Sorry to hear about the fender mishap. I'm running 2.1 knobbies under Tanaka 68mm fenders with the PDW safety tabs. I'm curious if anyone's had incidents with the safety tab setup? I caught a bit of stuff in the front wheel a few weeks ago and the tabs released, the wheel didn't lock, and I was fine. That made me feel better, but I'm still totally ready to abandon the combination.
I tried no fenders for a bit but just couldn't deal with the amount of mess after every ride. Keeping the front wheel off the ground is definitely an elegant solution. Adam On Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 3:20:09 PM UTC-5 Bikie#4646 wrote: > Jason, > > Sorry about your fender incident. As someone else said, those PDW Safety > Tabs will help you regain your confidence. I've been using them for about 6 > years. Though I haven't gotten a stick or rock caught while riding, I once > dropped the front of the bike onto the rear of the front fender with the > wheel removed while loading it into the van. > > The safety tab worked just as it should and I was able to pop it back into > place, no harm done. > > Paul Germain > Midlothian, Va. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Fuller <jtf.f...@gmail.com> > To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Sat, Aug 28, 2021 1:56 am > Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Bombadil on its Archetypal Route (loads of photos) > > ...and here's some photos from the ride that ultimately ended in fender > ruinage and full body aches. > > On Friday, 27 August 2021 at 22:36:45 UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote: > > Ever since I had the stick wedged in the front fender situation, which > tossed me over the bars and made me realize I'm not as young as I once was, > I haven't been willing to let the front wheel touch the ground. I figure > this avoids the problem entirely. > > (No new front fender yet - maybe this'll be a fenderless bike for a bit? > Unclear. One thing's for sure: I keep riding it) > > [image: signal-2021-08-27-124701.jpg] > > On Tuesday, 13 July 2021 at 22:17:49 UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote: > > Cheers Eric! In the spirit, here are a few photos from this past Sunday's > trip up the Seymour valley. I have a few new parts collected to install on > the Bombadil, and an Albatross bar in the mail which I think will do the > trick - kind of wish I bought both it and the Choco just to try, but alas, > I have too many handlebars as it is. Going to swap off the knobby > Ultradynamico for the slicker Cava's as well > > > > On Saturday, 26 June 2021 at 19:25:48 UTC-7 ericf3 wrote: > > Jason, > > you inspire me (I hope) --I used to be on the north shore on a bike > weekly, pre-pandemic. But I have only biked past Burrard Inlet a couple of > times since then. I really > hope I can get back into the habit once public health protocols allow it. > > Meanwhile, I am hoping the oppressive heat leaves us soon...ugghh > > EricF > Vancouver BC > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/KamsmJ5JKuE/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7d3719e5-64ec-4023-93f1-990fe2a497d7n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7d3719e5-64ec-4023-93f1-990fe2a497d7n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > > . > -- 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/b3ebc09b-5388-46d0-a57c-7cb781552171n%40googlegroups.com.
