Nothing against Peter White (and I mean *Nothing)* ... but if you're looking to shop around, you'll not find a nicer guy to ask questions of and/or get advice from than Mike Kone at Boulder Bicycles... and he sells everything you're considering.
On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 6:43:30 PM UTC-5, William wrote: > > Thanks very much. I'm convinced. Now, based on budget I'll decide > whether to go Velo Orange Stainless (at $55) or Peter White Berthoud > Stainless(at $73, assuming the website is up to date). > > On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 12:38:37 PM UTC-8, Steve Park wrote: >> >> Pro and Cons for for the ss Berthoud and aluminum Honjos: >> >> Berthoud stainless: >> Pro: >> durable >> handsome >> nice hardware >> Con: >> could be longer for better coverage >> extra grams >> any texture you want as long as it's smooth and round. >> limited size (wheel/tire) offerings >> >> Honjo aluminum: >> Pro: >> handsome >> fewer grams >> comes in longer lengths for better coverage >> comes in many textures (hammered, fluted, smooth, etc). >> comes in many sizes >> Con: >> not as durable as stainless >> hardware is more fiddly than Berthoud hardware >> >> >> On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 3:20:25 PM UTC-5, William wrote: >>> >>> I'm in the market for some metal fenders. If you could get a particular >>> model of fender for the same price with the same hardware in Stainless >>> Steel or Aluminum, which would you want? Is it Stainless for durability >>> and Aluminum for light weight? >> >> -- 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/-/Y5gHuMsV6cEJ. 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.