# Fendered SS Steamroller
**URL:** https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409
**Category:** Post your ride
**Created:** [April 26, 2015, 6:49am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409 "2015-04-26T06:49:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@Emphyrio](https://fixed.org.au/u/Emphyrio)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409/21 "2015-05-09T02:17:57Z")
I can confirm that the SKS breakaway/release whatsits will work with PB fenders on the rear. Quicker/easier solution than wingnuts imho.
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### Author:  [@Seb](https://fixed.org.au/u/Seb)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409/22 "2015-05-09T15:14:04Z")
Ronin: nice bike!
Emphyrio: thanks for the heads up. At the moment the wingnut solution works perfectly well, so it’ll stay like that.
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### Author:  [@Emphyrio](https://fixed.org.au/u/Emphyrio)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409/23 "2015-05-11T04:07:17Z")
@ Mansolwota, cool beans, I like the wingnut idea, definitely looks nicer than a black plastic block. Enjoying the bike.
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### Author:  [@Ronin\_09](https://fixed.org.au/u/Ronin_09)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409/24 "2015-05-11T16:58:55Z")
hey mansolwota, didn’t mean to hijack your thread - probably should have been more clear - i’m also running paul racer mediums/paul levers, brooks/thomson/risers/oury and fenders. And seeing that Surly and Salsa are both the same stable - they’re like brother and sister. My cousin has a steamroller cream not dissimilar to yours. Love it.
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### Author:  [@Seb](https://fixed.org.au/u/Seb)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409/25 "2015-05-11T17:45:18Z")
^ hey guys, no worries at all!
Appreciate your posts.
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### Author:  [@Ronin\_09](https://fixed.org.au/u/Ronin_09)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2015, 7:02am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409/26 "2015-05-24T07:02:47Z")
hey mansolwota, did you sort out your rear paul funky monkey clamp issue?
IIRC, the thread in the clamp doesn’t go all the way through, and what can happen is when you think it’s tight (because of the seatpost being clamped properly), what’s actually happened is the fixing bolt has bottomed out in the thread. Solution would be to shave a tiny bit off the bolt, or the painful thing - drill and tap the clamp all the way through.
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### Author:  [@Seb](https://fixed.org.au/u/Seb)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409/27 "2015-05-24T16:47:34Z")
Yes,with some carbon paste it worked out OK. I see what you mean re the thread being too short, that’s something I thought about too. So far so good, but if it was a bike I’d use heaps or do long rides with I’d look into shortening the bolt, or getting a shorter bolt.
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### Author:  [@scottridesabike](https://fixed.org.au/u/scottridesabike)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2015, 3:42am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409/28 "2015-06-07T03:42:00Z")
I think about this bike all the time.
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### Author:  [@AL9000](https://fixed.org.au/u/AL9000)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2015, 3:52am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409/29 "2015-06-07T03:52:24Z")
You ought to buy that cross check in bne then!
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### Author:  [@scottridesabike](https://fixed.org.au/u/scottridesabike)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2015, 2:15am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409/30 "2015-06-08T02:15:13Z")
Where? Can’t find any ads on here…
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### Author:  [@AL9000](https://fixed.org.au/u/AL9000)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2015, 2:25am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409/31 "2015-06-08T02:25:36Z")
> [@scottridesabike](#):
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> Where? Can’t find any ads on here…
gone
> **[Free local classified ads](https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-bicycles/coorparoo-brisbane/c18560l3005834)**
>
> Find Bicycles ads in Coorparoo 4151, QLD. Buy and sell almost anything on Gumtree classifieds.
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### Author:  [@scottridesabike](https://fixed.org.au/u/scottridesabike)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409/32 "2015-06-08T19:21:53Z")
> [@AL9000](#):
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> gone
you snooze you lose, thanks though
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### Author:  [@50voltphantom](https://fixed.org.au/u/50voltphantom)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2015, 5:59am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409/33 "2015-09-03T05:59:30Z")
> [@Seb](#):
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> I bought this Steamroller 2nd hand quite a few years ago, I rode it a lot but it’s been gathering dust in my shed for the last little while. I hung on to it thinking I could do something fun with it. I decided to try and build it as some sort of SS commuter with fenders, keen on trying to put fenders on a frame that’s not designed for this. The idea was to build a convenient bike, which I can ride with whatever shoes, whatever the weather and maybe carry a couple things on it. Something to go to the shops, the pub, the movies, go out to town and ride with the kids. Here it is:
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> 
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> The frame and most components are second hand or traded. I wasn’t in a hurry so I waited for nice things to show up, hoping that parts would work together. In the end it’s a bit of a blinged-out beater. Here’s the parts list:
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> Crankset: White Industries eno 48 T,
> Freewheel: White Industries 17 T
> BB: SKF
> Pedals: V12
> Wheels: TB14 to Gran Compe hubs, handbuilt by Kumokeith (only new component on the bike)
> Brakes: Paul Racer M
> Levers: Paul Canti
> Headset: Chris King
> Stem and seatpost: Thomson
> Saddle: Brooks B17
> Bars and grips: 3T Eryx /Oury
> Fenders: planet bike
> Tires: Grand Bois Cerf 26c
> Bag: Swift Industries Bandito
Sorry to bump an old thread, but I’m interested in putting Paul Racer M brakes on my Steamroller. I was wondering if there was any reach adjustment left on the rear caliper when the axle is in the middle of the dropout as pictured in your post? I’m running 33mm tires and have my axle set to towards the rear of the dropout currently for more tire clearance between the tire and the seat tube and am curious if the Racer M’s have enough reach to allow for this?
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### Author:  [@Seb](https://fixed.org.au/u/Seb)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409/34 "2015-09-03T15:26:40Z")
I’ll check and let you know. On the pic above I’m running 26 tires (which actually measure 28) and mudguards, so I’d say you’d be fine.
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### Author:  [@Andy\_Vibes](https://fixed.org.au/u/Andy_Vibes)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409/35 "2015-10-09T20:41:34Z")
Just spotted this on the Surly Image Dump and thought I’d share 'cos Steamroller’s are rad.
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### Author:  [@fixiechampion](https://fixed.org.au/u/fixiechampion)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2015, 8:52pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409/36 "2015-10-09T20:52:14Z")
Why get a Mash “work frame” when you be classy and weird at the same time with a Surly? I don’t get it.
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### Author:  [@Seb](https://fixed.org.au/u/Seb)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409/37 "2015-10-09T23:42:46Z")
> [@50voltphantom](#):
>
> Sorry to bump an old thread, but I’m interested in putting Paul Racer M brakes on my Steamroller. I was wondering if there was any reach adjustment left on the rear caliper when the axle is in the middle of the dropout as pictured in your post? I’m running 33mm tires and have my axle set to towards the rear of the dropout currently for more tire clearance between the tire and the seat tube and am curious if the Racer M’s have enough reach to allow for this?
The pad is set about half way in the brake arm, so I have lots of reach adjustment left. This is with mudguards and 28 tires. The rear wheel is also about half way in the dropouts, a touch towards the rear half.
Andy vibes: nice one!
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### Author:  [@scottridesabike](https://fixed.org.au/u/scottridesabike)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409/38 "2016-08-02T00:15:01Z")
> [@scottridesabike](#):
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> I think about this bike all the time.
I still dream about this
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### Author:  [@LAM](https://fixed.org.au/u/LAM)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2016, 1:26am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409/39 "2016-08-02T01:26:58Z")
I think that spring on fender bolt trick might fix my rattly alloy ones. Awesome. Although I was just going to buy a new bike instead and was pretty ok with that plan.
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### Author:  [@Seb](https://fixed.org.au/u/Seb)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/fendered-ss-steamroller/67409/40 "2016-08-02T16:44:15Z")
A pretty cool one
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