I've done it two ways. On one bike the fender fit in there just a TINY bit snug. It barely touched, but it did touch on both sides. The pressure was so light that over bumps it would CLICK! and drive me nuts. For that bike I did a small indent, so there is a tiny bit of clearance and quieted the fender down.
For another bike, it wedged in there a little bit more snugly, and I left it alone. It's nice and tight, doesn't make any noise and it's not bending the fender enough to make me stress out about it breaking prematurely. I confess I don't worry much over paint. Stuff is going to happen. Second guessing is good, but follow your instinct. On Monday, December 30, 2013 5:23:12 PM UTC-8, Kevin wrote: > > So I've come to realize the biggest challenge I have with any DIY bike > project isn't my mechanical ability but the second-guessing I do to myself. > For example: > > I was attaching Sks longboards on my Sam. I squeezed the fenders between > the chain stays and screwed the fender onto the bridge with a few added > washers. No problems so far. > > Now, I often see fenders that have been trimmed on the lower edges so they > fit with room to spare between the chain stays (like this: > https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-utP_4UIXetA/Ttwa8E6AtjI/AAAAAAAAPME/VrjdTHUz8sg/s400/fenders-2.jpg). > Since squeezing my fenders between the stays didn't contort them enough > to interfere with the tire, I wasn't too worried about it. > > But now I'm thinking, will the tight squeeze of the fenders plus roads > vibrations cause the frame paint to be scratched off? > > Should I be concerned and trim the fenders down or be happy I have the > extra coverage? > > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
