> And that would be no different regardless of what the fenders were made > of.
Well, the new SKS fenders bracing is a single looping piece of metal with the adjustments made on the outside of the fender rather than at the braze on eyelet. I am able to adjust them while reaching down from a standing position but still on the bike. > Or do you mean a Honjo eyebolt came apart? Precisely. The interior nut on the Honjo eyebolt worked itself off. > Again, I have trouble visualizing this: why would you need to remove the > chain to remove a wheel? Maybe inartfully written. In order to remove the fender, I had to take off the wheel to loosen the bolt that attached the bottom front of the fender to the lower chain stay bridge. I did not have to break the chain, but I did have to take it off the cluster, more of a pain than it had to be as at the time I was using a Huret Duopar derailleur (since replaced and now happily retired in my display case). As you point out, the plastic fenders are a lot easier to take off. Getting to your other post about expert installation, check out Jon Kendziera's handywork when he installed the Berthoud's on my Oswald: http://flickr.com/photos/jonnycycles/sets/72157606490025925/ On Dec 7, 11:29 am, Steve Palincsar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
