As a big fan of centerpulls, let me urge you to keep at it. It seems like the Surly hanger would work in this application. Won't it loop over the binder bolt?
Plus, have you seen this? http://www.thevelocafe.com/Ramb/Ramb.html Seems like he's got the setup working. On Jan 22, 11:40 am, Bob Cooper <[email protected]> wrote: > The question has been asked, rightly, Why not calipers? > > Well, with all the brakes, rims, tires, and fenders that I have put on > this bike, I have yet to get the fat-tires-and-fenders thing to work, > to the degree of elegance that I imagine. > > So, my last-ditch effort will be to use a skinnier tire than I > imagined and a skinner fender than I had imagined and a brake that > “opens when it closes,” if you know what I mean: Mafac center pulls. > > I thought that there might be something out there already that I > didn’t know about that would avoid my having to get out the hacksaw, > the scrap metal and the ball-pein hammer. But lo, that looks like the > next step. > > I’ll post a picture when done, with or without fenders (defeat!). > > Thanks for your help, > > Bob Cooper --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
