Years ago, used to ride (and even occasionally race) off-road on a bike with fenders. They were plastic, though. So were able to be re- formed if things broke.
The only advice I can give is to make sure the fenders are well attached at the seatstay bridge. Otherwise they may flex more in off- road situations. Other than that, go for it. Eric Platt (whose every bike has fenders) On Jan 14, 10:06�pm, "David Estes" <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > I rode my Bleriot everywhere w/ Honjos, no > problemo...http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/1562380216/in/set-721576024... > > > > > > 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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
