I think the photos give the illusion that the fenders are too small. Take a look at the last photo in the set; it shows the width better than most. The fenders are 60mm wide Berthouds. The 60s have a shallower/flatter shape than the 50/40/35mm Berthouds. There is plenty of clearance between the tire and fender. Granted I haven't ridden it in really sticky mud conditions yet, and I do get the occasional rock-carried-around-the-fender noise (as with all metal fenders, in my experience), but it's not a big deal.
The one downside of the fenders that I have found is that when riding over small logs or down root-dropoffs, I have caught the rear edge of the front fender a couple of times. I haven't bent it yet, but I'll probably pull the fenders off for the dry season, just to reduce the chance of bending 'em. cheers, Andrew --- On Fri, 7/24/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [RBW] Re: photos of my Bombadil build To: [email protected] Date: Friday, July 24, 2009, 10:28 AM I'm sorry, I don't mean to be critical - I realize that building up a bike is a very personal thing - but I don't see it as a "go anywhere" bike. From the photos it doesn't look like there's enough clearance between the dirt tires and the fenders for it to be rideable off road. Is it me or don't the fenders look too small for the tires? On a positive note, I like the stem. Bill In a message dated 7/24/2009 1:01:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Stem is very nice and works wonderfully with the Bombadil. It is a great looking bike that will go anywhere, A bad credit score is 600 & below. Checking won't affect your score. See now! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
