Someone, I don't know if it is Honjo or not; perhaps Jan Heine of Bicycle Quarterly, recommends thick leather washers between metal fender and frame. I cut my own, but VO does sell them. The recommender claims that they will reduce vibration and thus fatigue, and they also (I suppose, since I've had no problem with rattling) keep the fenders quiet.
On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Lynne Fitz <fitzb...@comcast.net> wrote: > > I had Honjos on the Bleriot long before I got the front rack. No > front fender vibration issues that I recall. The rear fender did have > an vibration issue in the fender bridge piece, but I stuffed a piece > of old inner tube in there and it stopped. > > On Oct 2, 10:53 am, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have the standard SKS P45s and they don't provide adequete coverage > > in the front. The coverage is even worse if you use Sheldon Nuts. > > > > Thanks for the responses. I have a feeling I'll go with the Honjos. > > I've kinda always wanted them. I'm gonna wait a little while to order > > them as I'm going out of town next week and VO hinted at some new > > Honjo models coming out. > > > > --mike > > > > On Oct 2, 10:43 am, William Henderson <william.c.hender...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Just wondering which SKS fenders you have? Some of the ones I've seen > > > out there are quite a bit longer than others. > > > > > wc. > > > > > On Oct 2, 6:50 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- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
