Whoda thunk the humble zip tie would merit 62 (now 63) comments? Now that you've all got your fenders'n'flaps mounted to your satisfaction, weather is not an excuse so get out there and ride those bikes!
Merry Christmas to all, doug peterson (in briefly sunny So Cal; no fenders req'd) On Dec 24, 10:48 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Black zipties are the best fastener for the Saddlesack Large to its > support rack. The best. The used bits are recycleable. > > On Dec 24, 10:41 am, George Schick <bhim...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Here's one solution that uses a combination of zip-ties, vinyl-lined P- > > clamps, and stair tread-lined pipe hanger strap to fasten plastic > > fenders to a dual-boinger, for what it's > > worth:http://www.flickr.com/photos/gp_rider/sets/72157611336739952/ > > > On Dec 24, 2:31 am, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> > > wrote: > > > > Small hose clamps lined with leather. 3 of them. No kidding. Pix > > > tomorrow. Wald medium on a Nitto M-12. Works great. > > > > Yours, > > > Thomas Lynn Skean > > > > On Dec 23, 8:56 pm, Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > > > Wow! I've always used zipties for fendres and baskets. I'm curious how > > > > one > > > > efficiently mounts a basket to a front rack with anything other than > > > > zip ties? > > > > Pix to back it up? > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: Philip Williamson <philip.william...@gmail.com> > > > > To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > > > > Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 5:26:24 PM > > > > Subject: [RBW] Re: Rivendell Vindicated Once Again > > > > > On Dec 23, 2:18 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > > > > > On Thu, 2010-12-23 at 13:56 -0800, JimD wrote: > > > > > > > Seriously, if you get your mind right (and it took some time for me > > > > > > to > > > > > > do so), zip ties aren't a 'hack'. > > > > > > They're an ingenious solution to many faster/fastening problems. > > > > > > Yes, but the Saluki doesn't present those problems. > > > > > > And yes, in this case zip ties are a hack and all the koolaid in the > > > > > world isn't going to change that. > > > > > I'm pretty sure we're talking about mudflaps, not fenders. Nuts and > > > > bolts for mudflaps are more of a hack than zipties. > > > > The couture solution would be to have two brass snaps on the trailing > > > > edge of every Honjo fender, and 'artisan' mudflaps that matched... > > > > > Philip > > > > > -- > > > > 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 > > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.-Hide quoted > > > > text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
