Mine doesn't have a built in hanger. I went with cantilevers - easier to put bigger tires on with fenders and also I am using drop bars. I have Paul Motolite V-brakes on my Gus ( and other V-brakes on other bikes) and I don't see any advantage in braking for V-brakes (nor discs for that matter) over cantilevers, but I do live in Florida.
Laing On Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 10:11:56 AM UTC-5 maxcr wrote: > Thanks Leslie! > > About brakes, what do you all think for the Bombadil? V-Brakes or Cantis? > > I'm wondering if not using the built in hanger would be a waste > > ideas? > > Max > On Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 4:37:33 PM UTC-5 Leslie wrote: > >> I built up my 56 Bomba w/ NeoMotos originally; then I swapped and was >> running my Ram's 700c wheelset (I am using Motolite brakes, so I could >> slide the pads up to fit the 700c wheel). I did go back to 650b on the >> Bomba, built a 650b wheelset for the Ram (and am running the 700c wheelset >> on the canti-Rom... ) >> >> It's crazy what all you can do w/ these.... >> >> On Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 9:15:22 AM UTC-5 lconley wrote: >> >>> I have 650B x 57 Schwalbe G-Ones on my Bombadil 52, but my chainstays >>> are longer than the 45 shown on the chart. >>> >>> Laing >>> >>> On Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 9:08:07 AM UTC-5 maxcr wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks for sending that geo chart Garth! That makes more sense. >>>> >>>> You were close! I measured my Schwalbe tires and they are 44-45mm as >>>> installed on the velocity synergy rims. It's hard to gauge the true >>>> clearance of the frame without actually trying the wider tire, but I think >>>> 2.1 is ideal and anything beyond would be pushing it, particularly in the >>>> rear - maybe I can go 2.2 or even 2.3 in the front and 2.1 in the rear. It >>>> gets close as you approach the kickstand plate where the stays narrow, >>>> I'll >>>> play with it some more but my guestimate is that I'll have around 60mm of >>>> clearance with the wider/taller tire, so if I want at least 3mm on each >>>> side, that means 2.1 is the way to go in the rear, which means the 700c UD >>>> MARS Race probably won't work for me on this frame. >>>> >>>> Thanks again >>>> Max >>>> >>>> *All of the above is without fenders >>>> >>>> On Monday, February 13, 2023 at 1:00:57 PM UTC-5 Garth wrote: >>>> >>>>> Oh sheesh, now I was confused too because the linked chart is wrong. I >>>>> just measure mine, and it's the same as your, 62cm c-c along the TT, 63cm >>>>> effective. I never used that chart anyways, it's either a preliminary >>>>> version or it's simply a misprint, I'm guessing a misprint as the ETT >>>>> jump >>>>> from 56 to 60 frame should be 60.5 to 63, respectively. Every geo chart >>>>> ever printed by Riv, and I've kept most if not all, show the 60cm Bomba >>>>> @63cm ETT. >>>>> >>>>> As for the tire clearance, those Supremes are what, in the 46-48cm >>>>> range ? Yes, there's lots of room between the stays, and on the front you >>>>> can fit a 2.2 without a fender. Between the blades is 63-64mm I think, >>>>> where the fender would go. The chainstays and bridge however I'm not so >>>>> sure, you'd have to either apply some widened calipers to guestimate the >>>>> width and how forward, or just put a mounted tire in there. How much room >>>>> is enough ? Enough that you don't crash and burn if caught in a "jam" ! >>>>> ((( >>>>> laughing ))). >>>>> >>>> -- 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/ebb07608-d368-49ff-ae93-6c81a71c915bn%40googlegroups.com.
