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Cycle wing - tyre clearance
bodger - 2/12/09 at 04:22 PM

What sort of gap do people leave between the tyre & the underside of the cycle wing when bending the brackets? I checked IVA but nothing specified.

twybrow - 2/12/09 at 04:24 PM

Mine is about 1" - enough that any flexing in the brackets doesn't lead to contact...

Chippy - 2/12/09 at 04:25 PM

I agree, set mine at 1", no problems so far, now nearly 7K miles. Cheers Ray

dogwood - 2/12/09 at 04:33 PM

About that much..

tomgregory2000 - 2/12/09 at 04:38 PM

just make sure you can remove the wheel with the arch in place and you should be fine

mangogrooveworkshop - 2/12/09 at 04:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by tomgregory2000
just make sure you can remove the wheel with the arch in place and you should be fine

Mmm Its a bit tedious if its too close. Looks the mutts nuts if the diameter matches the wheel but otherwise its a nutache to take the wheels off....ps NMSR
25 mm is plenty.

The Baron - 2/12/09 at 05:11 PM

From the inside of my cycle wings to the tyre, is exactly a tennis ball, guess what i tapped to my tyres when i bent the brackets

B

steve m - 2/12/09 at 05:18 PM

Mines around 8-10mm and is fine
i do however have to jiggle the wheel to get it off though !!

Steve

bodger - 2/12/09 at 05:52 PM

Thanks I'll have a go at bending tonight. Got all my shiny new cable bits thru from venhill today so in for a busy evening.

tomblyth - 2/12/09 at 05:56 PM

mine the same as steve's

quote:

Mines around 8-10mm and is fine i do however have to jiggle the wheel to get it off though !! Steve

Danozeman - 2/12/09 at 06:36 PM

Mine is this much. The wheel just clears to get it off.


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mark chandler - 2/12/09 at 09:12 PM

8 - 10mm on mine, have to jiggle the wheel a little to get off

rick q - 2/12/09 at 11:15 PM

Another one at 8-10mm [you can hear stones rattling around between the guard and the tyre] - but I have to take the guards off to remove the tyres because the sides of the guards are deep.

See http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=Fraser%20Front.JPG

RK - 2/12/09 at 11:31 PM

10 mm, but I haven't gone anywhere yet, so no practical road report as yet.

mad4x4 - 3/12/09 at 07:08 AM

IIR I used a bit of 1.5" x 1" Stick as a gauge, so vote for 1" or 25mm

roadrunner - 3/12/09 at 09:06 AM

Mine is only about 2mm on the outside edge, there has been no contact with the tyre and the 17" wheel comes off ok.

Marcus - 3/12/09 at 12:47 PM

I stuck some 1/2" hose to the tyre and rested the arches on that to get a good idea where I wanted the brackets. The wheels just come off, but It's close.