Here's a wine cork spacer, which serves the same function as my little aluminum ones: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluelemonphoto/2613409899/
Get a longer bolt, and run it through the length of the cork (drill it out first!). That bike was made for fatties, and if I had an Atlantis, I'd run 'em a lot fatter than 33.333. The fatter tire would fill up all that space too. But, that's just me! Gino On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 9:35 PM, Jordan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Jay, > > Great info, but in my ignorance it is a little hard for me to follow. > I love the idea of using old corks, and I'd love to see what that > looks like on your bike. Your post also gave me a great excuse to buy > some fancy beer. So, will this kind of cork do? > http://www.flickr.com/photos/jibbah/3342709669/in/set-72157614978912773/. > If not, I may have to buy some wine. =) > > > Gino, > > Some quick pics of my current setup are up: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/jibbah/3342709669/in/set-72157614978912773/ > > Of particular note for me is this one: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/jibbah/3343541884/in/set-72157614978912773/ > > I didn't mind my toe clearance too much before, but with my fenders as > far out as they are now it seems pretty untenable. > > > Steve, > > Those Velo bikes look sweet. This is my first "nice" bike, so I hope > the versatility of the Atlantis was a smart move for me. My next bike > will be an inexpensive city ride, but down the road I'd love a bike > along the lines of the VO Randonneur. There is already a place in my > heart for a Hilsen, or a custom bike similar to it. > > ...of course, a motorcycle and a yacht would be cool too. > > -Jordan > > I'm loving the > On Mar 9, 6:30 pm, "J. Burkhalter" <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hey Jordan, >> >> The Atlantis is designed with generous clearances, and I've never had >> a problem achieving great fenders lines with my tires ranging from >> 1.5" to 2". I have the 26" wheel version, but this'll apply to your >> 700c. With a little patience and ingenuity you should get a great >> fender line with most any tire you'd ride on the Atlantis. >> >> I really like using old corks for rear fender spacing at the brake >> bridge and chainstay bridge (preferably the wider ones from Belgium >> Ales, but normal wine corks work just fine) . They're cheap and >> plentiful, so if you miss-drill one or cut one too short just grab >> another. Get some longer bolts at your LBS or local hardware store >> (zip ties work just fine in a pinch, though). Drill a hole lengthwise >> through the cork and cut to desired length with a handsaw. The SKS >> fenders already have a hole for the bolt at the chainstay bridge, but >> you'll need to make one at the brake bridge. While holding the fender >> in place mark the hole spot. You can then drill this hole, but I've >> found the reamer on a Swiss Army knife does the trick, too. You can >> use the supplied SKS sliding bridge mount here, but drilling and >> spacing the fender is really easy, makes for a more secure connection, >> and looks loads better. >> >> For the front fender, you might be able to use a piece of the hardware >> that came with the fender set to fashion an extension to the mounting >> tang (the piece that's about 1.5" long and has 3 holes in it. just >> cut-off or bend-out-of-the-way any excess length). Not glamorous or >> picturesque, but it'll do. Since the SKS fenders tend to be a bit on >> the short side, I like to mount them on the front of the fork crown >> and then install a mudflap to catch the bottom spray. >> >> If this isn't making any sense, I'd be glad to post some pics. >> >> -Jay >> Asheville, NC >> >> On Mar 9, 6:33 pm, Jordan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Hi folks. I've recently had some SKS fenders mounted on my Atlantis. >> > Unfortunately, I'm not really happy with the results. Both the front >> > and rear fenders extend pretty far from the tire. This is especially >> > annoying with the front tire, as I already didn't have a lot of toe >> > clearance (I'm on a 63 Atlantis 2 with 700's). >> >> > It looks like both front and rear fenders are limited by a hard >> > mounting. In the case of the front fender, it's the mounting behind >> > the fork. I don't see how it could go any lower. For the rear fender, >> > the issue is the fastening to the bottom bracket. Both of these seem >> > addressable with the right hardware, but I'm not sure what that would >> > be. The parts that came with the fenders don't seem to do the job. >> >> > How can I get a nice close-to-the-tire mounting like I've seen in many >> > photos? >> >> > Thanks, >> > Jordan > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
