hi charlie, which fenders would not take the 38mm marathon supreme (i'm guessing these are the 42mm labeled ones?), i'm thinking about a pair of supremes and want to make sure i can clear my fenders--eyeballs say yes, but any other data point is useful!
On Wednesday, May 30, 2012 12:27:45 AM UTC-4, charlie wrote: > > Just acquired some lime green cloth bar tape which I hope to weave > into a diamond pattern (along with blue tape) on the new green > Hillborne's mustache bars. Ordered a set of 700x35 creme colored tires > since I tried my Schwalbe Supremes (38mm actual) and they wouldn't fit > under fenders with enough clearance to suit me. I'm hoping to ride > this in an up and coming 'family style' ride put on by the county park > department in my area. I'm also enjoying my new MUSA shorts and blue > suspenders (nothing like plumbers crack to spoil a fellow riders view) > The fit is nice and I plan to buy another pair along with some long > pants now that I know they fit. > Not sure if the Creme tires are long lasting (UV / rubber wise) but > I've seen a few bicycles fitted with them and they look kind of > vintage. Its a groovin bicycle and I'm glad I purchased it. If any of > you are on the fence regarding the purchase of a Hillborne it is a > fine riding bicycle. Not a tank and not a flyweight just a solid ride > that handles predictably. When price is a consideration, I don't think > you could purchase a nicer riding Rivendell. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/Y83Iu5DAI1YJ. 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.
