Nice job. Often times I have found patience and thinking get better results than swearing! I think you will like how much better metal fenders stay in alignment than plastic ones. Hopefully you wont have any need to become more experienced at installation. I've had good luck with the hammered honjos on my Ram since 2005 but cracked two of them commuting on my Ebisu before switching to steel.
Michael On Friday, June 15, 2012 1:15:06 AM UTC-4, William wrote: > > I have been a very enthusiastic advocate of the quality for the price of > plastic fenders. I dismiss the claims that all metal fenders are the only > suitable option for a quality bicycle. That said, I had the opportunity to > get a used set of plastics onto a new bike and found myself in need for > another set of 650B fenders. I went ahead and tried my luck at Jitensha > studio and fate had it that Hiroshi had one and only one set of Honjos on > hand that would be suitable for my Hilsen, so I went for it. I've picked > at it for the last couple of days and finally have the installation > complete. I can't say that I did the install perfectly, nor can I say that > my opinion about the best VALUE in fenders has changed. But I can say that > I appreciate all metal fenders and the quality of workmanship that has gone > into Honjos. Furthermore, I can say that I think my Hilsen looks pretty > swank with a set of featherlight hammered Honjos on it, and I hope it will > look this nicely for years to come. > > Pics prove it was hard work: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157630131488386/ > -- 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/-/nuQ2IHStvGsJ. 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.
