Success! I thought I would provide and update here to let everyone know how I made out. After 3 sessions in my workshop (aka my basement) I was able to finally get everything aligned to my satisfaction. What it took was an abundance of patience and determination. I explored the possibility of permanent alignment of the fender nose by bolting it to the Mark's rack. I can see how this would work but I treated it as a last resort. There is about 3cm of space between the rack and the top of the fender so I would need a significant spacer. I had a nylon sleeve that just wasn't quite long enough. So I then tried mounting them to the rear of the fork crown with the Sheldon Nut. I didn't like that at all. I found that when mounted to the rear of the fork raising the fender up high enough forced the nose down so that it was touching the tire. I decided to scrap that and go back to mounting it behind the brake again. When I put it back on this time starting from scratch I finally got it aligned just right. When I had it just right it took the curve out of the nose of the fender. It's not perfect but good enough. No tire rub whatsoever. The takeaway for me is that you have to keep playing with the adjustment of the fender stays to get it just right. It took a lot of trial and error but I now feel like I am much better equipped to deal with. I just hope it's not any time soon!
Tim On Monday, April 17, 2017 at 9:19:37 PM UTC-4, Broccoli Cog wrote: > > Ok I broke the cardinal rule and didn't leave well enough alone. I have a > newer Sam with sidepull Tektro brakes. My tires are 40mm Clement MSO. The > fenders are SKS P45. My front fender is driving me nuts! I had been riding > the bike without any rubbing but I noticed the other day that the nose of > the fender is curved to one side. I attempted to straighten it out and I > quickly determined there is nothing I can do to straighten it. Now I am > putting it all back together including the Mark's rack and I can get it so > it's not rubbing. It's close but the little rubber hairs on the tire are > rubbing. Maybe when I get it off the stand and go ride it I won't notice > but I could help but think a better mechanic then I can get them just > right. At this point I'm ready to rip them both off. Is there anyone out > there who can restore my sanity by giving me some tips on aligning these > properly? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
