The 559 45 mm Honjos I have are at least as stiff as the Berthouds I used before. In my experience -- Honjos, Berthouds, Velo Orange metals, all the plastics -- the metal ones, properly mounted, vibrate less than the plastic ones.
On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 7:50 AM, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So I'm thinking of putting metal fenders on my Hilsen. I have > Berthouds on my Rambouillet and really like them. With my Hilsen I'm > thinking of putting on some hammered Honjos (700x45). I won't be > attaching the front fender to a rack and I'm wondering if it will > vibrate a lot. Isn't this a problem with Honjos sometimes? It isn't an > issue with my Berthouds but I think that's because they are steel as > opposed to aluminum. > > I currently have SKS fenders with leather flaps on my Hilsen but they > just aren't long enough in the front. I should mention that a coworker > picked up an extra rear SKS fender, trimmed it and mounted on the > front. It seems to be working well for him. > > I live in Portland and fenders are essential. This isn't entirely > about bike fashion. > > --mike > > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
