My 63 cm Toyo frame has the dimples. Not sure if a 42 would fit - I have 38mm tires on it right now with fenders. I believe it would fit a 42, but not with fenders.
Dylan On Dec 4, 10:44 am, Forrest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In photos of what I think are later-run, Toyo-built Hilsens, it > appears that the chainstays have a "dimple" on the inside at about the > point the tire passes through. Or maybe that's an optical illusion? My > 59cm AHH, which the original owner told me was from an early batch out > of Waterford, does not have such dimples on the inside of the > chainstays. When I mounted a Schwalbe Marathon XR 42-622 / 700x40c > tire on a Synergy Velocity rim, it did not clear in the rear -- and by > RBW's published specs, it should have. I've got 37-622 / 700x35c of > the same tires in there now, and they fit fine (and work great), but a > 40 or 42 would never fit on mine. Is it possible that some of the very > early AHH's are different in this regard than later ones? -- Forrest > (Iowa City) > > P.S. I know there are no quality differences to speak of between Toyo > and Waterford Hilsens. I just wondered if the design of the chainstays > (and thus the tire clearance) evolved ever-so-slightly from the first > AHH's to later ones. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
