Scratch; just saw your second attempt. Nice, if skinny. On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 5:38 PM, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] >
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