I put Berthouds on, and they work well, but the flaring rear fender has the potential to trap and jam a stick or something. I had to carefully shave off any bolts protruding inside the fenders with a dremel-type grinder and hand filing to provide enough room for different gear combinations, and the stock combination doesn't work as well as my current setup with a low provided by the big cog on a White Industries 2-cog freewheel and the small stock chainring, and my usual gear with the small rear and "big" front. I cruise at 15-16 mph and go long. I feel like I could circle the planet on that bike and never break down...so long as I don't abuse the legs!
Pix here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/59585...@n00/3687574407/in/set-72157605721988928/ On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well...I *do* live in San Diego! :) Here's another with crap fender > lines: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/3887418406/ > > I think the Woodys work very well. Because they don't have a lip, > they're not going to be as effective as SKS or metal fenders in really > wet conditions, but they'll keep the stripe off your back and your > bike clean in normal conditions They are really flexible and easy to > move back if you change gears on the QB. I usually keep a British > Dumbbell with me if I want to move the fenders back from the stays. I > took them off because I need to decide on a front rack (mini vs. M12) > before I drill the front fender, and I need to work on my seat-stay > attachment point on the Woodys too. If the wood fenders are not > secured at all points, they will bounce around and when they hit the > bike, sound like wooden diving boards - -booooing. > > I have SKS 45s on the bike right now to try them out... but they are > harder to adjust conpared with the Woodies. They *will* keep you dry. > > I would LOVE to put Honjos or Berthouds on this bike... But I just > can't get my head around how I'd remove the wheel or change gears. > > Esteban > San Diego, Calif. > > On Jan 9, 9:45 am, "Allingham II, Thomas J" > <thomas.alling...@skadden.com> wrote: >> But I notice that on Protorio's Quickbeam set, there are no other pictures >> with the Woody's -- maybe they didn't work out. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Allingham II, Thomas >> J >> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 12:38 PM >> To: 'rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com' >> Subject: RE: [RBW] Best fenders for a QB >> >> I just put Woody's fendershttp://www.woodysfenders.comon my Quickbeam, and >> left the rear stays long so I can just pull the bottom rear of the fender >> rearward (the wood is very flexible) to get the tire out. Saw the idea for >> the wood fenders to solve this problem >> here.http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/3471738520/ >> Haven't tried it on the road yet, but in the garage it works perfectly. >> These fenders look really great with Riv tweed flaps, too, as you can see in >> some examples on the Woody's website gallery. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of johnb >> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 10:25 AM >> To: RBW Owners Bunch >> Subject: [RBW] Best fenders for a QB >> >> I have a 52cm QB that I would like to replace the current single stay SKS >> fenders that don't really work with the rear wheel sliding back and forth. I >> could actually go on and on about their limitations... >> >> So with the idea that the fender must be adjusted somewhat frequently to >> deal with the wheel adjustments, would the two stay SKS like Riv sells be >> the best choice? 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