Tim Sheldons nuts on bikes with caliper brakes can get the fender just a tiny bit higher under the brake and fork crown. On the front, you can only get the fender as high as the slot of that little L-bracket allows. Yes you have to bend the tip to clear the headset bottom cup, but also you'd have to dremel it out to get the fender high enough to hit the real limit which is the brake caliper itself. Run the same fender on the sheldon nut and you are a couple inches further back (correct) but that also puts you a few precious mm further UP. So you can run the fender a little bit closer to the caliper. On the rear, it's a similar thing, to a lesser extent. That precious couple of mm is useful if you want the 10mm everywhere of clearance that many recommend. For some that may make the difference between stopping at Lierres (like I have done), or going all the way to Hetres. The fender install can also be completely decoupled from the brake adjustment, by using the Sheldon nut, which just simplifies things a little.
On Thursday, November 7, 2013 12:13:37 PM UTC-8, Tim Gavin wrote: > > Bill- > > I have some sheldon's fender nuts, but I didn't use them because I didn't > have any bolts that fit them (fenders had one size smaller in hardware). I > understand that they make de-fendering easier (no need to remove brake > caliper, etc), but I don't see how they'll improve fender line. They move > the front fender rearward an inch or two; how does that help? I appreciate > any advice; this was my second ever fender install. > > Nice thing about using a pickup bed as my main bike transport: no need to > remove any wheels, fenders, etc. Just lay it on the side and close the > topper. So I'll probably leave these fenders on for a while. > > Thanks, > > Tim > > On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Bill Lindsay <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Many will tell you that a bike that looks that good with fenders should >> never be run without fenders. That's a stunner. As you think about your >> fenderline tweaks, consider running a pair of Sheldon nuts. For bikes of >> that type, I think it might be the smartest route >> >> That said, I still do it (occasional fenderizing and defenderizing): The >> trails out my backdoor (Wildcat Canyon) can get muddy, and so for winter >> mudding the fenders have to be able to come off. That applies to two >> bikes. My roadiest bike sometimes has the fenders off when I'm feeling a >> weight-weenie attack, or when I want to run THE FATTEST possible tire. >> Finally, I had the chance to throw my Hilsen into my sister's trunk for >> free transport to Southern California, so the fenders had to come off. Now >> I'll get to ride all Christmas break. Furthermore, I might leave the >> Hilsen down there all the way through Strada Rossa! >> >> -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
