Re: [RBW] Fender Installation and Usage Experiences

[Patrick Moore]

If you want all aluminum fenders, consider Velo Orange. They're cheaper
than Honjos and Berthouds but almost as good -- the aluminum sheet may be a
very tiny bit thinner, but I've never dented mine.

Metal fenders are a pain to install but if you do it right you'll suffer on
the first pair and then after that installation will be relatively easy;
still a bit harder than SKS's or Planet Bike  or Zefal or Avocet or Blumel
or what have you plastic fenders.

Still, IME, if you want sturdy above all else, use the Planet Bike
polycarbonate fenders. They hold up against banging and pressure better
than any metal fenders I've used except heavy steel Walds. Even if leaving
them under pressure in the back of a hot car warps them, you can always
unwarp them with a hair dryer.

Or, for sturdy, get a custom par from Kelpie; sheet is 50% thicker gauge
and the struts are also 50% thicker -- 5 mm instead of 3 mm? But really,
the PB polycarbonates are as sturdy as Kelpies and cost about 1/4 as much.

On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 8:27 AM Ted W  wrote:

> Hello fellow RBW owners!
>
> Now that I've happily found narrower tires for my Appaloosa, I'm looking
> at fenders. I have three other bikes with fenders, two of them have the
> plastic SKS fenders that Riv sells (the older models) and one has a set of
> Planet Bike, aluminum fenders. Personally, I'm a big fan of the aluminum
> fenders over the plastic ones, they just feel more solid. The Planet Bike
> fenders, however, leave a little to be desired. They use the same flimsy
> struts found on the plastic versions which, combined with their heavier
> weight, cause them to wiggle quite a bit more than the plastic fenders.
>
> This time around I went looking at some of the fenders made by Honjo, both
> the SimWorks branded and the Rene Herse branded models. It looks like these
> require more work to mount but may result in a more sturdy fixture to the
> bike. I'm not terribly worried about my ability to mount them as I've got a
> well equipped shop and have done metalwork before. I'm curious to learn
> what folks on the list think of them, though. How easy or difficult did you
> find them to install? Were you happy with how you installed them? How has
> your experience been riding with them after some time? Also, RH claims
> their Honjo fenders are designed differently than the standard Honjo
> fenders, is there any merit to their claims? Do they actually do a better
> job of channeling water than the non-RH versions? Worth the extra $30?
>
> Cheers,
>
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[RBW] Fender Installation and Usage Experiences

[Ted W]

Hello fellow RBW owners!

Now that I've happily found narrower tires for my Appaloosa, I'm looking at
fenders. I have three other bikes with fenders, two of them have the
plastic SKS fenders that Riv sells (the older models) and one has a set of
Planet Bike, aluminum fenders. Personally, I'm a big fan of the aluminum
fenders over the plastic ones, they just feel more solid. The Planet Bike
fenders, however, leave a little to be desired. They use the same flimsy
struts found on the plastic versions which, combined with their heavier
weight, cause them to wiggle quite a bit more than the plastic fenders.

This time around I went looking at some of the fenders made by Honjo, both
the SimWorks branded and the Rene Herse branded models. It looks like these
require more work to mount but may result in a more sturdy fixture to the
bike. I'm not terribly worried about my ability to mount them as I've got a
well equipped shop and have done metalwork before. I'm curious to learn
what folks on the list think of them, though. How easy or difficult did you
find them to install? Were you happy with how you installed them? How has
your experience been riding with them after some time? Also, RH claims
their Honjo fenders are designed differently than the standard Honjo
fenders, is there any merit to their claims? Do they actually do a better
job of channeling water than the non-RH versions? Worth the extra $30?

Cheers,

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