I rode my Bleriot everywhere w/ Honjos, no problemo... http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/1562380216/in/set-72157602404121251/
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 7:52 AM, John McMurry <johnmcmu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Jan 14, 12:47 am, "J L" <subfas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > My Saluki has been seeing more action on the trails than the pavement, > > enough so that I am considering some minor setup changes to better > function > > on the trails. The bikes is currently setup as a rack laden commuter. Is > > there any disadvantage to metal fenders in this situation? Any other > setup > > tips? > > That depends on: > > How technical the trails are that you're riding, and; > > What percentage of riding time the Saluki is actually off-road. > > The primary concern of using fenders on off-road trails is being > thrown over the bars when a stick catches your fender stays or an > object funnels up into the fork crown. > > Secondary concerns are bending/breaking the fenders on drops, rattling > noise from twigs/stones making their way through and mud piling up in > the fender and dragging on your tire. > > That said, I ride my fendered Saluki on as many jeep trails that my > friends and I can find here in Vermont. But, if I mostly rode my > Saluki on technical, singletrack trails, I'd remove the fenders, > provided I had another nice bike with fenders on it. > > John McMurry > Burlington, VT > > > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
