> But I am surprised by how well these light aluminum fenders stand up to > dents; better than Berthoud stainless, at least in my experience with them.
My problem with Honjos on my touring bike anyway is it does not take much of a mishap to bend them out of shape. The Berthouds I installed to replace the Honjos got a few dents on the first tour even. But a year and half later and I have not had to make any adjustments. On May 29, 8:45 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > > IIRC the VO fenders have a satin rather than a highly polished finish. > > So don't polish them. Don't even worry about keeping them clean. Let > > them look a bit oxidized, like the old Lefols would do. That look goes > > splendidly well with a frame that shows signs of hard use, sort of like > > a weather-beaten old cowboy. > > Steve is right; the VOs look fine on the very well used Motobecane -- nicks > and scratches galore; original paint mediocre, and now dulled by age -- > where shiny or hammered Honjos would look out of place. But I don't agree > that a used frame looks like a cowboy; more like an aging, lined, somehwat > cynical domestique. > > But I am surprised by how well these light aluminum fenders stand up to > dents; better than Berthoud stainless, at least in my experience with them. > > > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > Professional Resumes. Contact resumespecialt...@gmail.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
