Michael H. mentioned that fenders can get in the way of most roof racks, and he's right. There are products one can buy that raise up the front of the bike, but I've found that they are really expensive (for what they are) and they don't seem to hold the bike that securely -- it seems like the bike can pitch forward under hard braking. However, I have made my own "riser" that attaches to my roof rack to make it possible to fit a befendered bike easily -- very inexpensive, and it doesn't budge. I put pictures and some descriptions on The Retrogrouch Blog to help anyone who'd be interested in making something similar. Some of the guys at my local bike shop have made them and can attest to the usefulness.
http://bikeretrogrouch.blogspot.com/2013/09/bike-rack-hack.html Kyle Brooks Akron, OH On Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 1:18:17 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > I decided I’d try fenders on the Quickbeam as it will soon have Barlow > Pass tires on it (and thus not knobbies to muttle the works). SKS. Turns > out I eventually am smarter than the stay attachment mechanism. Took me an > hour to get the first one and 5 minutes to get the other seven. Grin. > > I also rapidly realized the front fenders’ stays are too long, the fork > mount is too high and there are ways to fix them but they require tools and > parts I do not have. All of which begs the question, do I REALLY want > fenders THAT much? Snow’s melting, mud’s forming, I’d be on the Hunqapillar > anyway in it and I don’t want fenders on it. Bah! Grin. > > I did get my cognitive therapy for the week and I am smiling at the > absurdity of it all. Grin. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org>* > *www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.OurHolyConception.org>* > > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
