Ditto for Honjos. Properly installed metal fenders don't rattle.
Installing metal fenders takes time and patience. It absolutely cannot
be hurried. Read the instructions several times. Visualize.
Understand that you cannot and absolutely must not try to pull metal
fenders into shape with the stays; instead you've got to massage the
fender to alter the curve. Pushing the edges out to widen the opening
tightens the arc of the fender, and squeezing the edges together expands
the arc. You do this little by little over the arc of the fender.
Also, if your fenders aren't pre-drilled, you absolutely can't tape the
fender up once, mark all the holes remove and drill. Do that, and only
the first hole will end up in the correct place; everything else will be
off, and you'll have to ovalize the holes. What you do instead is mock
up the installation and mark the first hole. Remove, drill, install the
first hold and mark the next. Remove, drill, re-install, mark the last
hole. Remove, drill, reinstall. It's a Zen thing and cannot be
rushed. (Try at your own peril - there are countless ways they'll
punish you if you do.)
But you end up with a beautiful and functional setup that protects you
from road spray better than plastic fenders, and that lasts for years.
And quiet.
Incidentally, those eyebolt fasteners VO and Honjo use are fiddly and
fussy and are just dying to fall apart when you try to install them, so
be sure you've got a blanket or something similar beneath where you're
working, otherwise one some of the pieces will disappear.
These are perfect. I didn't install these, Peter Weigle did.
On 11/20/19 12:13 PM, Alex Wirth- Owner, Yellow Haus Bicycles wrote:
The old clunky metal fenders in days of yore did. The fenders from
velo orange are silent and come with leather washers to make sure
there are no rattles etc.
Fender install can be an art! So make sure you tell your REI people
you want artisanal-level install work and to follow the Velo Orange
instructions ☺😀
On Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 11:57:11 AM UTC-5, Bicycle Belle
Ding Ding! wrote:
Alex - don’t the metal fenders rattle going over bumps? We use a
path so every 12 inches we hit seams in the concrete. I’ll
reconsider if they really are quiet.
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On Nov 20, 2019, at 8:50 AM, Alex Wirth- Owner, Yellow Haus
Bicycles <482...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote:
Noise!? In theory, if the fenders are properly installed and
there's sufficient clearance between the fender and tire they
should be near silent. Once in a while a stone might run up
through there but I'd say for that minor/seldom heard quirk the
advantages of metal are worth it (Stiffer, better looking, longer
lasting, plastic is an environmental nightmare 😊)
On Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 11:37:16 AM UTC-5, Bicycle
Belle Ding Ding! wrote:
Alex, lovely! Are they metal, though? I don’t want the noise
metal fenders make. I’ll check out the ESI grips!
Stem swap. Alright. I’m going to attempt this today. I will
be a nervous wreck the whole time, but I suppose if I really
mess something up I can go back to REI and do the walk of
shame and maybe the mechanics will think it’s funny instead
of pathetic. I *might* got this! 😂
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> On Nov 20, 2019, at 6:58 AM, Alex Wirth- Owner, Yellow Haus
Bicycles <482...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Leah check out velo orange for fenders...here’s a pic of
their 650b wavy fenders on a Clem:
>
>
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx0LvYFBzKD/?igshid=1jmglpf4h6t48
<https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx0LvYFBzKD/?igshid=1jmglpf4h6t48>
>
> Also check out ESI grips, they’re my fav, come in a TON of
colors, musa and they feel “warmer” in colder weather.
>
> A stem swap is fairly easy and you’re totally capable!
Slide off your grip/shifters on one side, remove bar, swap
stem and reverse install. Set aside 30-60 mins.
>
> You got this!
>
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