I just came across the new 'Special Edition" SKS Bluemel fenders here in Chicago (Village Cycle in Old Town) , and I must say they are the nicest I've seen. Very sturdy, matte black finish, rigid profile, nicely integrated flaps, and wide enough for some serious rubber. $50.00 These are going on my new Bombadil for sure. (I'll be running 40mm Schwalbe Marathon XRs) I have a set of Planet bike fenders on my Stumpjumper, and the SKS seem far better.
Marty On Oct 20, 11:43 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > I have abandonedSKSfenders unless I have a customer who can't be > convinced to try something else. The Planet Bike Cascadias are a bit > less expensive, easier to install, give better coverage, and in my > opinion they look nicer (especially now that they removed the gaudy > planet bike logo from the rear fender). > > On Oct 18, 9:49 am, kevin lindsey <lindsey.ke...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I'm in the process of building my Bleriot and thought a pair ofSKS > > fenders would be practical and look great, too. However, I was > > naively unprepared for the amount of tweaking, cutting, fitting, and > > cursing required to install these things on my bike, a circumstance > > made worse by the almost-nonexistent instructions included with the > > fenders. Suffice it to say that I botched the job and have had to > > order a new set of stays for my second installation attempt. Couple > > of questions: > > a) I have a set of 41mm 650bs and am a little concerned about whether > > there is enough room for tires this big and a set of fenders on the > > Bleriot. I got the rear fender installed more or less OK, but the > > clearance between it and the tire was really tight. Am I pushing > > things to far to expect 41s to fit with fenders? > > b) Are there any secrets I'm overlooking when installing SKSs? > > c) The front of my front fender came warped. Is there a way of > > unwarping it, or will I have to cut it off? > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > Kevin -- 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.
