Two hangups with long front fenders. 1) Curbs ,but you're probably too adult to ride on sidewalks and need to come off of them. 2) Storage is the other. Remove the front wheel and you'll probably wish the dropouts rested on the floor, not the fender.. Hence flaps, which can be done simply and grubby, or simply and elegantly. The hinge point with a flexible mudflap that returns to a shape solves the problem and takes care of business.
Harry Travis On Dec 12, 1:58 pm, Philip Carlson <[email protected]> wrote: > After rear ending a car and crunching my mid-'80's Centurion > Elite ??, I got an '84 Trek 620 to replace it. Switched over B17, > Noodle Bar, great wide opening toe cage and Jandd racks, but the fork > is too tight to fit the stainless Berthoud fender. I love both the > bike and the fenders. Any ideas on how to make this work? > > I'm thinking of cutting the fender in half and bolting it to the crown > hole (somehow). If I do cut the fender, I was thinking of making the > back section longer so that it keeps spray off my feet, is there a > reason front fenders don't extend lower than they do? Also not sure > if I should bolt the front end to the front of the crown, would it be > stable? The Jandd front rack has a solid top that might take care of > spray out front. > > (I've also one of the plastic strut attachment thingy, again, and will > be ordering another replacement from PWC. Second time I've lost this > part!) > > Thanks, > Philip --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
