> I'm a bit curious about the berthoud composite fenders. They look > sharp and seem to be considerably longer than the sks ones.
I just mounted the Berthoud composite fenders (50mm) on an Atlantis on Saturday. Some observations: - They do look pretty swell. - By far the simplest fenders to mount, and also the simplest fenders to mount well. I’ve also used Planet Bike, the regular SKS, and Honjos. - The single-stay aluminum mounting hardware is noticeably lighter than that of the regular SKS fenders. - As noted by the previous poster, the front fender is longer than regular SKS - The rear fender is much more secure if you drill a third mount point to it. As delivered, they have points at (1) the kickstand plate area and (2) the single stay at the back of the fender. I drilled a hole to secure at a third point at the brake bridge. Without this it was pretty wobbly. With the Atlantis and its cantilever brakes I was able to put a hex screw into the bridge; with sidepull or centerpull brakes you may need to get an L-bracket from the local hardware store. - On the 50mm fenders the inner width measured ~45mm - The plastic/aluminum/plastic sandwich makes for a pretty buff layup. For practical purposes I don’t think metal fenders could be any tougher. All in all they’re great and I’d buy them again. It would be nice if they came in the same 60mm size as the regular SKS though . . . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
