I learned quickly when I began working in the telecom industry (over 40 years ago) that BLACK zip-ties are the ONLY ones that will remain largely unaffected by weather and UV radiation. All other colors eventually fade, crack, and break. That's also the reason why the outer sheath on plastic insulated telephone cable is black.
On Dec 23, 4:13 pm, Philip Williamson <[email protected]> wrote: > The mudflaps look great. The zips are very understated (and lighter > than milk). > My only problem with zipties is I've had them get brittle and break, > so I don't trust them. > > Philip > > Philip Williamsonwww.biketinker.com > > On Dec 23, 10:14 am, JimD <[email protected]> wrote: > > > For the longest time I've eschewed the use of zip ties on my bikes. > > > To moi, for the longest time, they just seemed wrong for beautiful > > Rivendell bicycles. > > > Boy was I wrong. > > > I'd been procrastinating about installing mudflaps on the Saluki. > > Couldn't get around to > > chasing down the appropriate hardware. > > Motivated by the rain, I tempted fate and used black zip ties. > > > Arguably the zip ties may even look as good (or better?) than machine > > screws, nut, and washers. > > If someone had just invented zip ties they'd be regarded as some > > fantastic technical innovation. > > Light, adaptable, easy to use - a fastener for the modern age! > > Slick, easy. Once again Riv's got it right. > > > Finding myself on the slippery slope, I even used them to fashion a > > blinky light bracket. > > I'll have to post pictures. > > > -JimD -- 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.
