Dave McCulloch Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 My car originally had 15" wheels with the 15" wheel wing stays. Some years ago I swapped to 13" minilites and ever since my cycle wings have looked daft due to the size of the gap between the tyres and wings. As I've recently acquired a pair of 13" cycle wings (which are about to go off for painting), I've decided to lower the front wing stays at the same time. I therefore broke out my friend Mr Angle Grinder this morning and have cut off all 4 front stays. My dilemma is that I now need to decide how much length to remove from each 'arm' of the stays. I plan on bonding the new wings on with Sikaflex, and my side repeaters will be mounted elsewhere. What is the minimum clearance I should leave between the stays and the tyres? I'm assuming the tyres will 'balloon' slightly at speed, but have no idea by how much. Thanks Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 My carbon cycle wings have quite deep sides, so I had to raise them to be able to get the wheels/tyres on/off. Do check this ! I find the closest gap is between the inner corner of the tread and the angled part of the stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I find about 8mm on mine is *just* ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave McCulloch Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 Thanks both - I'll probably go for 10mm to give a bit of leeway. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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