Re: [RBW] Re: SKS Lonboard fenders

2011-01-27 Thread Seth Vidal
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 2:26 PM, JoelMatthews wrote: >> I emailed Peter White about the berthoud SKS fenders last week. He >> said they have been discontinued. > > Oh that is a pity.  They are very nice fenders. > I would have loved to try a pair out on the romulus, alas, it was not meant to be.

[RBW] Re: SKS Lonboard fenders

2011-01-26 Thread JoelMatthews
> I emailed Peter White about the berthoud SKS fenders last week. He > said they have been discontinued. Oh that is a pity. They are very nice fenders. On Jan 26, 12:15 pm, Seth Vidal wrote: > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:14 PM, rperks wrote: > > I have also heard reports that these have a more r

Re: [RBW] Re: SKS Lonboard fenders

2011-01-26 Thread Rob Harrison
Bummer! I'm very happy with my composite Berthouds on my 650b Saluki. ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/robharrison/5337359747/in/set-72157624011191725/ ) Better coverage and lighter than most other composites, and less foppish than metal (though I've eased into my own foppishness since;

Re: [RBW] Re: SKS Lonboard fenders

2011-01-26 Thread Seth Vidal
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:14 PM, rperks wrote: > I have also heard reports that these have a more rounded profile, > similar to the Berthoud models, but have not seen them in the flesh > yet.  Unfortunately the images on universal seem to be computer > generated.  These could be just the ticket fo

[RBW] Re: SKS Lonboard fenders

2011-01-26 Thread rperks
I have also heard reports that these have a more rounded profile, similar to the Berthoud models, but have not seen them in the flesh yet. Unfortunately the images on universal seem to be computer generated. These could be just the ticket for the roadeo if I had not bought into the planet bikes f

[RBW] Re: SKS Lonboard fenders

2011-01-26 Thread Mike
If I remember correctly they appeared to be sturdier, thicker (heavier?) than the standard SKS fenders. --mike On Jan 26, 7:33 am, Seth Vidal wrote: > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Mike wrote: > > I saw these in beige on a SH when I was RBWHQ last Sept, they looked > > nice. They are longer