"P.S. Where does one get those spacers Riv shows in their video?"
They can be found on the fastener isle of any hardware store... look for a
drawer marked "spacers". You want "M5" spacers for standard rack and fender
mounts. M5 is the diameter. They come in a handful of widths. I use
aluminum b
Metric Unthreaded Spacers from McMaster (
http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/117/3240/=f6us4x). The threading size is
M5 (at least on my Sam and wife's Betty). I'd go with 10mm OD (outside
diameter) and get a few in different lengths.
The best fender installation writeup I've read is from Bicy
On Dec 1, 7:03 pm, Phil Brown wrote:
> On Dec 1, 6:47 pm, benzzoy wrote:
>
> > I don't even know if it is advisable to mount plastic fenders directly
> > without brackets. In my experience, plastic fenders are significant
> > heavier than aluminum fenders, so I imagine extra reinforcements to
On Dec 1, 6:47 pm, benzzoy wrote:
> I don't even know if it is advisable to mount plastic fenders directly
> without brackets. In my experience, plastic fenders are significant
> heavier than aluminum fenders, so I imagine extra reinforcements to
> spread the load and reduce stress will be nece
Threaded seatstay holes that face "down" are arguably more appropriate
for fenders, or at least for the fancy ones like Honjos. With these
fancy fenders, you will drill a hole in the fender at the appropriate
location and then attach the fender to the frame using only one bolt;
Neat, elegant and s
