I was thinking of VO Zeppelins (I thought they were the only fenders called "Zeppelins") going on my canti-Saluki.
On May 11, 6:15 pm, Rene Valbuena <[email protected]> wrote: > Ryan, > > What bike are you thinking of installing on the combo of Hetres and the 58mm > honjos? There is no doubt that the combo is very good, if not ideal combo, > but if I may say so, it is not an ideal fit, for a Saluki. The maximum > recommended tire per RBW charts/tables for the Saluki, Hilsen, Bleriot and > Wilbuy/Glorius -- the now discountinued RBW 650 bikes -- is 35mm with fenders > and 41 without. You can 'force-fit' the ideal combo but you have to live with > the fender surgery. Now if you want to experience the Hetres and 58mm Honjos > with an 'ideal fit' with an RBW bike, there is the Hillborne, Bombadill, and > the 700c Atlantis. > > Rene > > -----Original Message----- > >From: rcnute <[email protected]> > >Sent: May 11, 2009 4:15 PM > >To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> > >Subject: [RBW] Re: 58mm Honjos and Hetres on a 60cm Saluki > > >Sorry for the lack of clarity. I was thinking of Zeppelins (instead > >of the Honjos you used) to see if I can eliminate or minimize the > >fender surgery. Good to know about the mounting tabs, though. > > >Ryan > > >On May 11, 3:24 pm, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Mon, 2009-05-11 at 15:15 -0700, rcnute wrote: > >> > Thanks for being the early adopter/reporter, Steve. I think I'm going > >> > to give the Zeppelins and Hetres a whirl. > > >> Those are the fluted 58mm Honjos. Velo Orange has Zeppelins in the wide > >> size, but I understand they come with mounting tabs for brake-bolt > >> installation that you can't easily remove. I have Honjo Zeppelins (Le > >> Paon) on my Velo Orange > >> Randonneurhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/97916...@n00/sets/72157606169015639/ > >> but AFAIK they're not available in a 58mm size. Grand Bois has 58mm > >> hammered Honjos available. > > >> If your frame will fit the tires, I am entirely confident you will LOVE > >> them. Not the price, perhaps, but certainly the performance and in all > >> likelihood the appearance as well. I see they now come in black and > >> white tread as well as the red. I went with the red for the sake of > >> tradition, but I'm rather pleased with the look. Sort of reminds me of > >> a huge Pink Pearl eraser... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
