Brace yourselves, for the post is long! (and cathartic)
Hi, all. For the past couple weeks I've been tinkering around with my VO aluminum fenders every now and then on my new Hillborne. After only a couple of adjustments I got the front one "clear" and stable. The rear one has proved more tedious. I never quite got it clear and stable at the same time. Always a little scrape of tire-hairs or a "tick" of something shifting around. I didn't have this problem with a prior build with identical pieces involved; it was annoying. Tonight I just figured I'd reset things. I replaced the supposedly easy-to-install "crimp"-style hanger-bracket with a two-holes-and-a-slot L-bracket to mount the fender near the seatstays/brake bridge. I had to carefully position and drill two holes, which had initially put me off the whole thing. But really it turns out that, for me anyway, drilling those holes was a lot more easy to do properly and predictably than arranging and crimping the other style bracket. I must've just gotten lucky on my previous build, whose fenders remain quiet and stable after several thousand miles. But my new bike's rear fender, with it's new bracket, is really solid and has more consistent clearance all around than my other one. I'm going to do the same thing to the old bike at some point. For now, though, I just like knowing there's a more controllable, predictable way to get fenders mounted without compromising their clearance. *Maybe* the wrap-around crimp-style bracket is easier to install. But IMO it's *definitely* easier to install badly. When it comes to rear fenders, the two-hole, one slot L-bracket is your friend. Even better would be a three-hole version, if and only if the third hole's positioned properly for your frame and fender. Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean who irrationally prefers metal fenders anyway -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/FU9zzDfdHCAJ. 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.
