Thank you Bill for your detailed comments. I think you are right and I will wait for the bike to arrive. I'm not very good at actually working on a bike but my bike guy at the lbs is masterful. Appreciate your time to respond.
On Friday, February 9, 2018 at 3:46:38 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > My thought would be to wait until the bike is built and can scope out your > clearances. Medium reach brakes and 28mm tires are a good combination for > normal fenders. My expectation is that when you get the brakes set up with > the tires in there, you will conclude that you can't fit an unmosified flat > wood fender in the remaining brake arch-space and you'll be faced with four > decisions: > > A. No fenders > B. Normal metal or plastic fenders > C. Flat wood fenders, filed away at the edges to clear your brakes > D. Flat wood fenders, bisected with double hardware to avoid the brakes > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Friday, February 9, 2018 at 12:14:19 PM UTC-8, Chris Birkenmaier wrote: >> >> HI all. Thought I'd float this question to the group. I have a Roadini >> that is being painted now and I'd like to order some Woody (wood) fenders >> for it. Thought I'd go custom flat. I plan on putting a 28 Compass >> Chinook Pass on a H Plus Son TB14 rim. I need a width for the fender and >> not sure what I should order. Thought I'd ask here first knowing I can >> always call the good folks at Riv. Your thoughts? >> Thanks >> Chris >> > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
