Yet you're still getting winter... you must be doing something wrong! :-) On Jan 25, 12:22 pm, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > 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 -
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