I need to correct myself about the first fender. I found the part down in the basement and it broke in exactly the same place this one did - right at the brake bridge.
Michael On Jun 23, 7:56 pm, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > I noticed some unusual rattling from my rear Honjo fender today, and a > close inspection revealed a crack at the seat stay bridge attachment. > This one threads directly into the bridge. The fender is about a year > old, and has between 3 & 4,000 miles on it. I put a small rubber > washer between the fender and the stay and a metal washer on the > inside. > > I had another rear Honjo fender break on me with just about the same > amount of milage. That one was on a different bike, and broke at the > rear fender stay. I attributed that break to having installed it with > a single bolt at the rear fender. This one went on with two bolts and > remains quite tight at both the chain stay and fender stay. > > I live a couple of niles down a dirt road and this fender probably > spent close to a third of its life on dirt roads. And the general > condition of paved roads here in northern Vt is abysmal. There are a > few sections on my daily commute that regularly rattle parts off the > bike if they are not attached tightly. But the incident leaves me > wondering if these Al. fenders - which I love for their good looks, > their light weight, full coverage, and firm stay in place manners - > are tough enough for the task. I don't expect a fender to last > forever but longer than this. What have others experienced? Should I > switch to steel, or revery to plastic and a big mud flap? > > Michael --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
