bodger
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 04:22 PM |
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Cycle wing - tyre clearance
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.
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twybrow
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 04:24 PM |
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Mine is about 1" - enough that any flexing in the brackets doesn't lead to contact...
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Chippy
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 04:25 PM |
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I agree, set mine at 1", no problems so far, now nearly 7K miles. Cheers Ray
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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dogwood
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 04:33 PM |
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About that much..
FREE THE ROADSTER ONE…!!
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 04:38 PM |
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just make sure you can remove the wheel with the arch in place and you should be fine 
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 04:55 PM |
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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.
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The Baron
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 05:11 PM |
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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
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steve m
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 05:18 PM |
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Mines around 8-10mm and is fine
i do however have to jiggle the wheel to get it off though !!
Steve
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bodger
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 05:52 PM |
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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.
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tomblyth
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 05:56 PM |
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mine the same as steve's
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Mines around 8-10mm and is fine i do however have to jiggle the wheel to get it off though !! Steve
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Danozeman
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 06:36 PM |
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Mine is this much. The wheel just clears to get it off.
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Dan
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mark chandler
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 09:12 PM |
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8 - 10mm on mine, have to jiggle the wheel a little to get off
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rick q
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 11:15 PM |
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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
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RK
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| posted on 2/12/09 at 11:31 PM |
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10 mm, but I haven't gone anywhere yet, so no practical road report as yet.
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mad4x4
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| posted on 3/12/09 at 07:08 AM |
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IIR I used a bit of 1.5" x 1" Stick as a gauge, so vote for 1" or 25mm
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
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roadrunner
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| posted on 3/12/09 at 09:06 AM |
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Mine is only about 2mm on the outside edge, there has been no contact with the tyre and the 17" wheel comes off ok.
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Marcus
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| posted on 3/12/09 at 12:47 PM |
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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.
Marcus
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