An interesting question, Fred. My wife's Betty came with cream fenders
which look very nice on her bike. At that time I was looking to replace a
broken Honjo on my Ram and decided to go with the cream fenders again.
They don't look particularly good on my Ram with its slightly darker blue
Orange Sam here, with cream fenders.
I think the silver can look a little too heavy and metallic on some bikes -
making the bike look clunky.
What ultimately clinched the decision for me was when a vintage truck similar
to this, drove by one afternoon.
On Friday, August 21, 2015 at 9:17:49 AM UTC-7, Arthur Mayfield wrote:
Green Sams need silver fenders, imo. In the end, I think I've decided
that cream Longboards are just too much of a good thing, but it's
admittedly a personal preference.
And what is wrong with green and cream? ;)
My understanding (perhaps from an old Blug post) is that Riv developed the
cream Longboards to in conjunction with SKS to match their head tubes. I
have a set, and already had a set of hammered Honjos that also fit my Sam.
They both look nice, but I ended up fitting (with some
I'd say silver if you plan to use silver racks. The SKS P45's in silver
looks awesome together with the silver color of my NITTO rack.
Also, try to look at pics of a cream fendered bike from the rear. You may
think it is too much cream color from that angle.
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Just to throw a curveball your way, what about black hammered fenders?
Handsome makes some pretty nice looking ones in 2 sizes, and they might be
easier to keep clean than either cream or silver ones...here's a link:
http://handsomecycles.com/products/black-fenders?variant=1225965185
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They match very very well.
On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 11:13 AM, Ryan Fleming ryanmalloryflem...@gmail.com
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What did you end up buying by the way? Yeah, a neat new bike does make you
fell like Christmas morning when you're 10 years old
Silver fenders do look nice, but I suspect the SKS
Well done! I've followed that bike and color since Joel Green became a thing
(my middle name is Joel, my favorite color is green). Very nice.
Happy travels with it and your blog!
Philip
www.biketinker.com
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And the winner is: Silver.
After consulting with my Local Bike Shop, I agreed that since the handlebar
tape will be pink and orange, that that is enough eccentricity for a Rivendell.
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What did you end up buying by the way? Yeah, a neat new bike does make you
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Silver fenders do look nice, but I suspect the SKS Cream longboards are a
pretty decent match for the cream headtube. Whatever you decide, post
pictures.
Enjoy!
The headtube doesn't look cream in those photos. It looks closer to
white, like the Atlantis headtube.
Of course, it could just be the lighting.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iUkfOydDxuA/VdY71eEg1kI/ANA/EKuQEEN3BGc/s1600/Basic%2BBike.jpg
Well, actually it is a rather light
Ok, I can see it.
I think it's a lighter shade of cream than that on my Riv, so my color
comparison isn't germane.
The cream SKS fenders are nice. I got lots of compliments on them. They
do not have the center stripe that silver and black SKS fenders have.
On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 3:44 PM,
What did you end up buying by the way?
I bought Joel Stern's 56cm short top tubed Joel Green Custom Road. as
seen on my blog http://fredcraven.com/2015/08/02/it-begins/. Photos to
come.
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The headtube doesn't look cream in those photos. It looks closer to white,
like the Atlantis headtube.
Of course, it could just be the lighting.
On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 2:38 PM, Fred Craven f...@harmonic-data.com wrote:
What did you end up buying by the way?
I bought Joel Stern's
Very nice! Joel Stern seems like a heck of a nice fellow...and I'm so sorry
he's not riding these days. Looks like the bike found a good home and I'm
sure it's the right choice to rediscover your love of cycling. That is a
beautiful colour; I've always liked it.
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