[RBW] Re: Fender install on Riv
Sidepull brakes, right? Older Riv (most all bike/brands actually) road bikes were limited by the short reach calipers of that era. I doubt you'd be able to fit much more than a 25mm tire and 35mm fender. And it is probably not optimized for fender installation (chain/seat stay bridge positioning and drilling for example) like newer models. If you want to fit a fatter tire (and wider fender) a 650b conversion would be your best bet. (assuming you have 700c wheels now) Steve On Sunday, July 7, 2013 10:18:41 PM UTC-4, Matt S wrote: I'm new to the group and apologize in advance if this topic has already been beaten to death but I'm starting to run out of patience... I recently bought my wife a 54cm ca. 1995 Rivendell. I'm in the process of installing some 40mm Tanaka alloy fenders and I am battling with the minimal clearance for fenders offered on the bike. I'm using 28mm Gran Bois Cerf tires. I bought some River City Reacharounds as there simply isn't enough clearance on the rear so I needed to cut the fenders. Looks like the front will also need to be cut. Not enough room for a crown daruma. The rear fender is pretty much in place but the fender line is funky. I'd love to hear other folk's solutions. Thanks in advance. -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Fender install on Riv
Fork-crown darumas are giant space-wasters in my opinion, and unnecessarily heavy. My most frustrating fender experiences are all daruma-related. I would rather make a custom L bracket and rivet it directly to the fender than ever use a daruma again. Riveted brackets, though - give you maximum clearance. With plastic SKS fenders, you can easily cut a slot, to mount the bracket through the fender, instead of on top. I think it looks professional and nice, even if you've had to hack everything together. Philip www.biketinker.com On Sunday, July 7, 2013 7:18:41 PM UTC-7, Matt S wrote: I'm new to the group and apologize in advance if this topic has already been beaten to death but I'm starting to run out of patience... I recently bought my wife a 54cm ca. 1995 Rivendell. I'm in the process of installing some 40mm Tanaka alloy fenders and I am battling with the minimal clearance for fenders offered on the bike. I'm using 28mm Gran Bois Cerf tires. I bought some River City Reacharounds as there simply isn't enough clearance on the rear so I needed to cut the fenders. Looks like the front will also need to be cut. Not enough room for a crown daruma. The rear fender is pretty much in place but the fender line is funky. I'd love to hear other folk's solutions. Thanks in advance. -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: Fender install on Riv
I did a similar hack on a AHH since the drauma is so big. I used a flat, rounded head screw (hard to describe) underneath though, it didn't protrude any more than a rivet, which I tried but it snapped over some big bumps. Maybe my riveting skills suck though so you might have better luck. On Jul 8, 2013 12:46 PM, Philip Williamson philip.william...@gmail.com wrote: Fork-crown darumas are giant space-wasters in my opinion, and unnecessarily heavy. My most frustrating fender experiences are all daruma-related. I would rather make a custom L bracket and rivet it directly to the fender than ever use a daruma again. Riveted brackets, though - give you maximum clearance. With plastic SKS fenders, you can easily cut a slot, to mount the bracket through the fender, instead of on top. I think it looks professional and nice, even if you've had to hack everything together. Philip www.biketinker.com On Sunday, July 7, 2013 7:18:41 PM UTC-7, Matt S wrote: I'm new to the group and apologize in advance if this topic has already been beaten to death but I'm starting to run out of patience... I recently bought my wife a 54cm ca. 1995 Rivendell. I'm in the process of installing some 40mm Tanaka alloy fenders and I am battling with the minimal clearance for fenders offered on the bike. I'm using 28mm Gran Bois Cerf tires. I bought some River City Reacharounds as there simply isn't enough clearance on the rear so I needed to cut the fenders. Looks like the front will also need to be cut. Not enough room for a crown daruma. The rear fender is pretty much in place but the fender line is funky. I'd love to hear other folk's solutions. Thanks in advance. -- 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. -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Fender install on Riv
I agree that daruma set up is a waste of valuable real estate. Jitensha sells a nice L bracket that I use. To absolutely maximize space between the crown tire, use a dremel to cut a small slot in the fender and mount the L bracket through it with the round heads inside the fender. You will probably want to mount the bracket either in front of or behind the crown, not directly under the crown. Michael On Monday, July 8, 2013 12:46:02 PM UTC-4, Philip Williamson wrote: Fork-crown darumas are giant space-wasters in my opinion, and unnecessarily heavy. My most frustrating fender experiences are all daruma-related. I would rather make a custom L bracket and rivet it directly to the fender than ever use a daruma again. Riveted brackets, though - give you maximum clearance. With plastic SKS fenders, you can easily cut a slot, to mount the bracket through the fender, instead of on top. I think it looks professional and nice, even if you've had to hack everything together. Philip www.biketinker.com On Sunday, July 7, 2013 7:18:41 PM UTC-7, Matt S wrote: I'm new to the group and apologize in advance if this topic has already been beaten to death but I'm starting to run out of patience... I recently bought my wife a 54cm ca. 1995 Rivendell. I'm in the process of installing some 40mm Tanaka alloy fenders and I am battling with the minimal clearance for fenders offered on the bike. I'm using 28mm Gran Bois Cerf tires. I bought some River City Reacharounds as there simply isn't enough clearance on the rear so I needed to cut the fenders. Looks like the front will also need to be cut. Not enough room for a crown daruma. The rear fender is pretty much in place but the fender line is funky. I'd love to hear other folk's solutions. Thanks in advance. -- 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.
