When Jonnycycles did a rebuild for one of my bikes, he reinforced the stainless Berthouds. Not quite as artfully perhaps, but so far bullet proof.
On Jun 24, 9:48 am, John McMurry <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jun 23, 7:56 pm, MichaelH <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I noticed some unusual rattling from my rear Honjo fender today, and a > > close inspection revealed a crack at the seat stay bridge attachment. > > One tricky thing with installing metal fenders is getting them where > you want them without putting stress on the fender. Even when you > have the fender a perfect circumferance and the holes drilled in the > perfect locations; tightening of the hardware at the stay ends can > twist the fender and bow the stays. To correct the bowing stays, > you'll need to bend each side a few inches from the clamp so the stay > moves within the clamp (after loosening) without binding. > Additionally, when tightening the clamp, you need to hold the clamp in > place while tightening, or it will twist the drive side stay upwards > and the other stay downwards, stressing the fender. This may be the > one advantage of using the daruma-type bolts for stay attachment. > > That said, your fender failure may have nothing to do with that at > all. Fender reinforcements on that section were popular back in the > day, and are currently on JP Weigle's customs: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/49353...@n00/3585634727/ > > You could probably repair your fender using a similar approach. Just > be sure to drill a small hole at each end of the crack before doing > so. > > 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
