I just bought some fenders, although mainly for looks. Hopefully the rain gods won't see this as a slight or if so, the gods of foppishness will intervene.
On Jan 25, 8:38 am, JimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: > I may be messing this all up. > > The custom doesn't have fenders (yet). My Saluki has fenders and > leather mud flaps (attached with horrid black zip ties). > > At best this could be neutral for the gods of weather. I suspect > though that this frustrates them and they will make us > all pay. Currently here in Norther Calif. the gods seem confused and > are showering us with spring-like conditions. > > Not sure how all of this influences the earthquake gods - just hope > they are sleeping. > -JimD > > On Jan 25, 2011, at 6:10 AM Jan 25, 2011, Jim Cloud wrote: > > > Well, I've had fenders on my Rivendell Road Standard for some time. > > If there is a correlation between having fenders mounted and stopping > > rainfall, it must be working. We haven't had a drop of moisture so > > far this month in Tucson (maybe a chance next week!). I agree with > > those that keep their fenders mounted because they keep their bikes > > cleaner (I also have a fender mount rear light). > > > Jim Cloud > > Tucson, AZ > > > On Jan 24, 7:37 pm, Bill Gibson <bill.bgib...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> When I moved here, I took off my fenders. I felt like I felt when I > >> passed > >> my last math class in high school: free at last, free at last, > >> great g- > >> amighty, free at last. I missed them. I put them back on. One bike > >> has > >> plastic with zip ties, the other has Berthouds almost expertly > >> installed by > >> me. (And I eventually got a minor in Mathematics for my B.A.) > > >> I think they are aerodynamic and efficacious in the annual rain. > >> And they > >> keep the dust off. > > >> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 7:07 PM, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>> You guys crack me up..........I never take my fenders off. My bike > >>> stays cleaner even when it isn't raining and I have a place to > >>> mount a > >>> rear taillight that looks nice plus fenders belong on a bicycle. > > >>> On Jan 24, 10:14 am, rperks <perks....@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> A couple of weeks back, in an attempt to cram fenders and Jack > >>>> Browns > >>>> onto the Roadeo I finally laid down my $10 and bought a set of > >>>> sheldon's fender nuts. At first glance and a hand fit, it looks > >>>> like > >>>> it might fit, tight but fit. I belive that the fender nuts alone > >>>> may > >>>> have been enough to trigger the end of the rains, if I contiue the > >>>> fitting of the fenders we may never have rain again. I probably > >>>> can > >>>> not take full credit, but will say you're welcome. > > >>>> Rob "thinking about fenders in a coastal desert" Perks > > >>> -- > >>> 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-bunch@googlegroups.com > >>> . > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch > >>> %2Bunsubscrib e...@googlegroups.com> > >>> . > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > >> -- > >> Bill Gibson > >> Tempe, Arizona, USA > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://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-bunch@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.
