Thank you all for the helpful input. Sounds like I’ll be shopping for some 38s. I’m looking forward to seeing how it feels with some fatter tires.
It has the Shimano long reach brakes Riv sold back then. I had to deflate it he Roly Polys since day 1, even with the brake release, to remove the wheels. They do have a ton of clearance otherwise. On Friday, June 18, 2021 at 3:55:20 PM UTC-4 Jonathan D. wrote: > I can run 38s, and I am running 35s with fenders, but had help to make it > fit. 33s were no problem with fenders. I have an orange Ram. > > On Friday, June 18, 2021 at 12:08:44 PM UTC-7 Kieran J wrote: > >> I also had an orange Ram and the max tire clearance under Tektro R539 >> brakes was about 37mm. Slightly less vertical clearance in the back versus >> the front. >> >> KJ >> >> >> On Friday, June 18, 2021 at 9:40:42 AM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: >> >>> On my blue Ram, 32s (Kojak 1.35s which may have measured 31mm on Open >>> Pros) fit under SKS fenders with some squeezing at seatstay bridge, but >>> acceptable. I think that fenders take up about 5mm of tire size but I'd >>> guess that 37-38 might be the max. >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 9:50 AM George Schick <bhi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> It's not exactly clear whether you want to run the fatter tires with or >>>> without fenders. FWIW, I have a Ram of the same exact time period as >>>> yours >>>> and I'm running 32mm Panaracers with fenders. I'd prefer to run 35's, but >>>> there's no way they'd fit under the fenders. Without fenders I'm guessing >>>> that you could go up to 37/38's, but it might be tight. That frame was >>>> built with side-pulls as the intended brake, therefore the brake bridge on >>>> the rear is a little further down than other models. And I agree, of all >>>> the bikes I've owned over the past 45+ years of "serious" cycling the Ram >>>> is the best riding of the bunch. Wish I would have had it all along. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Friday, June 18, 2021 at 10:22:52 AM UTC-5 erics...@gmail.com wrote: >>>> >>>>> I’m the original owner of a 2003 orange Rambouillet. It has always >>>>> worn Roly Poly tires, but my stock has ran out. It hasn’t worn fenders >>>>> in >>>>> over a decade, and I want to run some bigger tires. I threw my wife’s >>>>> 700x37 WTB All Terrains on it and they cleared. I just want to run fatter >>>>> road tires on it. What can reliably fit 700x38 or 40s in one of the >>>>> various >>>>> Panaracer makes? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> FWIW This bike rides like a silky dream. Ive went through 30+ other >>>>> bikes over the years, and this one remains. It is a beauty. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Eric >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ff73dcf7-b418-4206-b1f3-58bb4f1895bdn%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ff73dcf7-b418-4206-b1f3-58bb4f1895bdn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Patrick Moore >>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>> >>> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2ef83dd7-a832-46ab-9f04-5b7f949b4225n%40googlegroups.com.
