Building up this Peugeot again with wider tires and some modern parts. Is the clearance too tight with 37 mm WTBs? The little hairs touch the side but no rubbing
by Extra-Phase7840
Building up this Peugeot again with wider tires and some modern parts. Is the clearance too tight with 37 mm WTBs? The little hairs touch the side but no rubbing
by Extra-Phase7840
22 Comments
send it
It’ll only be an issue when the wheel goes out of true or if you’re riding in mud. I guess if you’re riding trails, there’s also a chance a stick or something could get wedged and send you over the bars. But, I’d probably still ride it with that much clearance and not give it much more thought (I have done plenty riding on similar in the past).
The only thing I might suggest is using something like a nail clipper to clip off the small rubber hairs that are rubbing the fork. The silica in rubber, even from those fine hairs, is abrasive and can do a number on paint and metal.
It’s fine.
the little hairs are enough to rub the paint off and more. there’s hair an hour with a cutter knife in your future. apart from that, send it.
I’d add little strips of tape to fork and chainstays so you have an indicator for when it starts rubbing. Check after climbing out of the saddle, that’s when you have the most flex around the BB.
If it ain’t rubbing you’re fine. Keep the spokes tighter so it doesn’t flex into the frame/fork when you’re cranking hard.
Depends how much mud you plan on riding thru
Ya, Clarence is the bomb! But what about the bike.
You should get that straddle cable height up a bit regardless. That is not very good canti geometry.
Be careful of small stones that can get caught in the tread
This is how to X-bike.
Glad there’s a consensus
Thanks all!
Nah. Keep the wheel laced tight, stomp & surf the hell outta it.
Nah, you just saved yourself a bunch of money on a truing stand.
You may want to flip that shifter pod around. They’re usually mounted about 180 degrees from what you’ve got.
For the tires, I’d probably just go with it, but your paint may suffer.
If they don’t rub they don’t rub.
Don’t ride in mud though. You want about 6mm for mud.
Nah, just need 5mm
Not tight enough 😎
Looks just right
Go lower
If it rolls it rolls.
Just dont touch even a tiny bit of mud and leaves.
I’d run it