I live in high desert country where annual snow/rain fall amounts to 14" at the foothills and 5" on the West Mesa. I have fenders on 3 of my 4 bikes, because it's nice to be able to ride on those few days when it rains or (!) snows. At least, I have 2 bikes with permanent fenders and one -- dirt road bike -- with summer monsoon and winter snow fenders; about 4 or 5 months of the year.
Color: Depends on the "aesthetic" of the bike. My Riv has silver because it has a classic look and all the bits are silver. The "road bike for dirt" has a somewhat agressive industrial, brutal aesthetic (albeit with fine bilaminate construction and a delicately curved fork) and I built it with black parts, so I prefer black -- but accept SKS silver fenders because they fit better than the Planet Bike ones and I got them very cheap. My grocery/dog runner/beater folder has cheap black ones because they were available in the 20" size and they were very cheap. If your bike doesn't have knobby tires, and if there is sufficent gap between fender and tire, I'd not worry about danger with metal fenders; and even so, I hear you can get safety tabs for metal fenders. IMO, metal fenders, black or silver, do look better than plastic. Velo Orange has Honjo knockoffs that are not quite as high quality but perfectly acceptable and much cheaper than Honjos; and there are other makers of aluminum and stainless steel fenders, in silver and black. On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 3:14 PM REC (Roberta) <rchas...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've seen a lot of posts about fenders recently, and I have lots of > questions about them. I've never known about fenders until about two years > ago when I learned about Rivendell, joined this board, and bought my > SKS-fendered Joe A., my first bike with fenders. I don't ride in the rain, > but I have to admit that I like the idea of nothing wet, dry, or > dusty spraying up on me is appealing. Or, does one not really need them if > only riding in dry weather? > > Color--how do you choose a color? I thought black would be inconspicuous, > but I like the look of the silver fenders. I saw a post the other day > where the fenders matched the bike. Very nice! Or, is no fenders better? > > Material--I understand that plastic fenders are safer than other materials > because you can install a safety tab. The other fender materials don't > have this option, as I understand, and one might go over the handlebars in > case of foreign object between tire and fender. > > Which bike/types of bikes do you decide to fender or not? Riding > conditions? Does length of ride or speed have any bearing? Is it just > esthetics? > > What other options you take into consideration? > > I'm asking this as a general question, although I have a Champaign-colored > step thru that I think would look great with hammered Honjo fenders--to me > and to thieves! For now, it will remain a non-fendered bike. > > Roberta > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* --- J.R.R. Tolkien ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching Other professional writing services Expensive! But good. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
