Doug, the "long" is 13 cm longer at the front of the fender for ALL sizes. To keep the front of the fender from rattling and perhaps cracking prematurely over time, you can purchase an extra set of fender stays to secure the extended front to a fork stay (i.e. midpoint of fork). I'm using a front rack so the longer front of the fender is attached to the rack platform using a fender clip. Fender coverage is personal so you'll have to decide what length works for you.
That said, the Berthoud 650B x 60mm have very good coverage and are designed with no front mudflap necessary (think classic French 650B Randonneur). Both front and back fender are slightly longer in length compared with Honjo or V.O. fenders in the 650B x 60mm size. If you don't care for such excellent coverage, you can also use the Berthoud 26" x 60mm and re-size them to fit 650B. The 26" x 60mm are readily available in the USA (i.e. Peter White and Bens Cycle). I have never seen the Berthoud 650B x 60mm sold anywhere in the USA which is why I purchased direct from France. On Friday, March 10, 2023 at 8:17:27 AM UTC-5 Doug Van Cleve wrote: > Alrighty, maybe the correct response was "no U.S. retailers have 650B x 60 > Berthouds" ;^) Thanks for the info! Any thoughts on the long vs. short > for a bike that doesn't have a front rack now, but conceivably could in the > future? > > Doug > > On Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 6:08 PM Mr. Ray <yellow...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I bought my Berthoud 60mm x 650b here in stock. If you have a front >> rack, buy the "long version" in the link otherwise buy the "short version": >> >> >> https://berthoudcycles.fr/en/1406-stainless-smooth-fenders-650b-x-60mm-front-long-w-hardware-polished.html?_gl=1*4zzmn0*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTE3NjA2MTg2MS4xNjc4NDEwMzY0*_ga_LLD45P3CY9*MTY3ODQxMDM2NC4xLjEuMTY3ODQxMDM3MS41My4wLjA >> . >> >> They also sell them in black. >> >> >> On Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 5:40:28 PM UTC-5 Doug Van Cleve wrote: >> >>> Not so fast, Doug! Alas, there are no 60mm Berthoud 650B fenders that I >>> can find, so it looks like the V-O 58mm wavies are the best easy choice >>> after all... >>> >>> Doug >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 3:36 PM Doug Van Cleve <dvan...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Edwin :^) These might be my winner, cheaper than anything but >>>> on sale V-O and the widest (of the economical options) that will fit >>>> without manipulation... >>>> >>>> Doug >>>> >>>> On Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 2:34 PM Edwin W <dween...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Berthoud 60mm (700c) fit my 58cm Joe Appa fine with no manipulation. >>>>> >>>>> Edwin >>>>> >>>> -- 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/d331d069-aaff-4710-85b2-91408aac6794n%40googlegroups.com.
