Yikes, of course... If they are already max width, widening them to fit the smaller radius is NOT a great idea after all. Thanks for the reality check :^)
Doug On Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 3:01 PM DavidP <dphil...@gmail.com> wrote: > Re-radiusing aluminum fenders is possible > <https://velo-orange.com/pages/re-radiusing-fenders>, the concern in this > case is that the VO 63mm fenders are already as wide as will fit. I suppose > it may possible to do the "widening" on most of the fender, leaving the > places where it would hit frame/fork alone, and this line from the linked > article may suggest that could work "You don't need to do a lot at a time. > Little bits over the length of the fender can decrease the radius enough to > work." > > -Dave > > On Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 3:48:37 PM UTC-5 Doug Van Cleve wrote: > >> Thanks Paul! Great info, I think Honjos are more scratch than I want to >> spend though :^( >> >> I wonder if getting a set of the V-O 63mm 700c fenders with the plan to >> reshape them would be nuts? Apparently you just gently bend them as if >> you’re trying to widen them and it tightens up the curve… I suppose it >> would be pretty cool if it worked, and pretty darn lame if they ended up >> ugly or ruined… >> >> Doug >> > -- 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/CAK64jTFd7xAED74cSBMaPg%3D-UcgcDAu6%3DAEvyyn1aM-hw_Ljpw%40mail.gmail.com.
