Of course, all my bikes, including the "indoor" Sam Hillborne have fenders. It's one reason haven't really thought about a Pugsley. Lack of appropriate fenders. Now, if there were Berthoud fenders in 26x120s, then we'd be talking. (Just imagine tweed mudflaps for those. Wow!)
Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Jan 25, 12:59 pm, "cyclotour...@gmail.com" <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > I just bought some fenders, although mainly for looks. Hopefully the > rain gods won't see this as a slight or if so, the gods of foppishness > will intervene. > > On Jan 25, 8:38 am, JimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > I may be messing this all up. > > > The custom doesn't have fenders (yet). My Saluki has fenders and > > leather mud flaps (attached with horrid black zip ties). > > > At best this could be neutral for the gods of weather. I suspect > > though that this frustrates them and they will make us > > all pay. Currently here in Norther Calif. the gods seem confused and > > are showering us with spring-like conditions. > > > Not sure how all of this influences the earthquake gods - just hope > > they are sleeping. > > -JimD > > > On Jan 25, 2011, at 6:10 AM Jan 25, 2011, Jim Cloud wrote: > > > > Well, I've had fenders on my Rivendell Road Standard for some time. > > > If there is a correlation between having fenders mounted and stopping > > > rainfall, it must be working. We haven't had a drop of moisture so > > > far this month in Tucson (maybe a chance next week!). I agree with > > > those that keep their fenders mounted because they keep their bikes > > > cleaner (I also have a fender mount rear light). > > > > Jim Cloud > > > Tucson, AZ > > > > On Jan 24, 7:37 pm, Bill Gibson <bill.bgib...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> When I moved here, I took off my fenders. I felt like I felt when I > > >> passed > > >> my last math class in high school: free at last, free at last, > > >> great g- > > >> amighty, free at last. I missed them. I put them back on. One bike > > >> has > > >> plastic with zip ties, the other has Berthouds almost expertly > > >> installed by > > >> me. (And I eventually got a minor in Mathematics for my B.A.) > > > >> I think they are aerodynamic and efficacious in the annual rain. > > >> And they > > >> keep the dust off. > > > >> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 7:07 PM, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> > > >> wrote: > > >>> You guys crack me up..........I never take my fenders off. My bike > > >>> stays cleaner even when it isn't raining and I have a place to > > >>> mount a > > >>> rear taillight that looks nice plus fenders belong on a bicycle. > > > >>> On Jan 24, 10:14 am, rperks <perks....@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>> A couple of weeks back, in an attempt to cram fenders and Jack > > >>>> Browns > > >>>> onto the Roadeo I finally laid down my $10 and bought a set of > > >>>> sheldon's fender nuts. At first glance and a hand fit, it looks > > >>>> like > > >>>> it might fit, tight but fit. I belive that the fender nuts alone > > >>>> may > > >>>> have been enough to trigger the end of the rains, if I contiue the > > >>>> fitting of the fenders we may never have rain again. I probably > > >>>> can > > >>>> not take full credit, but will say you're welcome. > > > >>>> Rob "thinking about fenders in a coastal desert" Perks > > > >>> -- > > >>> 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-bunch@googlegroups.com > > >>> . > > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >>> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch > > >>> %2Bunsubscrib e...@googlegroups.com> > > >>> . > > >>> For more options, visit this group at > > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > >> -- > > >> Bill Gibson > > >> Tempe, Arizona, USA > > > > -- > > > 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 - -- 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-bunch@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.
