On Sun, 2008-12-07 at 08:39 -0800, JoelMatthews wrote: > > What other sort of fender mishaps have you experienced on the road, that > > would require shop tools to rectify? > > Aside from just the general pain trying to adjust the play at the p- > clamps with the bike on uneven ground and only the kick stand to keep > it steady
And that would be no different regardless of what the fenders were made of. > , I had two incidents that convinced me to go with SKS on the > camper. > > First was probably just bad planning on my part. While riding in > (very) rural Northeast Iowa, one of the nuts on the inside of the > lower fastener bracket came off, loctite notwithstanding. I'm having trouble visualizing this. You mean the nut and bolt that holds a Berthoud stay onto the fender? Or do you mean a Honjo eyebolt came apart? My experience is, these seldom loosen, but it pays to check from time to time. If you ride a bike on any kind of rough surface for any length of time in general what can loosen will. The C&O Canal Towpath is famous for this, and stories about people traveling the length of the Towpath always seemed to feature something about a part vibrating off the bike. Luggage racks are a favorite thing to fall off. > I did not > have a replacement and could not duct tape the fender into place. The > nearest hardware store was a day and half a way. I wound up having to > take off the fender - which meant unloading the bike, taking off the > chain to take off the wheel and stowing the fender awkwardly a top my > gear until I got a bolt. Again, I have trouble visualizing this: why would you need to remove the chain to remove a wheel? I can certainly see needing to unload the bike to work on the fender -- in fact, often I've needed to unload the bike to fix a flat tire. The worst time I can ever remember was when I had panniers with a metal hook and a metal spring to hold them on. I had a heavily loaded tandem, and I just couldn't get at the back wheel to remove it without removing the pannier. The hook managed to bite right into my finger, and the spring really set the hook, jamming it into my hand. In fact, it was an unforgettable accompaniment to a flat tire. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
