I put Honjos on my Riv without much fuss or muss. I have also used Berthoud fenders on another bike and they went on pretty easy as well. The VO fenders I have used were always a bit more work to get installed. I am not sure why since all of the parts involved seem pretty similar.
On Wednesday, May 16, 2012 7:31:16 AM UTC-4, MichaelH wrote: > > Thanks for sharing your experience. I have been considering reinstalling > the Honjos on my Rambouillet with the El brackets. Mine have been quite > stable for six or seven years now, but the classic daruma in front takes up > a lot of space, and an L braket mounted under the brake bridge, with the > nuts inside the fender, does the same in the rear. I'd love to at least > have the option for slightly larger tires. Good to hear from a second > person with a positive experience. > > Michael > > > > On Wednesday, May 16, 2012 3:50:03 AM UTC-4, Thomas Lynn Skean wrote: >> >> 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/-/-49dsKVyKM8J. 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.
