Laing indicated that their understanding " is that the PDW tabs are to be used on the front wheel if only using on one wheel for safety reasons".
The majority of people who buy those tabs separately use them on the front. Note that all Portland Design Works full metal fender offerings include those tabs on Front and Rear. You are correct that there may be less of a safety risk on the rear, but there is still nothing wrong with using them in both front and rear. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 7:58:31 AM UTC-8 lconley wrote: > My understanding is that the PDW tabs are to be used on the front wheel if > only using on one wheel for safety reasons. If the rear wheel locks up, it > does not throw you over the handle bars like locking up the front wheel > does. > > Laing > > On Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 9:22:31 AM UTC-5 Patch T wrote: > >> On my 56cm Silver QB I currently have VO Smooth 45mm fenders installed >> and am riding 38mm Gravelking slicks. >> >> Set-up was real easy, with no crimping, surgery, magic/sorcery, or >> exceptional skill required. Was not my first fender install, nor am I a >> pro-mechanic. I rode a whole winter + subsequent year with no problems so >> far. (Before, I had an orange 54cm QB and used SKS P55s - those I had to >> bend, and came off forever when I switched sizes in 2020) >> >> So the clearance with my set-up works, but it is what you would expect >> from such a tight tire-to-guard gap. I feel fine about it because this >> iteration of my QB does not see much off-road or mud. I use PDW safety tabs >> for potential stick pick-ups, and also because it makes rear wheel removal >> easier (although the photo attached was taken before the front set of tabs >> went on early winter 2021). >> >> If I recall correctly, plastic fenders tend to move around more while >> riding than aluminum, and create occasional rub when using limit-pushing >> tire widths. Worth considering. >> >> (An anecdote: Paul Minimotos clear the fenders just fine, and play with >> that front Nitto 32F rack nicely. There's a Touring Canti on the rear >> because another bike has the matching Minimoto on *its* fork.) >> >> Patch, who'll be using mudflaps in NYC this winter. >> >> >> [image: image3 (2).jpeg] >> >>> >>>>> -- 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/0beaf7ea-7166-40d0-b87d-e7722b2da661n%40googlegroups.com.
