I assume my 'highwater' rear fender is one of those "I'm all right Jack" flaps. It's a Jack Flap. I can imagine a situation where my rear fender could cause someone an issue, such as moving to Portland, or suddenly taking up randonneuring, but so far it hasn't been an issue. As it is, the high fender makes it easier to deal with removing my wheel, and the front extension between the chainstays does seem to keep the drivetrain "in better nick," as they say. Do they say that?
If you come out to ride with me, I'll take a different bike! Philip PS: Please keep Jon Grant and his family in your thoughts and prayers. Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Dec 5, 4:30 pm, NickBull <[email protected]> wrote: > I saw two "I'm all right Jack" fender flaps in this thread! > > "I'm all right Jack" is what Brit's say when something is working well > for them, and it's just too bad for you if you don't benefit as well. > > The application to fender flaps is when a bicycle only has a front > fender flap. So the presence of a front fender flap works well for > the rider, but the absence of a back fender flap doesn't do much good > for their friends or fellow cyclists... > > From my perspective, it matters less whether flaps go inside or > outside than that there be one at each end of the bike (and that the > rear flap actually be effective -- no Planet Bike useless 2" fender > "flaps" -- you need something that comes down to about 2" off the > ground). > > Nick -- 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.
