The rear stay QR trick is a good one - mine has been set up that way from the beginning.
IIRC, the largest tires the QB can handle is 45 - which you had mounted - http://cyclofiend.com/rbw/quickbeam/ - J On Monday, November 25, 2013 10:08:08 AM UTC-8, Philip Williamson wrote: > > I find fat tires (32mm) run into the chainstay bridge on my other fixed > gear, so I prefer the track ends. > I had SKS fenders with the QRs on the rear as well as the fork. To change > the wheel, I just popped the rear stays out of the quick releases to free > up the fenders. > > Philip > www.biketinker.com<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biketinker.com&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHQ7rECiOZi3g57gDuuurKPduxuag> > > > On Monday, November 25, 2013 8:05:42 AM UTC-8, Pudge wrote: >> >> One solution for the tire removal issue is to use flat wooden fenders, >> which bend very easily outward away from the tire, allowing easy removal. >> Of course, there are always trade-offs – such fenders aren’t as functional >> as a good plastic or metal curved fender, but in non-downpours, and with a >> mudflap, they’re not bad. >> >> >> >> *From:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com] >> *On Behalf Of *Eric Norris >> *Sent:* Monday, November 25, 2013 10:41 AM >> *To:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> *Subject:* Re: [RBW] Re: Why no more Quickbeam/ SimpleOne? >> >> >> >> My suggestion for a future reissue of the QB/SO: Horizontal drops, angled >> like the track ends on the QB. Track ends are certainly traditional for >> fixed gear bikes (and I suppose for single-speeds), but they make it more >> difficult to get the rear wheel in and out, especially with fenders. On my >> QB, I have to put the rear wheel in the frame with the tire >> deflated--there's barely enough clearance to squeeze it in, and moving the >> fender far enough back for adequate clearance would result in an ugly and >> unacceptable chain line. >> >> >> >> Extra-long horizontal drops, cut out of the same material as those on the >> original QB, would make the bike more nearly perfect. >> >> >> Eric N >> >> www.CampyOnly.com<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.CampyOnly.com&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGVwva41esUdeSnIzp2-tzqJWdDdw> >> >> CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2FCampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFtSPqcPhRgNADDiTdPqOB1Vm-icQ> >> >> Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy >> >> >> > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
