I've got five fendered bikes. One plastic, two steel, two aluminum. I'm halfway through putting plastics on my tandem which will make it 2/2/2.
It is my humble opinion that if you break fenders, you should run plastic fenders because they are affordable and recyclable. For example, I think Manny should run plastic fenders. I run aluminum fenders on two bikes. Both of those bikes I chose Aluminum because they are weight weenie builds. They look nicer than plastic, they are about as durable as plastic, and they are lighter. On two bikes where I wanted the look of metal, and didn't care about weight, I went with Stainless Steel. Those are pretty bomber. I pinstriped one set for extra bling and I might get the others powder coated along with the frame this winter. It is my opinion that wood fenders are gorgeous. It is my opinion that wood fenders have major shortcomings as fenders. The flat ones allow spray to squirt out sideways. The compound curve ones are thick and eat up valuable clearances. For all front fenders, I beg (beg!) everyone to use a quick release mechanism to avoid disaster. https://www.ridepdw.com/goods/spare-parts/fmf-safety-tabs It'll probably never happen to you, but I've had a front end lockup throw me over the bars once in my life and once is enough. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Friday, October 9, 2015 at 11:31:25 AM UTC-7, Clayton wrote: > > Asking for help from the tribe....I am starting to think I no longer want > plastic fenders gracing my Atlantis. For me they last about two years max, > with my fender sadism. Plasticky is icky, (except for Ortliebs) and all > that. I am curious to hear peoples reviews of wooden and aluminum fenders. > How long should I expect them to last (*I ride my Atlantis off road > occasionally*)? I can get (wide 26") Velo Orange aluminum and powder > coat to match my frame, or spend an equal fortune to get the lovely > compound wooden ones. I am looking for durability first and foremost. I > have a sneaky suspicion that the wood would have a better fatigue life. *What > says the Riv Tribe*? > > Thanks in advance.... > > Clayton (Bend) > > http://creativeopenings.com/CO_Fenders/woodfenders.htm > > http://www.woodysfenders.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=9 > > -- 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.
