Nice set up, Max! I stirred the Tektro caliper and lever idea for a while to open up the clearances on my Rambouillet for more tire and fender room. In the meantime I had collected some Continental Gatorskin 700x32 (actually 29mm on Velocity Synergy rims) tires on clearance from the local REI and a set of Honjo H27 hammered fenders for an attractive price and after holding one of the fenders up to my bike with the Contis installed I thought I should do it to prove I needed the Tektro solution for this combination. Turns out I didn't need the brakes.
All of that tire and fender fit beneath the Shimano long reach calipers, even when closing on the rim (thanks to a strategic clearance dimpling needed on the front only). Took it for, literally, a shake down ride around town to see if I could produce some misbehaving. All was well, despite Belgian block roads, gravel paths, freshly asphalt patched streets, and yes, more curb drops than I should have on the first ride with a low tail fender like that (go off at an angle & turn the wheel even more parallel to the curb as you drop). The day's climate was beautiful, or as a friend posted: "I won't be noting the weather when I face Saint Peter, but if I do reach Heaven, I am positive it will be like last week in PIttsburgh." Proof: https://plus.google.com/photos/109160474815391208206/albums/5910070344477760609?authkey=CPibubXxl-b3ag Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Sunday, August 11, 2013 8:22:53 PM UTC-4, reynoldslugs wrote: > > Dear List: > > Some changes to my Rambouillet gave me an excuse to take some pictures. > The changes include the improved Tektro 559's. IMHO, the new quick > release button on the brake release is important, I'm glad they added it - > - the old ones sort of opened up at bad times. It's such a comfortable > bike, I just love it - - no fancy parts, it just a pleasure to ride. We > rode from Healdsburg out to Jim Town and up Pine Flat today; the final > 1000' of climbing left me grateful for gears that could objectively be > described as "ridiculously" low. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/41563482@N06/sets/72157635034191456/ > > Also, I posted some time ago about trouble encountered when I had the LBS > swap out the Campagnolo triple on my Sachs, replacing it with a TA Carmina. > The list's suggestions worked out nicely (thank you); with narrower > chainring bolt spacing and a shorter bottom bracket, the bike shifts very > nicely now. It's a great ride, very neutral and comfortable. (RBW content > - Silvers shifters and Rolly Polly's). Pictures here: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/41563482@N06/sets/72157635034237136/ > > Silver shifters, new Selle Anatomica saddle, wider tires (Rolly Polly). > The bike was fine before, just feels a little more "right." > > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
