My bikes are all set up with fenders presently. Two with metal, and the Atlantis has plastic SKS fenders. Overall, I find the metal ones more secure if one uses a decent amount of Loc-tite in installation. But am less than happy with the clearance of the Berthoud fenders at the seatstay bridge on my Surly Cross Check. This was not an issue with the previous plastic Planet Bike fenders. The rolled edges actually take up more than a slight amount of room. (for the record, they are 700x50 fenders).
Had the Atlantis out today in the ice and snow. With the temperature around 10, had no problem with the fenders cracking. Will see if they hold up all winter. But past experience says they will. The only complaint I have about plastic fenders is they are all too short. Even with the mudflap, Planet Bike fenders could be about 3 inches longer in front. As to fender line, it's something that does not concern me. As long as the tire fits. My Atlantis fenders were set up for 26x2 inch tires. Right now have Schwalbe Marathon winter tires. There is a lot of space showing. But I consider it just more room for snow to slosh around. Here is a photo of the bike out today. http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t146/ericplatt_2007/?action=view¤t=P1010128.jpg Oh, and to get back to the first post - have no problem with the fenders on that bike. If they work, that's more important in my book. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Dec 7, 2:11�pm, "PATRICK MOORE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 7:45 AM, JoelMatthews > > > > > The reason is when metal fenders get out of > > whack, you really need to be at your home shop to get them back into > > whack. �SKS are much easier to pull or prod back into place, and are > > more amenable to a duct tape or zip tie fix if it comes down to that. > > But metal fenders never get out of whack, hardly. I've banged the trailing > edge of my Berthoud front on a curb, hard, with a good part of my weight, > when riding off of it, and the blow shoved the fender forward but it was > still very rideable. �A blow and a push shoved it back again. And metals > don't warp when you carelessly lay your bike down in a cramped cargo > compartment the way SKSs do. My experience, anyway. AND, metals are even > easier to remove and re-install than the plastics. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
