I did run Grand Bois 30's sith SKS 35's. Clearance was tight as you described for the 45's and there were a lot of pebbles that scraped their way through. The clearance was tight and while I never had a problem while riding I often had to adjust the fenders after transporting the bike.
Larry Powers Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain > Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:02:46 -0800 > Subject: [RBW] Re: 32mm Tires on A Rambouillet > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Ram # RB0453, SKS 45's, Open Pro rims, and the Shimano brakes that > came with the bike. I've run GB30's and Pana Pasela 32's for the last > three years. Clearances are tight, and if you're on chipseal you'll > hear pebbles scrape by as they come round under the fender. In my > experience, the SKS35's are too tight to run 30's or 32's, unless > you're setting them up so that the centerline of the fender is maybe > an inch or inch and a half away from the tire, putting the sides of > the fenders far enough away from the sides of the tire to eliminate > fender rub under high frame flex conditions like hillclimbing. > Anyway, try as I might, I couldn't get the SKS35's that came with my > Ram to work with the GB30's or PP32's. > > Nick > > On Jan 12, 11:35 pm, Larry Powers <[email protected]> wrote: > > A couple of people have posted that they have run 32 mm tires on a > > Rambouillet. I have run 30mm tires with 35mm SKS fenders and Shimano long > > reach brakes. It was a very close fit using Grand Bois 30mm tires. > > > > What brand tires have you used to do this? It seems the height of the tire > > is the limiting factor so a round tire would work better then a tall oval > > shaped tire. I have thought about experimenting with the wide mouth brakes > > to see what is possible. Another thing I have wondered about is rims. > > Does a wide rim give a lower profile to the tire then a narrow rim? My > > current wheels are built with Open Pro rims. > > > > I would be very interested in hearing how you made this work and what type > > of fender/tire clearance you had. > > > > Larry Powers > > > > Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email > > service.http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390708/direct/01/ _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/--
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