On Jan 14, 12:47 am, "J L" <subfas...@gmail.com> wrote: > My Saluki has been seeing more action on the trails than the pavement, > enough so that I am considering some minor setup changes to better function > on the trails. The bikes is currently setup as a rack laden commuter. Is > there any disadvantage to metal fenders in this situation? Any other setup > tips?
That depends on: How technical the trails are that you're riding, and; What percentage of riding time the Saluki is actually off-road. The primary concern of using fenders on off-road trails is being thrown over the bars when a stick catches your fender stays or an object funnels up into the fork crown. Secondary concerns are bending/breaking the fenders on drops, rattling noise from twigs/stones making their way through and mud piling up in the fender and dragging on your tire. That said, I ride my fendered Saluki on as many jeep trails that my friends and I can find here in Vermont. But, if I mostly rode my Saluki on technical, singletrack trails, I'd remove the fenders, provided I had another nice bike with fenders on it. John McMurry Burlington, VT --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
