tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post712854241857254716..comments2024-01-05T11:00:30.673-06:00Comments on DFW Point-to-Point: Bikes are Like Old English Cars Only DifferentSteve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-37490166598184483922010-12-31T08:39:38.097-06:002010-12-31T08:39:38.097-06:00That fracture line on the fender looks to be very ...That fracture line on the fender looks to be very close to the forward "rivet" attaching the strut "fixture" thingy, the rivet hole might have "something" to do with itChuck Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135578486955751337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-48125916036567353702010-12-29T12:23:30.109-06:002010-12-29T12:23:30.109-06:00Wow, I would be angry if my SKS fenders broke afte...Wow, I would be angry if my SKS fenders broke after so short a time... while not freakishly expensive, they ain't cheap either.<br /><br />The SKS fenders on my fixed commuter, which sees action daily when there is no snow, have been on there and abused fully without so much as a wimper for about 3 years now...RANTWICKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394479078513545568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-28659914261084610452010-12-29T10:21:36.178-06:002010-12-29T10:21:36.178-06:00The Brits really tend to think out of the box when...The Brits really tend to think out of the box when it come to mv's (for better, worse, indifferent or just for the hell of it)<br /><br />Twini Minis (or anything John Cooper got his hand on was interesting)<br /><br />Marcos and Morgans(three or four wheeled)<br /><br />BRM H-16s<br /><br />I think that Chaucer penned the shoppe manual for my BSA B50Chuck Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135578486955751337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-65750451453333383842010-12-29T09:46:27.312-06:002010-12-29T09:46:27.312-06:00hmm,
I think it would take something really substa...hmm,<br />I think it would take something really substantial to break one of my steel fenders, although my aluminum VO fenders got stress cracks and sheared off after about a year- very disappointing. If I had to put new fenders on a bike I would have to go with stainless ones- I don't think the others are worth the hassle..<br />BTW sorry I couldn't catch up with you- the Scientist's family live in the NE/ central Dallas area near White Rock Lake, and just looking at a map, North Tarrant county looked to be the opposite side of the metropolis. The Scientist and his dad were going to go bird watching up there somewhere, and I hoped we might meet up then, but he had a bad ear infection and it got cancelled. <br />Anyway, I'm missing the warm weather this morning as I walked to the T through the snow!cyclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331461189944538729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-68918078320047020012010-12-28T18:55:25.575-06:002010-12-28T18:55:25.575-06:00I have never broken a fender, knock on wood!
I am ...I have never broken a fender, knock on wood!<br />I am really surprised that your SKS Chromoplastic fender broke. Mine is still going strong 4+ years.<br /><br />Any chance you can get the manufacturer to replace it as a defective?<br /><br />Peace :)GreenComotionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272116464292908327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-74243993668550705752010-12-28T16:36:42.254-06:002010-12-28T16:36:42.254-06:00Sooooo, your bikes are leaving oil puddles on the ...Sooooo, your bikes are leaving oil puddles on the floor?<br /><br />Guy asks his heart surgeon, "Whaddaya mean my pacemaker's a Lucas?"<br /><br />Seriously, Steve, I've never seen a fender break like that. Also, you should know by now to avoid ever mentioning fl@t t1res. It brings out the bike demons and gremlins. Not that I'm superstitious or anything.Ed Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02661476789768156794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-57542221928307545812010-12-28T14:40:22.022-06:002010-12-28T14:40:22.022-06:00Ah yes, Austin Mini's. Now that's what I ...Ah yes, Austin Mini's. Now that's what I call a good English car.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-1373702524232229102010-12-28T13:55:20.831-06:002010-12-28T13:55:20.831-06:00Yikes. Fenders do break. Wonder what happened with...Yikes. Fenders do break. Wonder what happened with yours.Apertomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148516503920019073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-15580265965479651272010-12-28T09:24:56.375-06:002010-12-28T09:24:56.375-06:00Another good reason to have several bikes. I'v...Another good reason to have several bikes. I've seen some fenders get totaled by rather modest sticks spinning up/into/through them. Is that what happened with yours?John Romeo Alphahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01289456379789026152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-9133849405119356842010-12-28T07:33:25.249-06:002010-12-28T07:33:25.249-06:00I've been planning to do some "preventati...I've been planning to do some "preventative maintenance" over the winter, but who knows? Maybe I'll just wait until I have a storm of failures. I'm really glad I have more than one bike. I can usually keep at least one reasonably operational.Ponderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042079750126434523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-52753580829490791922010-12-28T06:30:22.162-06:002010-12-28T06:30:22.162-06:00Bike problems are like a harmonic divergence. Pla...Bike problems are like a harmonic divergence. Plan for an event for a long time, then as it arrives, everything goes to hell.<br /><br />Plan as you will, here's nothing you can do about it. Well, that's my experience in such matters.<br /><br />Maybe a clean chain and new tubes / tires might help. My SKS fender bit the dust after a year or so. Nothing you can do about that.Big Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06713190395281794960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-83609115201764332082010-12-28T03:28:05.304-06:002010-12-28T03:28:05.304-06:00I wanted to comment about that fender, but I don&#...I wanted to comment about that fender, but I don't quite know what to say.limomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392808188162372410noreply@blogger.com