On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 6:25 PM, reidplum wrote:
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> Looking at the RBW web site at the pictures for the Yves Gomez model.
> It appears to have gold-ish (anodized?) colored fenders. Anyone know
> what those are and where I could find a set? Thanks for any info.
>
I bet they are these:
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On Jul 20, 3:25 pm, reidplum wrote:
> Looking at the RBW web site at the pictures for the Yves Gomez model.
> It appears to have gold-ish (anodized?) colored fenders. Anyone know
> what those are and where I could find a set? Thanks for any info.
>
According to the website, those fenders are "b
I'd bet two nickels that they're SOMA fenders.
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 3:25 PM, reidplum wrote:
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> Looking at the RBW web site at the pictures for the Yves Gomez model.
> It appears to have gold-ish (anodized?) colored fenders. Anyone know
> what those are and where I could find a set? Thanks fo
Speaking of fenders, while I remember, I notice in old photos that stage
bikes in the 1930s often had a single, front, and very abbreviated fender:
was this to keep dirt and gravel from the headset, or off one's face?
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 6:02 PM, Gino Zahnd wrote:
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> I'd bet two nickels tha
Thanks for the replies, everyone. Yes, those are the Soma brass
fenders. A set would be a perfect addition to my blue Romulus, but the
price is just a bit steep - $101! Hmmm. I will probably settle for
the less perfect Soma chromoplastic in what they call Pearl Blue. Life
is a series of compromis
Why not some Velo-Orange aluminum fenders for about $50?
On Jul 20, 7:46 pm, reidplum wrote:
> Thanks for the replies, everyone. Yes, those are the Soma brass
> fenders. A set would be a perfect addition to my blue Romulus, but the
> price is just a bit steep - $101! Hmmm. I will probably settl
Because those are just the standard chrome/silver-type finish. The
gold-tone (brass) finish on the Soma's is what caught my eye. Maybe
that's a market opportunity for Velo-Orange? A brass-colored
(anodized?) chrome fender for a reasonable price?
On Jul 21, 9:34 am, clevewheel wrote:
> Why not so
