Ah, I guess I focused on narrow and missed frugal.... How cheap are you finding other, too-wide wood fenders? At a price that'd be ok for experimenting with narrowing them?
On Wednesday, October 14, 2015, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jeff: I've talked to Cody (via email) and he is presently at the top of my > list. My post was meant to ask about cheaper alternatives, as well as to > raise the other questions I posted. > > His fenders, to judge by the photos, are indeed wonderful. If I order from > him, I will probably choose a simpler design and product, as the most > elaborate ones are almost too rich for my taste. > > A bit of wax twice a year is no problem. Frankly, although I like Honjos > and Berthouds and VOs, and have used all (not to mention 4 or 5 different > brands of plastic fenders) I expect that wood and bamboo, well used, are > even stronger than metal or plastic for this purpose; just a novice's > guess, but aren't wood or bamboo, with their fibrous elasticity, the best > materials to stand up to the sort of bashing that you get from shoving your > bike into racks and the backs of small sedans? > > The wooden fenders on the Dahon are obviously cheap relatives. But they > work, as I had occasion to discover after a recent SW downpour, when I rode > to the store through 3" deep puddles. You don't have to ride far to learn > how effective your fenders are. > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 5:47 PM, Jeff Lesperance < > jeff.lespera...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jeff.lespera...@gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> Patrick - I'd recommend that you send a question to Cody via his website ( >> http://www.woodysfenders.com/store/index.php?main_page=contact_us), >> regarding your width and radius needs. I've bought 2 sets of fenders and 2 >> chop chort fenders, and 3 of the 4 purchases had some customization >> involved. I bet he'd be happy to make a set of narrower 26" fenders, and >> you can ask about customizing the hardware options as well. I bought extra >> hardware from him at a reasonable price, you could likely ask to not have >> the hardware installed if you'd like to configure it yourself. >> >> Regarding finish and durability, I've probably not ridden mine long >> enough, or, they're just holding up remarkably well. Cody includes some >> notation suggesting the use of car wax a couple times a year. I've not done >> so yet, and I've been through some gnarly rain and muddy conditions to no >> noticeable ill effect. I really probably should do something before winter >> weather sets in. >> >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 7:22 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','bertin...@gmail.com');>> wrote: >> >>> One last question: I think of using a *single* eyelet from a Berthoud >>> fender on a flat wood fender. I know that such attachment makes metal >>> liable to crack, but is not wood tougher in this respect? I'd washer it >>> well front and back. >>> >>> Is this a good or a bad idea? >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 5:20 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','bertin...@gmail.com');>> wrote: >>> >>>> Educate me on wooden fenders. I would prefer metal, but no one makes >>>> metal fenders that easily fit my particular frame, which needs ~40 mm X 559 >>>> and with a shallow curve profile -- the closest available in the US and >>>> Britain, to my queries, is the Berthoud 650B X 40, but that has a too tight >>>> cross section. >>>> >>>> I know about Woody's custom fenders, and Cody is at the top of my list >>>> right now, but does anyone else make a fender, flat or shallowly-curved, >>>> that will fit into a tight space over a 26 X 33 mm tire? (There is ample >>>> space, but only for a road-width fender in the 26" size.) >>>> >>>> I know I can make a 27" X 40 mm SKS longboard work, but I'd rather have >>>> something with Berthoud-type hardware. >>>> >>>> For pricing reasons -- even my spendthrift soul balks at $200 shipped >>>> for custom curved fenders -- I think I'll choose flat fenders; customs at >>>> $135, about what a pair of Honjos cost. >>>> >>>> Are there sources for cheaper, flat wood fenders in 26" but narrower >>>> than 2+ inches? All I've seen in 26" are these wide ones. >>>> >>>> Next question: can one safely, for the long term, coax a tighter bend >>>> into a 27" flat fender? If so, I could buy a cheaper 27" X 40 mm and cut >>>> and shape to fit. >>>> >>>> 3d question: are wood fenders durable, without repeated varnishing? >>>> Here in high desert ABQ, I'd probably have to take the sun as much as water >>>> into account. >>>> >>>> Last question: is bamboo better than other woods for fenders? I have no >>>> reason to think it is, except that I've played around with bamboo -- I >>>> lived as a boy in bamboo countries, India and Kenya -- and I know it is >>>> pretty darn flexible and strong. >>>> >>>> Any other advice about wood fenders will be welcome. >>>> >>>> Note: I know that flat fenders won't give me protection as good as >>>> deeper profile fenders, but I've used flat ones enough to know that they're >>>> certainly better than nothing: when puddles are shallow, they work fine; >>>> and when they're deep, even Honjos or Berthouds don't protect you fully. 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