Cut the flap from a gallon-milk jug, then strengthen the flimsy plastic with reflective tape.
Light, cost effective and functional. Marc > On Nov 10, 2016, at 6:51 AM, Curtis McKenzie <cmcy...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I live in two worlds. Fancy Sackville mud flap up front and one made from > found material in the back. > > While riding I found a stray conical reflector seen on traffic safety cones. > From this you can make a reflector/flap that seems to work well. > > For full disclosure I did get the fancy flap for only postage from a list > member. > > Curtis > > >> On Nov 9, 2016 7:56 PM, "Eric Norris" <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: >> I had very good results cutting a mud flap from a piece of rubber gasket >> material that I bought at the local Ace Hardware store. They had the >> material in a sort of rust red that IMHO looks much nicer than black. I made >> a template out of cardboard, adjusted for proper look and fit, then >> transferred the outline to the gasket material and carefully cut with a pair >> of sharp scissors. Finished it off by adding a small, retro-look reflector >> on the bottom. >> >> I'll be happy to send a photo to anyone who's interested. >> >> --Eric N >> www.CampyOnly.com >> CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com >> Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy >> >>> On Nov 9, 2016, at 4:58 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I see that Riv has one of those fancy, left-coast-type gussied up, pretty >>> mudflaps made from effete cotton and leather -- probably voted for Hillary >>> -- for $18. Good shape, though (mudflap, not Hillary). OTOH, Riv has the >>> Longboard rubber mudflap in decent, middle-American black rubber, for $8. >>> >>> I'm tempted to buy the Sackville one just 'cause it's so purty, but damned >>> if I'm not afraid of being teased for it. >>> >>> Seriously, how does one of these look after 100 miles of splash, mud, and >>> slush? Like a tux worn too long away from the dry cleaner? >>> >>> The Longboard one is a guaranteed performer, I'm sure, but I think that the >>> Sackville one actually has a better shape, as far as I can tell -- the >>> photos of the LB one aren't as detailed as I'd like to see. >>> >>> Which one? This is for the '03's Berthoud fenders. The '03 is nice looking, >>> but nothing on it chosen merely for pretty. >>> >>> -- >>> Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. >>> By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. >>> Other professional writing services. >>> http://www.resumespecialties.com/ >>> www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ >>> Patrick Moore >>> Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten >>> **************************************************************************************** >>> The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a >>> circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and >>> individualities revolve. Chuang Tzu >>> Stat crux dum volvitur orbis. (The cross stands motionless while the world >>> revolves.) Carthusian motto >>> >>> It is we who change; He remains the same. Eckhart >>> >>> Kinei hos eromenon. (It moves [all things] as the beloved.) Aristotle >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
