fender mounting

I'm mounting a set of ESGE fenders on my commuting bike and I found that I
have almost zero clearance under the brake bridge.

Bike is a mid-80s Miyata 912, otherwise perfect for commuting the 12 miles
on suburban/rural streets.

What's the alternative mounting method? Over the brake?

Lee

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 21:43:52 -0400, "Lee"
wrote:

I'm mounting a set of ESGE fenders on my commuting bike and I found that I
have almost zero clearance under the brake bridge.

Bike is a mid-80s Miyata 912, otherwise perfect for commuting the 12 miles
on suburban/rural streets.

What's the alternative mounting method? Over the brake?

Lee


Why are you not getting clearance?

I've taken a sanding drum on a Dremel tool and trimmed away from the
edges in order to get more clearance on the sides. This allowed me to
raise the fender.

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 21:43:52 -0400, "Lee"
wrote:

I'm mounting a set of ESGE fenders on my commuting bike and I found that I
have almost zero clearance under the brake bridge.

Bike is a mid-80s Miyata 912, otherwise perfect for commuting the 12 miles
on suburban/rural streets.

What's the alternative mounting method? Over the brake?

Lee


Why are you not getting clearance?

I've taken a sanding drum on a Dremel tool and trimmed away from the
edges in order to get more clearance on the sides. This allowed me to
raise the fender.

Lee Wrote:
I'm mounting a set of ESGE fenders on my commuting bike and I found that
I
have almost zero clearance under the brake bridge.

Bike is a mid-80s Miyata 912, otherwise perfect for commuting the 12
miles
on suburban/rural streets.

What's the alternative mounting method? Over the brake?

Lee

I can't picture the whole arrangement of your brakes, fender, and brake
bridge; but can you get it over the brake bridge and under the brake?
What about a smaller tire?


--
daveornee

Lee Wrote:
I'm mounting a set of ESGE fenders on my commuting bike and I found that
I
have almost zero clearance under the brake bridge.

Bike is a mid-80s Miyata 912, otherwise perfect for commuting the 12
miles
on suburban/rural streets.

What's the alternative mounting method? Over the brake?

Lee

I can't picture the whole arrangement of your brakes, fender, and brake
bridge; but can you get it over the brake bridge and under the brake?
What about a smaller tire?


--
daveornee

I had a similar problem with the Freddy Fenders installed on my fixie last year
(excellent fenders, by the way).

The front had to be trimmed to fit between the fork blades (scalloped out on
each side w/ Dremel tool), but vertical clearance was adequate for the 23 mm
tire.

The rear worked fine with a 23 mm tire but when I put on a 25, the clearance
was insufficient. I'm running without fenders this summer but will have to put
a 23 on the rear when I reinstall them.


Mike Yankee

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I had a similar problem with the Freddy Fenders installed on my fixie last year
(excellent fenders, by the way).

The front had to be trimmed to fit between the fork blades (scalloped out on
each side w/ Dremel tool), but vertical clearance was adequate for the 23 mm
tire.

The rear worked fine with a 23 mm tire but when I put on a 25, the clearance
was insufficient. I'm running without fenders this summer but will have to put
a 23 on the rear when I reinstall them.


Mike Yankee

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To reply, delete everything after "com".)

"daveornee" wrote in
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Lee Wrote:
I'm mounting a set of ESGE fenders on my commuting bike and I found that
I
have almost zero clearance under the brake bridge.

Bike is a mid-80s Miyata 912, otherwise perfect for commuting the 12
miles
on suburban/rural streets.

What's the alternative mounting method? Over the brake?

Lee

I can't picture the whole arrangement of your brakes, fender, and brake
bridge; but can you get it over the brake bridge and under the brake?
What about a smaller tire?

5 mm from brake bridge to top of 25mm tire. It rubs with the fender
installed under the brake bridge. A 23 mm tire just barely fits, no rubbing.

I'll have to play around some more, see if I can gain another couple of mm.

Looked kinda hoakey with the fender looped over the brake bridge and
caliper.

Lee

"daveornee" wrote in
message ...

Lee Wrote:
I'm mounting a set of ESGE fenders on my commuting bike and I found that
I
have almost zero clearance under the brake bridge.

Bike is a mid-80s Miyata 912, otherwise perfect for commuting the 12
miles
on suburban/rural streets.

What's the alternative mounting method? Over the brake?

Lee

I can't picture the whole arrangement of your brakes, fender, and brake
bridge; but can you get it over the brake bridge and under the brake?
What about a smaller tire?

5 mm from brake bridge to top of 25mm tire. It rubs with the fender
installed under the brake bridge. A 23 mm tire just barely fits, no rubbing.

I'll have to play around some more, see if I can gain another couple of mm.

Looked kinda hoakey with the fender looped over the brake bridge and
caliper.

Lee

I don't have a Chorus brake handy, but it looks like the Shimano brake on
the bike now has more clearance than the Record brakes on my other bike.
(I'm planning on installing Chorus brakes on this bike).

Can anyone confirm this?

Lee