I've used all sorts of fenders, from Blumel to Zefal, even though I live in a high desert region. I've dented metal fenders, Berthouds, Honjos, and VOs -- the 2 pairs of VOs I've owned seemed to be made of slightly thinner gauge aluminum, but I emphasize "seemed". Planet Bike and SKS fenders don't dent. The downside is that their stay system is (IMO) far inferior to that for the metal fenders. Me, if I were to choose fenders purely for resistance to damage, I'd install PBs or SKSs and rig up a Honjo (etc.) type of stay system.
Suggestion: Install PB or SKS fenders, but order 2 pairs of extra-thick gauge stays (Honjo type) and "R" clips from Kelpie, and adapt the plastic fenders to fit them; far stiffer than even Honjo and Berthoud stays. I'd have chosen plastic fenders for my Matthews if I could have found some big enough. As it is, I ordered aluminums from Kelpie, which are 2X the gauge, I think, of the usual metal makes, and come with the extra thick stays I mentioned. I daresay you can dent Kelpies, but it would be harder to do so. On Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 9:08 PM Eric G <ericjg...@gmail.com> wrote: > The rainy season has started in SF and I am considering putting fenders on > my Sam. I commute daily on the Caltrain where people stack their bikes side > by side. Generally folks are not very considerate about how they place > their bikes. Would fenders be easily broken or damaged in transit? Anyone > have experience with this? Would certain brands be sturdier than others? > > Thanks! > Eric G@rs > SF > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ff80e003-65d6-4671-b899-f142bb97d6a7%40googlegroups.com > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgu-MxcLe%3DdrAuYym3MZr%3D7O7-2fMGNNh1Mmh9d0aonEEw%40mail.gmail.com.
