Great bike! What is the front bag on your QB? On Jan 9, 1:39 pm, Bill Gibson <[email protected]> wrote: > I put Berthouds on, and they work well, but the flaring rear fender > has the potential to trap and jam a stick or something. I had to > carefully shave off any bolts protruding inside the fenders with a > dremel-type grinder and hand filing to provide enough room for > different gear combinations, and the stock combination doesn't work as > well as my current setup with a low provided by the big cog on a White > Industries 2-cog freewheel and the small stock chainring, and my usual > gear with the small rear and "big" front. I cruise at 15-16 mph and go > long. I feel like I could circle the planet on that bike and never > break down...so long as I don't abuse the legs! > > Pix > here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/59585...@n00/3687574407/in/set-721576057... > > > > > > On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Esteban <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well...I *do* live in San Diego! :) Here's another with crap fender > > lines: > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/3887418406/ > > > I think the Woodys work very well. Because they don't have a lip, > > they're not going to be as effective as SKS or metal fenders in really > > wet conditions, but they'll keep the stripe off your back and your > > bike clean in normal conditions They are really flexible and easy to > > move back if you change gears on the QB. I usually keep a British > > Dumbbell with me if I want to move the fenders back from the stays. I > > took them off because I need to decide on a front rack (mini vs. M12) > > before I drill the front fender, and I need to work on my seat-stay > > attachment point on the Woodys too. If the wood fenders are not > > secured at all points, they will bounce around and when they hit the > > bike, sound like wooden diving boards - -booooing. > > > I have SKS 45s on the bike right now to try them out... but they are > > harder to adjust conpared with the Woodies. They *will* keep you dry. > > > I would LOVE to put Honjos or Berthouds on this bike... But I just > > can't get my head around how I'd remove the wheel or change gears. > > > Esteban > > San Diego, Calif. > > > On Jan 9, 9:45 am, "Allingham II, Thomas J" > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> But I notice that on Protorio's Quickbeam set, there are no other pictures > >> with the Woody's -- maybe they didn't work out. > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Allingham II, > >> Thomas J > >> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 12:38 PM > >> To: '[email protected]' > >> Subject: RE: [RBW] Best fenders for a QB > > >> I just put Woody's fendershttp://www.woodysfenders.comonmy Quickbeam, and > >> left the rear stays long so I can just pull the bottom rear of the fender > >> rearward (the wood is very flexible) to get the tire out. Saw the idea > >> for the wood fenders to solve this problem > >> here.http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/3471738520/ > >> Haven't tried it on the road yet, but in the garage it works perfectly. > >> These fenders look really great with Riv tweed flaps, too, as you can see > >> in some examples on the Woody's website gallery. > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of johnb > >> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 10:25 AM > >> To: RBW Owners Bunch > >> Subject: [RBW] Best fenders for a QB > > >> I have a 52cm QB that I would like to replace the current single stay SKS > >> fenders that don't really work with the rear wheel sliding back and forth. > >> I could actually go on and on about their limitations... > > >> So with the idea that the fender must be adjusted somewhat frequently to > >> deal with the wheel adjustments, would the two stay SKS like Riv sells be > >> the best choice? 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