Installing fenders is a pain in the butt. My least favorite bike wrenching. I would not recommend it it's not within your comfort zone. Alignment, rubbing, the list goes on....
JohnS On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 8:44:36 PM UTC-4, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > Don't forget the rat tail file. > > The drilling is easy. The measuring to get the holes in the right places, > now that takes patience and repetition. You can't measure it all at once. > You have to mount one point, measure the next, remove, drill, install, mark > the next point, remove, drill, reinstall. That's because the mounting > changes the shape. > > Also, you don't want to use the stays to pull the fender into the proper > shape, like you would do with a plastic fender. You've got to alter tthe > profile of the fender by either spreading out the edges or squeezing them > together. a little bit at a time all over the curve of the fender. > On 6/9/20 7:56 PM, Clayton Scott wrote: > > Not sure if it matters, but you would not need a power drill. The aluminum > fenders are fairly soft. A hammer and punch or even sharp nail and a hand > reamer will be sufficient for the holes. > > Here the a similar reamer to the one I use: > https://www.harborfreight.com/t-handle-reamer-66936.html?cid=paid_google|||66936&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=&utm_content=&gclid=CjwKCAjw5vz2BRAtEiwAbcVIL1GFqSHOzVIUOm0tyo2HBV8Hm29UvrBsIqHaIleP61p1Cb8943NAZxoCPhUQAvD_BwE > > The installation process may look a bit daunting but it is a fairly > straight forward operation. There is a BQ that has a tutorial in it. Would > be happy to scan and send them to you. > > Clayton Scott. > > > > > On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 3:26:56 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> These are on the list to do in the near future. However, if I have to get >> into metal drilling or cutting, I'm going to need to make arrangements for >> someone to help/do the install. >> >> What non-standard issues will I run into installing these: >> >> https://www.renehersecycles.com/shop/components/fenders/rene-herse-smooth-fenders-700c-for-48-52-mm-tires-h80-700c/ >> on a 66cm silver (final run) QB? >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> www.MindYourHeadCoop.org >> www.DeaconPatrick.org >> www.CatholicHalos.org >> www.ShepherdsandHalos.org >> > -- > 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-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/061d572e-65a8-4d5e-b707-828bdcac6812o%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/061d572e-65a8-4d5e-b707-828bdcac6812o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > Steve Palincsar > Alexandria, Virginia > USA > > -- 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/f063e1fb-4d69-475c-be4a-4d7937b4f2d4o%40googlegroups.com.
