Thanks very much. I'm convinced. Now, based on budget I'll decide whether to go Velo Orange Stainless (at $55) or Peter White Berthoud Stainless(at $73, assuming the website is up to date).
On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 12:38:37 PM UTC-8, Steve Park wrote: > > Pro and Cons for for the ss Berthoud and aluminum Honjos: > > Berthoud stainless: > Pro: > durable > handsome > nice hardware > Con: > could be longer for better coverage > extra grams > any texture you want as long as it's smooth and round. > limited size (wheel/tire) offerings > > Honjo aluminum: > Pro: > handsome > fewer grams > comes in longer lengths for better coverage > comes in many textures (hammered, fluted, smooth, etc). > comes in many sizes > Con: > not as durable as stainless > hardware is more fiddly than Berthoud hardware > > > On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 3:20:25 PM UTC-5, William wrote: >> >> I'm in the market for some metal fenders. If you could get a particular >> model of fender for the same price with the same hardware in Stainless >> Steel or Aluminum, which would you want? Is it Stainless for durability >> and Aluminum for light weight? > > -- 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/-/2TWUHEvywUAJ. 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.
