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Re: Fender mudflap repair.

2009-11-22T06:34:43Z

1/2 gallon plastic milk jug works nicely, cut to the appropriate shape

Re: [Randon] Re: Testing

2009-11-21T00:36:36Z

I thought this was another off-topic discussion. 'Testing' is UK slang
for time-trialling (contre le montre).

IanH
ukcyclist.co.uk

Re: Fender mudflap repair.

2009-11-20T23:30:37Z

Rubber stair tread and find someone with a pop rivet gun.

Steve

Re: [Randon] Re: Testing

2009-11-20T22:57:31Z

I can ride it just fine in regular street pants once it's been treated
with Proofide.

-Greg

Re: [Randon] Re: Testing

2009-11-20T22:46:32Z

Lava rock would be much lighter:

[link]

Titanium chain mail shorts recommended.

Bill

Re: [Randon] Fender mudflap repair.

2009-11-20T22:38:16Z

Zip ties and an old water bottle:

[link]

Bill

Re: [Randon] Fender mudflap repair.

2009-11-20T22:29:16Z

Another option I've used is cutting a short section out of an old foldable tire. The beads hold it fairly stiff but it's flexible enough to give if it hits something. One tire makes a lot of mud flaps :)

To: randon@googlegroups.com

Dear Fendering Randons:
Hi! The moulded rubber (short) mudflap on the front fender of my road bike tore off. The polycarb plastic fender itself (sort of Planet Bikish, but I think their fender maker made these for JB or somesuch third or fourth party) seems to be OK, holes for fender flap bolting are fine.

Re: [Randon] Fender mudflap repair.

2009-11-20T22:20:21Z

Dear Steve:
No joy on that -- the roads don't drain well here because the planners don't expect 1/20th of our 11 inches of average rain a year to fall in two hours. I've experienced slowing caused by fender and fender flap drag in water (yeah, bottom bracket got submerged, too, so you can imagine how the feet were....).

Re: Fender mudflap repair.

2009-11-20T21:42:55Z

Alternately, you could acquire a traffic cone or two and make flap(s).
The material has just the right taper and curvature already, it's
flexible, unbreakable, emergency orange, and LONG.
The cones up here already have two wide bands of SOLAS grade
retroreflectve on them. The only caution is to do your layout

Re: [Randon] Re: Testing

2009-11-20T21:34:24Z

On Fri, 2009-11-20 at 10:48 -0800, littlecirclesvt.com :: mike beganyi
wrote:

You could save a lot of weight off that saddle by using soapstone rather
than granite, too.

Re: [Randon] Fender mudflap repair.

2009-11-20T21:23:34Z

You could buy a new, full-length mudflap from, for example, Headlands:

[link]

I have a friend who does full custom work if you want something more
personalized ....

--
Charles M. Coldwell, W1CMC
"Turn on, log in, tune out"
Somerville, Massachusetts, New England (FN42kj)

Populaire or 200 KM to start the year?

2009-11-20T21:19:58Z

Dear Randonneurs:
I KNOW our local RBA and by the sounds of it tons of others are planning multiple 200 km brevets, if not double full SR series for the year -- especially in the more active areas. However, our starting 200 KM is 9 JAN 2010. Yeah, I know some areas, LOTS of areas, have theirs scheduled for 2 JAN 2010, but isn't that a bit much to start the year?

Fender mudflap repair.

2009-11-20T21:15:59Z

Re: Testing

2009-11-20T18:48:59Z

Well, I'm hoping to build up a carbon / steel laminated frame with
stainless fenders, a Sheldon 'Real Man' Saddle (with Ti rails to save
some weight), a bamboo fork with Zertz inserts,18h 650b wheels with
Grand Bois tires, electronic shifter controls, carbon bar... Etc.

And I plan on using a compass with paper backup, and running blinkies

RE: Testing

2009-11-20T18:20:44Z

[link]

Apparently, brevets and randonnees are not considered recreational road
riding events (p. 3). Who knew? :)

- Bruce