The mudflaps look great. The zips are very understated (and lighter than milk). My only problem with zipties is I've had them get brittle and break, so I don't trust them.
Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Dec 23, 10:14 am, JimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: > For the longest time I've eschewed the use of zip ties on my bikes. > > To moi, for the longest time, they just seemed wrong for beautiful > Rivendell bicycles. > > Boy was I wrong. > > I'd been procrastinating about installing mudflaps on the Saluki. > Couldn't get around to > chasing down the appropriate hardware. > Motivated by the rain, I tempted fate and used black zip ties. > > Arguably the zip ties may even look as good (or better?) than machine > screws, nut, and washers. > If someone had just invented zip ties they'd be regarded as some > fantastic technical innovation. > Light, adaptable, easy to use - a fastener for the modern age! > Slick, easy. Once again Riv's got it right. > > Finding myself on the slippery slope, I even used them to fashion a > blinky light bracket. > I'll have to post pictures. > > -JimD -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
