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Old 09-18-14 | 11:54 AM
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Bikes: 1980s and 1990s steel: CyclePro, Nishiki, Schwinn, SR, Trek........

Originally Posted by HillRider
.....l. You did mean it is jest, didn't you?
Yes.

And seriously; I like fenders on my bikes; and trying to put fenders on my Miyata 310 resulted in going to ISO590 wheels with Tektro R559 (55-73mm reach) brakes. Originally it was equipped with 28-630 tires, with less than 3mm clearance at the brake bridge and FD bracket. I got it as a frame only, was planning on ISO622 rims and 28-622 tires, but that did not provide enough clearance to mount the fenders.

On a Trek 950; I put a 622 road bike fork with a ISO559 rim, the Tektro R559 had enough reach to work in that application too. The original brakes on that fork must have been the 37-47mm reach size you mentioned above.
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