The rubbing I was getting with the longer flap was the side stays rubbing the tire. On that bike, the tires were usually Marathon Duremes 700x40. Realized it was the extra leverage of the longer flap that caused the kerfuffle. Once changed, it was not an issue.
Not dangerous at all to me, either, but annoying. It happened even after bolting the front of the fender to the Nitto Mini rack. But it's all moot at present as I sold the Sam Hillborne last weekend. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On 8/23/12, john <johnco...@comcast.net> wrote: > Eric, where did you experience the rubbing, or flapping, if you will? On my > > bike, it's not the flap itself which seems to rub the tire, but where the > end of the fender meets the flap. As the road gets rough, this area seems > to strike the sides of my tires, which causes an annoying "zzzztt, zzzttt". > > After a year or more of this, it hasn't proven to be dangerous, just > annoying. > > Since I ride in the rain 8 months a year (Portland, Oregon), I need a > fender with ample coverage to protect not just my feet, but my drivetrain. > Thanks for your reply. > -- 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.
