I read about half of the responses, and don't have anything to add other than I agree with all the points made, especially that the mechanic was incompetent. Even if the included bracket didn't reach all the way to the brake bridge where it is supposed to attach, there could have been a way for the mechanic to finagle a solution. This is a common problem with fender installation and bike mechanics the world over have DIY'd parts to make it work.
The real reason I'm posting is because of the term "wiggly fenders", and how it reminded me that my wife and I once dreamed of opening a bike shop. We have a beloved beagle, and we decided we would name our fantasy bike shop "Beagle Bikes", and we imagined the shop sign would have a 1940s-era stylized logo of a beagle earnestly riding a bike. Nothing to do with wiggly fenders, but it just reminded me... Anton velolumino.com On Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 3:12:04 AM UTC-4, Hetchins52 wrote: > > Steve P's March 19th "paper dolls" post is a good idea. -- > Trace the VO bracket on some strong paper. > Cut it out. (But allow the double wings of the metal original to become > one piece for this step.) > Lay it over the fender so that it is centered and the paper template edges > evenly overlap the fender edges and tape it down lightly. > With a marker or pencil, mark/shade the two edges where they bend over the > fender. > Take it back off the fender and put it on the flat VO piece. (Or, vice > versa. Then you can see the lines where they cross the fingers of the wings > [!?!]) > If the paper is on top, fold the paper back squarely at the marks and mark > the metal wings so that they will be just like the paper template was > marked. > Remove the paper template. > You want to bend the bracket at the greatest width so that it is long > enough to wrap over the fender. It can be a little too long but it can't be > too short! > > Do you have a small table vise or even a couple of carpenter's clamps and > some 6" pieces of 2" x 4" wood? (See my Mar19 post) > Clamp the bracket so that just one of the edges that you marked protrudes > from the vice or wood pieces. Your mark should just disappear under the > wood or clamp. > You can tap the wings with a hammer, mallet or chunk of wood so that they > start to bend at a line just after the marks. The L part of the bracket > sticks up and you need to bend the wings down. > A crescent wrench adjusted until it is almost closed or vise-grip pliers > can help to start the bending. > Stop at 90 degrees -- You'll need to add some curvature to the bracket > before doing your final bending. > > David (It's late and I need an editor) Lipsky > > On Friday, March 27, 2020 at 9:25:15 PM UTC-7, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: >> >> Hmmm...well, if that is as you say, I’ll try this tomorrow! With a video >> first to make sure I’m not breaking crap, you know... >> >> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d1ec7e79-d0d7-4c01-95b6-2738efbaa3f0%40googlegroups.com.
