Pics prove my morning coffee run has a nice view, and proves that I can dremel plastic
<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ik51VgDx9Lo/VuG3FjwLDYI/AAAAAAAADKQ/eDrmMyx6pxsKac_nIzEcpbu1PmdSuKKAA/s1600/IMG_0858.JPG> View from the Cemetery overlooking The El Cerrito hill. GG Bridge in the background <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SQdjFLwRHc4/VuG3VFRVP2I/AAAAAAAADKU/HQ_erjeE3pIfWMRlhlsOq1A1-svNq-Qyw/s1600/IMG_0859.JPG> Detail of the drive side rear B65 fender. On the non-drive side I had to cutaway just the section for the chainstay. On the driveside that cutout extends much higher to provide chain clearance for when I'm in the small chainring. On Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 9:10:39 AM UTC-8, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > I spent a bit of time installing a set of B65 SKS fenders on my Joe > Appaloosa last night. I will post Images when I get to my computer. > Normally one would mount the front fender stays to the eyelet under the > fork tips. That eyelet is occupied by my Nitto Big Front rack. That rack > has a threaded hole on that attachment plate so I mounted my front fender > stays to the rack. This slightly lower mount point necessitated longer > stays. I had purchased an extra stay kit on the same trip to Riv, so I had > what I needed on hand. > > The rear fender took a decent amount of work, as many rear fenders do. The > chain stay and seat stay bridges are both about 1" from the tire (24-26mm) > which is a terrific place to start. The leading edge of the rear fender > needed some dremel work to fit between the chainstays and to clear the > chain when it's on the small chainring. After doing that I test fit it to > mark the spot to drill the fender to bolt directly to the seatstay bridge. > I mounted my rear fender stays to one of the M6 eyelets. I had to hunt a > bit to find a pair of matching short M6 bolts. At any rate it turned out > well. It might have been frustrating if it was my first fender install. > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
