Used to be very much in the camp of fenders with rack. Even if the bike didn't really want fenders (i.e. Surly Ogre). That changed this summer. Was tired of always having to adjust the rear fender on the Hillborne with new tires and having problems with the long reach sidepull brake on the front. Also in the last couple of years just realized I rarely ride in the rain anymore. So, off came the fenders on the Hillborne. Definitely looks different and can now run slightly larger tires, which was the other goal.
The Clem does not have fenders and no intention of installing them. Am hoping to get larger tires also, and it's just too much trouble to get everything dialed in to the point I want. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 2:56:47 PM UTC-6 Joe Bernard wrote: > Indeed I forgot about the v-brake situation, which would be a challenge > with these big tires and the fenders they require. Question answered! I > have the bag now (thanks Leah!) and the rack on the way (thanks Jamison!) > so they're going on and then I'll ride a while and probably decide it's > fine just like that. Or change my mind and buy fancy fenders. Could go > either way 😬 > > Joe "this, but on the other hand that" Bernard > > On Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 12:45:39 PM UTC-8 Jason Fuller wrote: > >> Brake clearance is a good point since you have V-brakes. Fenders are a >> safety feature for canti's since if your cable snaps the straddle cable >> can't drop onto the tire and catch on the knobs. But they do pose >> potential risks as mentioned - stay into the spoke seems unlikely to me, >> since they tend to swing outwards if they come un-done, but if a stick >> finds its way between the tire and fender you've got a recipe for a bent >> fork and trip over the handlebars! Rare but happens. I'm actually waiting >> on some PDW fender stays that have a break-away design for the Bombadil, >> since it's the bike this is most likely to occur on. >> >> >> >> -- 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/b1253b96-e639-4d31-a544-1a70e7f06af8n%40googlegroups.com.
