...and on that note, Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 8:02 PM, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 23, 4:18 pm, robert zeidler <zeidler.rob...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > These bikes may get ridden more (doubtful), but they most certainly will > be > > repaired more. I'm thinking mostly of Grant's zip-tie-ing mud-flaps and > > fenders. It's hack work. > > I don't see how a zip tied fender flap will lead to a bike getting > repaired more. The only Rivendell I had that broke (and was > subsequently repaired) had plastic fenders with appropriately attached > VO leather mud flaps. Perhaps it was the plastic fenders that caused > the frame to break? > > All kidding aside, I know some people are fine with "hack" fixes and > others just want to do things "right". I've used metal fenders, > correctly installed, with zip tied flaps and plastic fenders with > bolted on leather mud flaps and both seem to do a good job of keeping > crud off my feet and the frame. The only fender malfunction I had was > on a 300k brevet when a bracket on my fender came loose. This issue > has since been reolved by usign some Loctite. > > When I first got a Wald basket for my Nitto mini front rack on my QB I > wasn't really that enthusiastic about attaching the basket with zip- > ties but it works fine. > > I'm a randonneur and always have a few zip ties with me on brevets. > > Grant once made a comment about his bikes being like him, slightly > disheveled. I like that. I'm certainly disheveled. My QB is definitely > disheveled. Right now the Homer is looking good but that'll change... > > --mike > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- 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.
