Well... I received the Planet Bike Cascadia 29er fenders and upon opening the package and inspecting them, there are no safety quick release tabs on either front or rear fender. In fact, nothing in the instructions refers to safety releases at all. I positioned the rear one on my Bombadil to see how it would fit, and while it fits perfectly on the frame, there it seems to be a narrow (er) space between the 2.0 knobby and the fender, and with the large width (60mm) of the fender, it would seem that it would be quite easy for something to get lodged or stuck between the large knobby tire and the fender, so I guess I'll probably follow along the recommendation of not doing any serious mountain biking with fenders. I have not installed them yet, may do so tomorrow as on Sunday I'm planning to try the bike on the singletrack in China Camp, north of San Francisco. The trails are not too aggressive but it will be a good test. There is not much debris on those trails, so I would not be too concerned about any fenders there anyway.
Seems like the point of concern would not necessarily be how aggressive a trail is, but rather how much loose stuff is there. So, from the perspective of attachment, it seems there is no difference between the plastic Cascadia 29er fenders and steel Berthroud 60mm wide fenders. The point to consider would actually be the extended coverage of the front steel fender, and the risks that would pose to going over drops (or down sidewalks for that matter...). Will think more about the ultimate use I give the Bombadil, and will probably go with the system that makes it easier to install and remove the fenders... René -- 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.
