Michael - Thanks for the photos. I hadn't known you were cantilevered. Great bike BTW. What has Hiroshi had to say about the fenders? I have to be careful not to bring my credit cards with me when I go to his shop. Very nice frames.
Phil B On Jun 24, 9:15 am, MichaelH <[email protected]> wrote: > This bike has canti brakes and a bottom threaded seat stay bridge, you > can kind of see it in the last picture in this > set:http://gallery.me.com/mhechmer#100029 > > Since the crack is still quite small I have been thinking along the > lines that John suggested, using either a small steel bracket on > either side of the hole, or perhaps cutting a section out of the > original fender. In either case I'll try Gorilla glue to avoid making > any additional holes in the fender. > > My daughter is getting married on Saturday, so this might not happen > right away. > > Thanks for the suggestions, > Michael > > On Jun 24, 11:15 am, Phil B <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Michael - > > > I am unsure of the setup on your bike. Is the bridge threaded for the > > mounting bolt? Being on the seat stays, does the rear brake mount to > > the same bridge? > > > I've had good results using rubber washers on both sides of the fender > > with an additional metal washer on the inside of the fender under the > > nut. I also setup my honjos with tension, as in no possibility of > > rattleing. But, I run fenders for only 4 months a year and don't > > generally ride a lot of jaw dropping bumpy surfaces. > > > Phil B > > > > On Jun 23, 6:56 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. > > > > This one threads directly into the bridge. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
