Thanks for the suggestions guys. I think I like Dan's suggestion of the VO springy thing the best. I'll try that first.
As for Analog's comments, agreed, rather buy from a bike retailer than a hardware store! They're most likely to have the exact stuff one needs. -Jim Leander(thal), TX On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 7:33 AM Dan McNamara <djmcnam...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Jim, > > I have used a wine cork with a long bolt to address this. There is also > this item from Velo-Orange that might help: > > https://velo-orange.com/products/spring-thing?_pos=1&_sid=3accc6dce&_ss=r > > You could probably put something similar together with a trip to the > hardware store. > > Good luck! > > Dan > > San Rafael, CA > > On Apr 13, 2020, at 9:46 PM, Jim Bronson <jim.bron...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Well after 3 years, I decided to finally put the fenders on that I had > purchased with the bike. There was a drenching on a rather cold day (for > Texas in March) a few weeks back, and I can't have that road grime all over > me again. > > Thoughts of, oh why oh why didn't I just pay the $40 or whatever it was > to have Rivendell put them on before shipping the bike? Come to mind at > times like these. > > So anyway the front fender went pretty well but the back fender was a > train wreck/dumpster fire (pick one). The fender line is a disaster. > There must be at least three inches between the fender and the tire near > the seat stay. I put the bike in the stand and took the fender back off. > > I need a long bolt and something like a wine cork to create some shim > space there. I have seen these done before on other bikes > > Does anyone have suggestions? I would prefer to order the bolt online. I > have lots of wine corks and other assorted washers lying around. > > Pics at https://photos.app.goo.gl/LTC6BnG1T9WXK2jXA of the front and rear. > > Jim > Leander, TX > > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > signature goes here > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CA%2BypmEZ6sfx%2BF1zZUXr2g9W6XxF9exPOHTFTePn80xJ06fO8Lg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CA%2BypmEZ6sfx%2BF1zZUXr2g9W6XxF9exPOHTFTePn80xJ06fO8Lg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/E90EF30F-843D-4173-ABE7-C774A1951024%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/E90EF30F-843D-4173-ABE7-C774A1951024%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ signature goes here -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CA%2BypmEaUS9ZdYhQOTAj6m%3DB7k4pDGMOTV%2B%3DGVXtansi-561hUw%40mail.gmail.com.
