Roberta You've received several very good viewpoints on fenders themselves. The perspective you have not received yet is that your fender thoughts probably should include and maybe should begin with the bicycle itself. Some bikes take fenders really well. Some bikes were designed from the beginning to have fenders. Others were designed with fenders as an afterthought, while still more were designed with no thought whatsoever about fenders. So we can talk about the abstract concept of fenders, or we can focus on the particular task at hand, choosing whether or not to fender a particular machine, and what the best choices may be for that machine.
For me, when deciding whether or not to fender it all starts with clearances: 1. around the fork crown and front brake, 2. at the BB/chainstay area. 3. At the rear brake and seatstays. After confirming clearances, we assess attachment points. Equidistance bridges? Or spacers? Will we have to drill anywhere? L-brackets or darumas or direct connections? Then we decide on material: plastic, aluminum, steel Then color Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 2:14:06 PM UTC-8, REC (Roberta) 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.
