More fender q's

Nathan Spratt

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Mar 27, 2017, 4:01:05 PM3/27/17

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Hi all, I read the earlier post about fenders and tires but I thought I'd start my own for my upcoming 650b Rambler. I'm planning 35 to 38mm tires, so I'm guessing 45 to 50mm fenders would be ideal? If I go 38mm tires is 45mm fenders too small? Currently looking at the VO aluminum fenders as I'm trying to keep the build lighter weight and on a budget.

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Ryan Watson

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Mar 27, 2017, 4:28:02 PM3/27/17

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I have the VO Zeppelin 52mm fenders on my Rambler and they're perfect. I use 38-42mm tires.

Ryan

> On Mar 27, 2017, at 2:01 PM, Nathan Spratt <nathan...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi all, I read the earlier post about fenders and tires but I thought I'd start my own for my upcoming 650b Rambler. I'm planning 35 to 38mm tires, so I'm guessing 45 to 50mm fenders would be ideal? If I go 38mm tires is 45mm fenders too small? Currently looking at the VO aluminum fenders as I'm trying to keep the build lighter weight and on a budget.
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> Cheers
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Nathan Spratt

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Mar 27, 2017, 4:31:10 PM3/27/17

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Hi Ryan, are your fenders on a 700c or 650b wheel?

Thanks,

On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 2:27 PM, Ryan Watson <rswa...@me.com> wrote:

I have the VO Zeppelin 52mm fenders on my Rambler and they're perfect. I use 38-42mm tires.

Ryan

> On Mar 27, 2017, at 2:01 PM, Nathan Spratt <nathan...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi all, I read the earlier post about fenders and tires but I thought I'd start my own for my upcoming 650b Rambler. I'm planning 35 to 38mm tires, so I'm guessing 45 to 50mm fenders would be ideal? If I go 38mm tires is 45mm fenders too small? Currently looking at the VO aluminum fenders as I'm trying to keep the build lighter weight and on a budget.
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> Cheers
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Nathan Spratt

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Mar 28, 2017, 12:59:58 PM3/28/17

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I'm probably going to go with the 50mm VO fenders unless anyone has a solid reason to spend 2x as much on a set of Honjo's. I think 45mm would be too limiting for tire options and I hear the VO 50mm actually measure closer to 46-47mm, Don't think 35mm tires would look funny with the 50mm fenders. Thoughts?

Kevin M

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Mar 30, 2017, 2:23:59 PM3/30/17

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I use the smooth 45mm VO fenders on my Rambo with 35mm (actual) tires. To me, it looks like 38mm tires would be too tight.