Malheureusement, they don't show. I'd like to see them if you can conveniently repost. Even though your tires are skinny, hard 50s.
Patrick "just put *more* lovely miles on his Fargo" Moore On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Peter Andrews <[email protected]> wrote: > 70s? > I thought I'd post some photos of my 60cm 2008 Bomba's chainstays > (because I LOVE them) to give an idea of clearances from a visual > (including aesthetic) perspective. 50-622 Schwalbe Marathon XR and VO > 52mm zeppelin fender for 700c wheel. WI 175 crank with 46/30 rings on > a 113 spindle (about .666 mm of chainstay clearance for the big ring > after ultimate tightening of crank bolt). I should've pulled the > crank up in the last photo to show the clearance there... whoops. > > > > > https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=8b1dc14a55&view=att&th=12bd5bdc321af5cc&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=1350336396926541507-1&zw > > > > https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=8b1dc14a55&view=att&th=12bd5bdc321af5cc&attid=0.2&disp=inline&realattid=1350336396926541507-2&zw > > > > > > https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=8b1dc14a55&view=att&th=12bd5bdc321af5cc&attid=0.3&disp=inline&realattid=1350336396926541507-3&zw > > Wow, I'm inept. I have now idea if these photos posted or not.... > hope they did. > > -Peter > > (Happy owner of a twin TT Bomba, but sure he'd love the diaga-Bomba if > he had one too (though he thinks Riv should put the Hunqa and diaga- > Bomba decals on the diagonal instead of the down-tube). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 22, 12:23 pm, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: >> The custom was my idea, too, until I (1) learned that the Fargo does >> indeed have room for 70s and fenders and air space and (2) got a very >> good price on an almost new one. >> >> The Fargo has more clearance than did my Monocog 29er. >> >> Speaking of which (he said, craftily) the Monocog, much modified >> (below) frameset plus lots of parts is for sale cheap: $300 + s/h in >> CONUS. Includes OEM sp, new Profile bb and headset, Profile upjutter >> stem, 46 sm Salsa Bell Laps, front and rear ROAD BB7 calipers with >> front 185 mm disk (no levers) and (if you remind me) the OEM Redline f >> and r hubs (ss). >> >> Modified by me: I squoze the right chainstay to accomodate a 46 t ring >> with a ss drivetrain. (Don't ask why.) >> >> Professionally: removed canti brazeons; added fender and rack mounts; >> added cross-forkleg strut, tapped, for good front fender line; and new >> dark teal-y green powdercoat. >> >> The attached photos of the Fargo bb area are poor -- forgive the >> fuzziness -- but my battery was very low and I could not get the flash >> to work. The stays are deeply dimpled on the drive side to accomodate >> a triple crank while keeping chainline and Q decent. The downside is >> that nothing bigger than a 38 and 28 -- at most, possibly not even >> these, since the existing 36 and 26 are very close -- will fit on the >> middle and inner positions: a 44 and a 30 bottomed out when just slid >> on the 113 spindle. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Garth <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Patrick, do you have any photos of the Fargo's BB/chainstay area? I'm >> > curious how they get the extra clearance for fatter tires, are the >> > stays dimpled or something? >> >> > Now that you mention it .... it would be nice to be able to use the >> > huge fenders with wider tires. I'm limited to P50 fenders on the >> > Bombadil, Cascadia 29'ers won't fit the fork. >> >> > Maybe I should get a custom monster tire non-29'er Bomba-like frame >> > made. It wouldn't be lugged, but I'm not married to lugs. >> >> > -- >> > 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 >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> -- >> Patrick Moore >> Albuquerque, NM >> For professional resumes, contact >> Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] >> >> IMG_5414.jpg >> 593KViewDownload >> >> IMG_5413.jpg >> 561KViewDownload >> >> IMG_5411.JPG >> 303KViewDownload > > -- > 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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] -- 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.
