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I am setting up my older Softride Solo for winter riding, and want to put on
wider tires (with a bit more aggressive tread - I live in WI) and maybe fenders, at least in the rear (I remember seeing a fender that will work well on a road bike frame - any suggestions?). There's an Ultegra brakeset on it right now. What size tires will fit, or is there a road brakeset available that will accept wider tires? The frame does not have bosses, so I can't put canti's on it. I realize there will be a width limit due to the fork as well (it has some generic carbon fork on it) ... I'll take that into consideration. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated! Feel free to respond to the post, I read this group every day. |
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On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:22:38 +0000, tlarwa wrote:
I am setting up my older Softride Solo for winter riding, and want to put on wider tires (with a bit more aggressive tread - I live in WI) and maybe fenders, at least in the rear (I remember seeing a fender that will work well on a road bike frame - any suggestions?). There's an Ultegra brakeset on it right now Looking at pics of that bike--it seems pretty unsuited for conversion to a winter bike--especially a WI (!!) winter bike. Wide tires ain't going to fit, and forget about fenders, unless you use the clip on rather ineffective mtb kind. I'd honestly look for a different bike to start with, as WI winter conditions beg for a less fragile beast. Might be nice as a fall/spring/rain bike if you can fit some 35mm fenders to it, but that would leave very little room for tires, so you'd still have to go very skinny, if indeed the fenders fit at all. If you do go the winter route with this one with the clip-on fenders--grab a set of cyclocross tires that'll fit under those brakes. Perhaps the 28mm Tufo tubular/clincher. I'd also mount some of those in-line levers for the bar tops too, as you'll probably be spending some quality time in that hand position. Some brake pads suited for slop would also be in order. Good luck! Sounds like an interesting project. |
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"tlarwa" wrote:
I am setting up my older Softride Solo for winter riding, and want to put on wider tires (with a bit more aggressive tread - I live in WI) and maybe fenders, at least in the rear (I remember seeing a fender that will work well on a road bike frame - any suggestions?). There's an Ultegra brakeset on it right now. What size tires will fit, or is there a road brakeset available that will accept wider tires? The frame does not have bosses, so I can't put canti's on it. I realize there will be a width limit due to the fork as well (it has some generic carbon fork on it) ... I'll take that into consideration. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated! Feel free to respond to the post, I read this group every day. Look at the clearance between your tire and your frame's brake bridge. That's the sum total you have to increase the tire size and try to squeeze in a fender. Sort of unlikely. I'd recommend finding an older frame - possibly even one that was built for 27" tires, and converting it to winter duty. You'll have room for fenders and fatter tires, and you won't lose sleep over it rusting away. Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $795 ti frame |
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I've converted several bikes from 27 inch to 700c, and it works great.
Many of those old 27-inch-wheeled frames had gobs of room under the brakes even with the original wheels. |
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On 2005-08-16, tlarwa wrote:
I am setting up my older Softride Solo for winter riding, and want to put on wider tires (with a bit more aggressive tread - I live in WI) and maybe fenders, at least in the rear (I remember seeing a fender that will work well on a road bike frame - any suggestions?). There are SKS Race Blades, which clip on seatstays. Alternatively you can use any MTB rear fender which clips on the seatpost. They do not protect front derailer area, but save your back from any mud quite well (if long enough -- some are not). There's an Ultegra brakeset on it right now. What size tires will fit, or is there a road brakeset available that will accept wider tires? There are two standards, see http://sheldonbrown.com/gloss_ra-e.html#reach. The shorter one is limited by about 25mm. The longer one can take about 37mm. If you have shorter brakes, you can not just replace them for longer once, see the referenced page. Konstantin Shemyak. |
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Most side-pull brakes now available have either 39-49 or 47-57mm of
reach. And if the frame was not designed for the brakes, just putting on new calipers won't work. That's where going from 27-inch to 700c or from 700C to 650B might be the solution. |
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