Horsetuna

Sorry if I am posting too often!

The 'forks' that bolt onto the wheel well/mud guard on my bike https://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...una/Malone.jpg... not sure what they're called?

Either way, I need longer ones. As it is, there is less than 1/8 clearance between the wheel and the metal itself. Where the forks are bolted to the inside of the well, there's even less clearance. A gent at one of the local cycle places filled my tires up (I think he just filled them too much) and there was very obvious rubbing against the inside of the wells.

While I can't do much about the total clearance, I do want to get longer forks (struts?) to push it away at least at that point to help a little bit.

Any ideas?

RonH

Why not get new tires? A lot easier and a lot cheaper than a new fork, if you can even find a longer replacement fork for a bike that old.

Horsetuna

Because I like my big tires.

As well, its not the fork that holds the wheel on the bike that I mean, but the thin silver/chrome ones that attatch to the rear end of the wheel wells that hold it in place that I mean. Those ones should be easier to replace no?

dabac

I don't think he's talking about the fork as such, but rather about the bolt-on stays for the fender.

To the OP: I've never seen fender stays sold separately, but maybe some dumpster-diving can let you cannibalize one from another bike. They're fairly easy to bend and should be possible to transfer to your bike.
The other option is to make some small extender plates. Two pieces of 3 mm thick metal 10x25 mm, one hole in each end. One hole bolts up to the eyelet at the fork drop out, then the fender stay can be bolted to the other hole. Almost instant extra clearance.

percywheeler

Your tires are to big.
They are probably 2.125's and you could fit 1.75's in their easily and still find whitewalls.

Horsetuna

Really? I kind of liked the big, fat tires.

I'll see what I can find for smaller whitewalls though. I dont even know where to look for them. I may have to look online or order them in. Any suggestions on where to start?


And they are 2.125.

HillRider

The only way to get more clearance is to make your own longer struts from 1/8"/3mm rod or to make the extension brackets suggested by dabac. Otherwise you have to fit smaller tires. There are no other choices.

Steev

Can't tell from your picture, but there's often a clamp sort connection where the fender connects to the stay that let's you adjust the clearance between the fender and the tire. Otherwise, what HillRider says.

Horsetuna

ok, I'll see what I can do once I get the bike back to the shop.