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Wow I’m using a Phil fixed/fixed track hub and didn’t even think of that until
you said it! Totally forgot that that happens when you fully remove the bolts!
-Dan
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Good to know. I've only used Surly and crappier track hubs(from 2nd hand
bikes so not my choice to start with), and all of them have the protruding
shelf.
Maybe I'll add having the rear wheel of my QB rebuilt with a Phil Wood hub
to the projects list.
It'll definitely make fender season easier.
Ben,
As far as I know all phil wood bolt on hubs allow this. Any hub brand where the
bolt provides the “shelf” that the dropout rests on will work the same. With
the bolts removed all the way the hub is only as wide and the hub flange and it
can drop out.
Not CS but also a fan of this phil
Is this feature dependent on the model or do all Phil track hubs do this?
On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 10:16 AM Clayton Scott wrote:
> Phil wood hubs are your friend if you use febders with horizontal
> dropouts. You can remove the bolt all the way and the wheel just drops out.
>
> Clayton Scott
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Phil wood hubs are your friend if you use febders with horizontal dropouts. You
can remove the bolt all the way and the wheel just drops out.
Clayton Scott
HBG, CA
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This is good Information. Thanks. I will be getting a custom 650b fixed gear
soon and have been contemplating fenders... but between the rear wheel flipping
for gear Changes and the general style of riding I do, I feel like the
simplicity of the bike kinda gets lost somewhere. I think I’ll
After fiddling for quite a while I've learned the following from this
experiment:
- metal fenders are a craftsman install. Poorly installed, they are nuts;
well installed and...
- well installed metal fenders ride beautifully and quiet and solid on
asphalt and dirt roads and smoother trails.
-
H. I need to slide the "sliding bracket" (like this one, but a Wald the
shop used:
https://www.renehersecycles.com/shop/components/fenders/honjo-sliding-bracket/)
to increase clearance at the seat stay bridge. Anything I need to know? I
plan on using a flat head screwdriver to loosen the
"Parallel to the face of the dropout" -- Yes! A much clearly way to put it.
Thank you, Anton!
With abandon,
Patrick
On Sunday, July 12, 2020 at 5:05:00 PM UTC-6, somervillebikes wrote:
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> Deacon,
>
> When you say 'try bowing out', I am not sure what you mean. Do you mean
> bending the stay so
Deacon,
When you say 'try bowing out', I am not sure what you mean. Do you mean
bending the stay so that it is parallel to the face of the dropout? This is
essential for proper stay attachment, it reduces all sorts of stress along
the stay and at the fender.
I did a four-part blog series on
Thank you, Steve.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 8:04:14 PM UTC-6, Steve Palincsar wrote:
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> Fender failure from stress.
> On 7/11/20 9:33 PM, 'Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch wrote:
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> Understood, Steve. Thank you for the reminder. I'd presumed I might need
> to
Fender failure from stress.
On 7/11/20 9:33 PM, 'Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch wrote:
Understood, Steve. Thank you for the reminder. I'd presumed I might
need to also adjust the stays. When you say "deadly wrong way," are
you talking fender failure, or something else?
With abandon,
Understood, Steve. Thank you for the reminder. I'd presumed I might need to
also adjust the stays. When you say "deadly wrong way," are you talking
fender failure, or something else?
With abandon,
Patrick
On Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 4:46:28 PM UTC-6, Steve Palincsar wrote:
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> Just be
Just be careful of one thing. DO NOT attempt to adjust fender line by
pulling on the fender struts.
Yes, that's how you do it with plastic fenders. Doing it with aluminum
fenders is the kiss of death.
You adjust the fender line (i.e., the arc of the fender and how its
curve matches up
Thanks, Steve. I pilfered the front strut from something I saw on Jan's
site. Used a theology book (they are all beefy) to bend it uniformly. Grin.
I think Ye Ol' Shoppe left the rear fender out as far as the struts allow,
also, it's in low gear, so wheel forward, which exaggerates the look vs.
I like what you've done with the front extra support strut. I kind of
wonder about the rear fender line -- that's a lot of space behind the
wheel -- but you may need that to be able to remove the wheel, I don't
know. But those fenders sure do look nice on that silver QB. Looking
at the
On 7/8/20 3:31 PM, 'Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch wrote:
H. My wife just picked up my now fendered Quickbeam. It looks
great, except they installed the front fender so it sticks out in the
front about 5" too far forward.
How do you know it's too far forward? Where does the 5"
Ahhh! The clock is a better way to describe it. You are correct, Jason, the
fender goes forward to 1:30, so a bit back from the 2:00 window you
describe. It does need the stay on there, especially given the terrain I
ride. Yes, I have a flap for the rear I'll be adding (they put the flap on
Patrick,
First off, great to hear that they did a good job. I’m sure others will have
suggestions here. Without seeing the bike it is hard to say. My intuition tells
me it is in the right place to -
A: ward off spray coming off the top of the wheel. There can still be
significant material
H. My wife just picked up my now fendered Quickbeam. It looks great,
except they installed the front fender so it sticks out in the front about
5" too far forward. I have the additional stay to add myself. Will this be
adiquate? Or do I need to rotate the fender back, to increase coverage
Mat: "A general rule of thumb when doing first time projects is to estimate
how long you think that project will take, then multiply it by at least
four (I often make facetious comments, but this one is no joke or
exaggeration!). Slowing down, not rushing, I am better able to find joy in
For future reference, if you do decide to drill & install your own
fenders. Aluminum drilling is super easy. I just use regular drill bits,
no need for lubrication, and put a piece of wood underneath to help
minimize burrs on the back side. A file can help to clean it up, but isn't
strictly
If you still have a rear rack on that bike, consider securing the fender to
the rack instead of using stays. When riding off trail, rack legs won't
collapse if a stick gets caught in the spokes. Here is a pretty awful
picture, but you get the gist (I can borrow a real camera if a better
Fenders arrived today and a bike shop (one of two I'd be willing to trust
to this, and that's with a lot of hope and prayer involved), said they
could squeeze in the fender instal over the next few days, otherwise it'd
be a month or more. They understood "fenderline" and "pinch or widen to
If you decide to DIY, this video really helped me out with my SimWorks x
Honjo install: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WSq1DTvHOI
Highly recommend this fella's other videos if you want to watch beautiful
rando bikes cruising around the San Francisco Bay Area.
Michael
SF / CA
On Tuesday,
Aside from any QB-specific issues, I wrote a generic 4-part series for
installing metal fenders:
https://somervillebikes.wordpress.com/2020/03/01/how-to-install-metal-fenders-part-i-achieving-a-proper-arc-radius/
Anton
velolumino.com
On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 6:26:56 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick
Installing fenders is a pain in the butt. My least favorite bike wrenching.
I would not recommend it it's not within your comfort zone. Alignment,
rubbing, the list goes on
JohnS
On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 8:44:36 PM UTC-4, Steve Palincsar wrote:
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> Don't forget the rat tail file.
>
>
Don't forget the rat tail file.
The drilling is easy. The measuring to get the holes in the right
places, now that takes patience and repetition. You can't measure it
all at once. You have to mount one point, measure the next, remove,
drill, install, mark the next point, remove, drill,
Not sure if it matters, but you would not need a power drill. The aluminum
fenders are fairly soft. A hammer and punch or even sharp nail and a hand
reamer will be sufficient for the holes.
Here the a similar reamer to the one I use:
Hehe, I hear ya Patrick. I technically know HOW to do it, but getting me to the
goal is a whole 'nother kettle of monkeys or whatever the phrase is. My Frank
Jones has new fenders still safely in the packaging
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Thank you, Jason and Joe. So, above my pay grade. I'll make other
arrangements.
With abandon,
Patrick
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