Properly fitted alloy fenders should be very solid -- no reason for them to be making noise. And I have metal fenders on a number of my bikes.
But having said that, if I were installing fenders on a new bike now, I'd give very serious consideration to any fender that has something like the quick release that comes on the SKS fenders that Riv sells. The piece is here: http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/fe83.htm One version of the fenders Riv sells with the safety clip are here: http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/fe2.htm These are the cream colored ones, which (if they would fit on your Rambouillet) would look really good, IMO. I'm sure you could make your own version of the Secu-Clip, but they're only $4 (or included in the package if you buy the SKS fenders), and it's a real safety feature. (Also makes it easier to install and remove fenders.) And lastly, I think that if you hear a new noise from your bike, you should inspect it immediately (or at least as soon as you can, given surrounding conditions). New noise is often a warning of a new problem (maybe easily fixable, but worth investigating). -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of bo richardson Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2014 1:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [RBW] best fenders for Rambouillet? WTB question i was riding my 54 Rambouillet 700c downhill recently. there was a rattle from the front fender it got worse suddenly i got my hands on the bars and the front fender mounting hardware came loose and rolled between the tire and the fender this tore the fender off and threw it in front of the bike Questions the fenders were vo metal not hammered not round whatever the third option was they never fit especially well and were noisy is this the nature of fenders? when i replace the fender is there some option others have liked better? or should i order another pair of vos and just replace the front? jack browns for tires thanks for the expertise bo bellingham -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **************************************************** This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any email) and any printout thereof. Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their professional qualifications will be provided upon request. **************************************************** ============================================================================== -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
