Bikes are available without fenders? What fun is that? Have been tossing around the idea of taking the fenders off the Sam Hillborne. Maybe some 45mm wide tires instead.
Mmm. Wide tires. Eric Platt (Who has become really used to a 29er with 2.1 tires.) On Jul 8, 3:05 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have permanent fenders on three of my five bikes, and part time fenders on > a fourth. And I live in Albuquerque, NM with an average rainfall of 9"/year. > > Weird or practical? Not sure. But when I do find myself in the rain, I am > grateful. > > Fendered, permanently: > Custom Riv fixed commuter > Sam Hill touring bike > 1973 Motobecane Grand Record grocery fixie > > Part time: Much modified (the frame has been modified) Monocog 29er: PB 60s > in winter over 65 mm WTB Exiwolfs or 60 mm BAs. > > Non fendered (not even eyelets!): > > Custom Riv gofast fixie. > > On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 11:22 AM, James Warren <jimcwar...@earthlink.net>wrote: > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > >From: Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> > > > >Fenders become necessary when you least expect it - like the light > > >rain last two mornings here in marine-layer inflicted July San Diego > > >(while the rest of the country roasts). > > > >Put 'em on! > > > Oh, that soggy ground when it didn't really rain the night before, that's > > the most deceptive! The following story is the result of living in a place > > that leads to the perfect storm of sorts: > > > I'm at the top of a hill, straight down to work... > > Where I work as a high school teacher... > > We get a lot of fog with saturated ground in the morning, even if it > > doesn't rain... > > > So what happened when I was new here about 5 years ago? I got on the > > fender-free Atlantis to ride to work with about 15 minutes until I must be > > there. No problem, all downhill, about 1300 feet of descending, takes about > > 5 minutes. A third of the way down the hill, I realize that the wetness I am > > experiencing is little less than if it had rained, and would only get worse > > on last two-thirds of the ride AND that it will be worse, because my clothes > > would only be wet in the areas that make it look embarrassing (think > > "accident"), and that I'd be soon be standing in front of a class, and there > > was no way to turn around and go home to change, because the non-trivial > > climb home would make me late for work. > > > That was when my respect for fenders grew even though I live in dry > > Southern California. > > > Lucky me: I had a change of pants in the cabinet at my classroom, so I was > > spared a loss of dignity that day. > > > -Jim W. > > > -----Original Message----- > > >From: Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> > > >Sent: Jul 8, 2010 12:24 PM > > >To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > > >Subject: [RBW] Re: New Sam H Builder > > > >Fenders become necessary when you least expect it - like the light > > >rain last two mornings here in marine-layer inflicted July San Diego > > >(while the rest of the country roasts). > > > >Put 'em on! > > > >Esteban > > >San Diego, Calif. > > > >On Jul 8, 7:56 am, Peter Pesce <petepe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> That's what I like about this group. Any other place I'd be getting > > >> questions about my derailler set-up or how much my pedals weigh. Here > > >> - it's all about fenders! > > >> They are certainly on the list, though I'm going to get a roller > > >> bolted together as my first order of business. > > > >> On Jul 8, 10:17 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> > > >> wrote: > > > >> > The sidepull brakes, in your case, will not be a limiting factor for > > >> > tire clearance. You should be able to do a 700x40 with a fender, and > > >> > probably 700x45 without fenders. Personally, I think the Planet Bike > > >> > Cascadia fenders are much nicer than the SKS fenders. > > > >> > On Jul 7, 1:51 pm, Peter Pesce <petepe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > > Hi All- > > > >> > > My first post here. I just purchased one of the last Taiwan Sam > > frames > > >> > > to build up. It's a 60cm set up for sidepull brakes. Yes, I know, > > >> > > cantis are better in every possible way, but I actually like the > > >> > > classic look of sidepulls. I'm planning on Tektro 556 brakes, so > > >> > > hopefully I won't give up too much in clearances! > > >> > > It will be a more of a "Sunday ride' bike for the time being, but I > > >> > > like that fact that a Sam can become anything I want down the road. > > >> > > I'm keeping it pretty classic and simple - Noodles, Brooks saddle, > > >> > > skinny 32mm Paselas (that will no doubt look lost in those brakes!) > > >> > > Seems like a fun group here. Looking forward to learning a lot. > > > >> > > Cheers, > > >> > > Pete > > > >-- > > >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > >To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > >For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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