How far is it from the sides of tire to the chainstays, seatstays and
forks? 1cm? Less?
Could it be a mounting bolt head on the inside of the fender rubbing as the
tire goes around?
Look at the each bolt head while spinning the tire to see if it makes
contact anytime during its rotation.
I have a 52 green and gold Sam H with the original Fatty Rumpkins and VO
stainless steel fenders (58 mm). There is greater than 1 cm clearance
between tire and fender all around, front and rear. No rubbing.
Incidentally, the Fatty Rumpkins measure slightly wider (39mm) on Atlas
rims than my
I pumped the Hetres up to 50psi and went on a ride today. Overall, there
was less of a feeling/sound of a rub. However, occasionally under heavy
load the feeling persisted. Wondering if maybe its a bottom bracket issue
(or maybe even a seat issue?).
For reference I just measured my Hetres and
Hi Aaron,
Might seem like a weird question, but do you have a [double] kickstand on
the Sam?
I had tire rub (26 Big Bens on a Hunqapillar) on the Pletscher double
kickstand. Clearance was generally fine, but with low tire pressure and
hard pedaling, there was enough lateral movement to get
