If the fender was warped right out of the box I would send it back. I've "un warped" them in the past, it was straight, but not pretty!
I 2nd the vote for a bit more fender to tire clearance than necessary...additional overlap at the sides helps the fender "work" better in the rain. Angus On Oct 18, 10:48 am, kevin lindsey <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the thorough reply. > Pending further input, I'm leaning towards the conclusion that P45s > simply don't work very well with 41mm tires. However, I'll make a > call up to RBW later this morning for their input. > The warp was noticeable right out of the box, with a 15-20 degree > twist. Even with the greatest clearance I obtained on my front > fenders, the warp still rubbed my tire. > Kevin > > On Oct 18, 8:41 am, Jeremy Till <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I've installed SKS's a few times (i have a couple of pairs which i put > > on seasonally here in norcal); it's definitely a trick the first time > > but gets easier each time you do it. > > > In terms of clearances, the fender clearance is determined by two > > things: the width of the fender and the positioning of the frame > > bridges/fork crown. The rule for adequate clearance with fender size > > is usually tire width+ ~10mm; so if you're using 41mm tires you should > > be shooting for about a 50mm wide fender. If your SKS's are the "P50" > > model then you should be all right, if they're something smaller like > > the P45 that might be causing some of your clearance issues. Other > > bleriot owners will have to chime in to tell you whether or not the > > frame can take that combination, I don't have experience with them > > myself. > > > My usual order of operations is to secure the fork crown mount and > > bridge mounts in the rear, focusing on having a good fender line > > between the bridges, and then sliding the rear of each fender in on > > the stays (leaving all 4 nuts loose) until the fender line matches, at > > which point i secure the bolts. I will say that I'm probably way less > > picky about fender line than most on here. Since fenders are kind of > > a functional, seasonal thing for me I don't really care about getting > > them "just so." > > > In terms of the front of the fender being warped, do you only notice > > it on the bike or or when it's off? If it's only on the bike, it may > > be that your brakes (i assume you're using the silver sidepulls) are > > deflecting it a little, that happens with the shimano sidepulls on one > > of my bikes. Again, it's only a few mm so I don't really care about > > it, YMMV. > > > On Oct 18, 7:49 am, kevin lindsey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'm in the process of building my Bleriot and thought a pair of SKS > > > fenders would be practical and look great, too. However, I was > > > naively unprepared for the amount of tweaking, cutting, fitting, and > > > cursing required to install these things on my bike, a circumstance > > > made worse by the almost-nonexistent instructions included with the > > > fenders. Suffice it to say that I botched the job and have had to > > > order a new set of stays for my second installation attempt. Couple > > > of questions: > > > a) I have a set of 41mm 650bs and am a little concerned about whether > > > there is enough room for tires this big and a set of fenders on the > > > Bleriot. I got the rear fender installed more or less OK, but the > > > clearance between it and the tire was really tight. Am I pushing > > > things to far to expect 41s to fit with fenders? > > > b) Are there any secrets I'm overlooking when installing SKSs? > > > c) The front of my front fender came warped. Is there a way of > > > unwarping it, or will I have to cut it off? > > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > > Kevin- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
