To add to Jan's comment. Now I don't put fenders on bike if it is not design for metal fenders (bridge placement, braze on...) I don't like the voodoo I had to do when I change a flat and when I clean my bike.
For me, a bike design for metal fenders, you should be able to remove them in 5 minutes and re-install in 10 minutes. Metal fenders is not rare anymore and we should demand more from builders to do the job correctly the first time. Unless they promise to do the fenders voodoo for you when you have a flat, 1am, cold with a strong wind, and yes, you only have one borrow tube left. On Friday, June 15, 2012 3:15:34 PM UTC-7, Jan Heine wrote: > > > > On Friday, June 15, 2012 9:01:00 AM UTC-7, William wrote: >> >> I took the slow and patient route and would advise the same to others. >> It's one of those things that I can imagine one could do with far less >> wasted motion with repetition. I envision experts like JPWeigle doing an >> install in the middle of a conversation about the 1975 RedSox, while the >> awestruck observer just stares in appreciation "this is worth the price of >> admission" >> >> Peter Weigle has an easy job of it. His bikes are designed for fenders, > so they drop right in. Not only are the bridges equidistant, he also has > threaded holes where the fenders go. He drills a few holes, maybe > manipulates the diameter a bit, and off he goes. Even so, it takes some > time. > > Having installed fenders on bikes that "had adequate clearances" and on > bikes that actually were designed with fenders in mind, there is a huge > difference. I was surprised how simple it was to install fenders in my new > René Herse. The only tough job was indenting the fenders so they fit beween > the chainstays. (The Grand Bois fenders are exactly the right diameter for > Grand Bois Hetre tires, so no massaging needed to get them to fit just > right.) > > By the way, the fender should be under no tension from the stays. > Basically, when you loosen the stays, the fender should not move. > Otherwise, your fender will break prematurely from the inbuilt stresses. > Well-mounted aluminum fenders should last at least 30 years and 100,000 > miles in normal use, unlike plastic fenders, which cannot be mounted > without inbuilt stresses, and thus will break after a couple of years. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/C3BD59p9gUkJ. 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.
