I've been able to eliminate SKS creeeek with the following: Destress the stays as much as possible to reduce strain on the fender. Make sure to use those dorky plastic stay ends--they keep the stay from rubbing on the fender and making noise.
On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Ron Mc <bulldog...@gmail.com> wrote: > my daughters SKS fenders creek everywhere - bumps not required. As I > mentioned above, tire completely eliminate ping of aluminum fenders - > nothing but dust goes in. > > > On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 12:39:21 PM UTC-5, Anton Tutter wrote: >> >> I've been riding aluminum fenders on all sorts of dirt and gravel, and >> haven't had a problem [yet]. >> >> I agree with a previous poster that the sound of little pebbles pinging >> as they ricochet off the underside of the fender can get annoying to some, >> and plastic fenders would mute that noise a little, but it doesn't really >> bother me. >> >> As for mud caking up, I think it has something to do with clearance, and >> as long as I have a 2cm gap between the tire and the fender, I don't have >> issues. On bikes with a really tight gap between the tire and fender (like >> less than 10mm), I get stuff jammed up there sometimes. >> >> Anton >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
