I typically have my bikes with racks set up without fenders. The look doesn’t bother me at all. I can’t stand a rack that isn’t level though... I do live in SoCal so fenders aren’t typically necessary.
Robert Tilley San Diego, CA Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 14, 2020, at 10:05 PM, Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I need opinions on this matter because I've wrestled with it enough to think > I might be bonkers loony and need to get out more (probably and yes): > > This is my Riv Custom (pictured below) and it's about to get a Nitto RBW51 > rear rack to support a gray Medium Saddlesack. To go along with it I'm > thinking of adding fenders even though I don't particularly need them, and > find them to be a bit of a fussy headache. Here's my dilemma: I think racks > need fenders. Like it looks wrong if you just have a bag-support rack and a > bag over a bare tire. I know this is a thing with gravel/camping bikes now, > but my brain is stuck on the 'full touring bike' look of the olden days which > always had racks and fenders together. So whaddyathink? Do they need to go > together to look "right", or is my drop-toptube low-kicker Rivendell already > non-traditional enough that it doesn't freaking matter? > > Joe "he needs to get out more" Bernard > -- > 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/58c96a66-ba8d-40bb-a1ec-b1af98a426cfn%40googlegroups.com. > <IMG_20201213_201929_378.jpg> -- 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/FB5A923D-B58F-460E-8CFA-88091F0B2AD1%40gmail.com.
