLNn
i'm actually using a daruma for the fender stay instead of fork crown one, the reason being if i use the longer fork crown one then the fender drops down too low, with this setup the fender is held tight against the fork crown. If i use the longer daruma, the fender hangs low, and i was worried about tire clearance on the inside of the fender if i just kept tightening the bolt. with some amount of spacers i could get it to almost work, but i think the bigger wedge would be needed, in the end i'm happy with the current setup as it's held in place tight now, but i would've preferred the cleaner setup. but i've grown to accept that all fender installations require a certain amount of compromise... On Saturday, February 9, 2013 1:55:06 PM UTC-5, René wrote: > > I too, would like to see your photos. If you reference the photos on my > Betty that Shoji posted the link for, you'll see that I had to modify the > body of the daruma so the wedge would fit inside the steerer tube due to > the recessed washer on my brake. I also used a recessed washer under the > fender due to the very tight clearance with the Hetres on the Betty, but if > your clearance is larger, this isn't really necessary. > > At this point, I'm not sure I understand what your problem is... > > René > > On Friday, February 8, 2013, Shoji Takahashi wrote: > >> Can you post a few pics of your current setup? It could be that your >> daruma bolt is too short (which could be solved with a recessed nut). >> Orthie-- I think this is Rene-- has a pics of daruma-bolt setup on his >> Betty Foy: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/orthie251/8371814700/in/photostream/ >> >> Here's Somervillebikes's fender install with a stack of washers-- replace >> it with your wedge. >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/7516215@N03/5411771107/in/photostream/ >> >> There's also a pic of the recessed nut on daruma bolt: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/7516215@N03/5403383604/in/photostream/ >> >> >> >> On Friday, February 8, 2013 11:08:50 AM UTC-5, Minh wrote: >>> >>> Shoji's diagram (thanks i remember seeing this before), is how i have it >>> now with with the rubber washer, i'm able to get the fender up tight >>> against the bottom of the fork crown, but i can't swap in the wedge for the >>> flat metal washer with the daruma in there now, when i switch out with a >>> longer daruma, the eyelet is in the wrong spot. >>> >>> I guess i just don;t have the right daruma to use the wedge, i need one >>> with the slot in the daruma a little higher for the combination of fork+ >>> fender that i have, but i appreciate all the input to affirm that it is in >>> fact simple, but that i don't have the right hardware to make it work. >>> >> -- >> 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
