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Per Sir Ridesalot:
One thing about fenders ... is that it makes it much hardr to fit a bicycle in the trunck or rear passenger compartment of many of todays cars. Dunno if it would help with the fit issue, but I attach my rear fenders to the luggage rack and then cut off anything to the rear of the attachment point. Some people don't mind road spray at all. Others want to try and stay dry and spotless. Rain pants can take care of "dry"... My preoccupation is with not inhaling that fine mist that comes off the front wheel - having almost died from the bronchial/lung infection I got once after kayaking in 40+ mph gusts and inhaling the spindrift off of a bay down on North Carolina. Think about what you see on the riding surface when it's dry and then decide if you would be comfortable inhaling it - deeply. Around here, it's not so much dog poop - but there is a *lot* of goose poop and heaven-knows-what-else at the microscopic level. -- Pete Cresswell |
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On Dec 27, 5:01*am, Stephen Bauman wrote:
On Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:34:52 +0000, Ningi wrote: snip Fenders (mudguards) also keep the crud off the people riding behind you in a group which is why they used to often be mandatory on British club rides. *I wouldn't mind a return to this for winter riding. Pete That's not the case. Road splash follows along the tangent of the rear wheel. Full rear fenders cover only half the circumference of the rear wheel - the top half. That leaves 1/4 of the wheel circumference uncovered and in line to splash the rear rider (the bottom and rear quadrant). There is a definite plus for the rear rider being splashed while riding in a peleton. The placement of the splash on one's leg, is the quickest way to determine whether one is keeping a constant distance from the rider in front. If that splash moves up your leg then you are getting closer to your leader. Likewise, if the splash moves downward, then you are in danger of losing contact. Steve If you race in substantial standing water, the wheel spray is like getting hit in the face with a fire hose -- no subtle up and down the leg. I did a districts race one year where it was raining buckets, and at the end of the race, I couldn't see the finish -- in fact, I couldn't see anything with the spray on my glasses except the outline of the bike ahead of me, which was being ridden by a guy who had been placing a lot that season. I just stayed attached, hoped the finish was soon -- and ended up placing. -- Jay Beattie. |
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On Dec 27, 4:46*am, Lou Holtman wrote:
Exactly. The problem with Frank is that he does only know one kind of riding and has only one mindset. Hmm. I think the problem is that people continue to misunderstand my mindset, despite my repeated attempts to explain. Again (and again!) ride whatever you like. My primary complaint is against frame designers who deliberately preclude the use of fenders. There's simply no reason for that on a bike that's not to be ridden in a race. Yes, I do think it's regrettable that most Americans never consider fenders. That's because I think it's one of the factors that contribute to the almost exclusive use of cars for transportation in the U.S. I'm not denying the virtues fenders can have, heck I have 2 full fendered bikes myself but judging someone who chooses a bike with no fenders as a victim of fashion or a incompetent bikeshop is narrow minded. Lou, to understand this, please realize that probably fewer than 3% of American bikes have fenders. Consequently almost nobody (outside Portland) will ride in rain, or even on wet roads after a rain. From what I can see, that's far different than Europe. (I just reviewed some of the photos of bikes I shot in Paris this year. Over 75% had fenders.) Do you think the difference is due to smart decision making by American cyclists? Or is it more likely due to fashion? - as in "Well, nobody else uses fenders so I won't." Many of my collegues have bikes with a full chaincase. I hate full chaincases even on my fendered bikes. Why? Because they limit the access to my chain to clean and lube (even with a full chaincase you have to do that once in a while) and makes removing the rear wheel a PIA in case of a flat. Am a a fashion victim? I'd say that's a separate topic, with a different set of pluses and minuses. We can certainly discuss chaincase advantages, disadvantages, designs, etc. But chaincases are not fenders. (BTW, my Paris photos show only one chaincase.) - Frank Krygowski |
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On Dec 27, 8:58*am, datakoll wrote:
a front fender protects from the ineveitable 360 degree spraying of mist: water, cow and sheep dung, dog excrement... Years ago, my wife & daughter and I did a tour of Ireland by bike. (One of the wettest experiences I've ever had, BTW.) In Killarney, we were riding on lanes where tourists get rides in horse-drawn carriages or "jaunting cars." The asphalt was covered by horse-dung soup. The ladies said they were _really_ glad to have the fenders! - Frank Krygowski |
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On 12/27/2012 5:01 AM, Stephen Bauman wrote:
On Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:34:52 +0000, Ningi wrote: snip Fenders (mudguards) also keep the crud off the people riding behind you in a group which is why they used to often be mandatory on British club rides. I wouldn't mind a return to this for winter riding. Pete That's not the case. Road splash follows along the tangent of the rear wheel. Full rear fenders cover only half the circumference of the rear wheel - the top half. That leaves 1/4 of the wheel circumference uncovered and in line to splash the rear rider (the bottom and rear quadrant). There is a definite plus for the rear rider being splashed while riding in a peleton. The placement of the splash on one's leg, is the quickest way to determine whether one is keeping a constant distance from the rider in front. If that splash moves up your leg then you are getting closer to your leader. Likewise, if the splash moves downward, then you are in danger of losing contact. So you have never heard of mudflaps? e.g. http://www.amazon.com/Standard-Refle.../dp/B0047QLQNI or http://www.bicycletouring101.com/BikeDIYMudFlaps.htm All the polite randonneurs around here have them (at least on wet rides). Mark J. |
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On Dec 27, 4:54*am, datakoll wrote:
Lotta fender activity for notseein any. What’s he count in Portland ?https://www.google.com/search?num=10...bm=isch&source... https://www.google.com/search?num=10...bm=isch&source... https://www.google.com/search?num=10...bm=isch&source... https://www.google.com/search?num=10...bm=isch&source... http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&t...10&tbm=isch&tb... https://www.google.com/search?num=10...bm=isch&source... The rack at work was not very full this morning, less than a couple dozen bikes -- all but two had fenders. Those two were a beater 10 speed sport bike (like an old Univega) and a beater mountain bike. The nicest bike was a Synapse, which did have fenders. A lot of the riders in my building put their bikes in a storage cages down in the bowels of the building, so I'm not looking at all the bikes being ridden. Still, most have fenders -- typically plastic with stays, but some were using clip-ons. -- Jay Beattie. |
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Frank wrote: On Dec 27, 8:58Â*am, datakoll wrote: a front fender protects from the ineveitable 360 degree spraying of mist: water, cow and sheep dung, dog excrement... Years ago, my wife & daughter and I did a tour of Ireland by bike. (One of the wettest experiences I've ever had, BTW.) In Killarney, we were riding on lanes where tourists get rides in horse-drawn carriages or "jaunting cars." The asphalt was covered by horse-dung soup. The ladies said they were _really_ glad to have the fenders! - Frank Krygowski I think that when the term "mud guard" was coined, "mud" was a euphemism. -- Android Usenet Reader http://android.newsgroupstats.hk |
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wrote: Per Sir Ridesalot: One thing about fenders ... is that it makes it much hardr to fit a bicycle in the trunck or rear passenger compartment of many of todays cars. Dunno if it would help with the fit issue, but I attach my rear fenders to the luggage rack and then cut off anything to the rear of the attachment point. Some people don't mind road spray at all. Others want to try and stay dry and spotless. Rain pants can take care of "dry"... My preoccupation is with not inhaling that fine mist that comes off the front wheel - having almost died from the bronchial/lung infection I got once after kayaking in 40+ mph gusts and inhaling the spindrift off of a bay down on North Carolina. Think about what you see on the riding surface when it's dry and then decide if you would be comfortable inhaling it - deeply. Around here, it's not so much dog poop - but there is a *lot* of goose poop and heaven-knows-what-else at the microscopic level. -- Pete Cresswell This is a concern of mine when passing by ripe road kill on wet roads. Also, on some back roads we ride, I can smell septic systems during heavy rains. -- Android Usenet Reader http://android.newsgroupstats.hk |
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the rear deray ? fender wash runoff over the deray ? depends on sipe sand grooves ncarrying water and mud around onto the front deray.
OK LISTEN UP ALL ABRASIVE PARTICLES GET OFF HERE FOR THE FRONT DERAY. apply a shingling of electrical tape - 3M extra adhesion ( good for fastening everthing down ) over a cleaned deray body, final wiping with CHOH. start at bottom one end to another with tape over hinges left extra floppy long then shingle upwards. I usually shingle after a complete deray cleanup. ZDeray stays clean for a good month. yawl cold weather riders get over top Graingers look for 3M 8271. Buy a box and some small files. Place masks in sandwich bags and box. for really cold weather the masks temper cold air enetring lungs, jkeep nosethroat moist and warm without bacteria intake. Baaaad running IC, salt/grit spread surface.....ng worst is snow melt. Having caught all the debris over weeks/months, snow melt layers a thick layer of residuals for blowoff into your lungs. These mask have a flap allowing matural beathing. |
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spats. JP Morgan wore spats. SPAT SPAT SPAT
mindblowind debris. Lower LA ahhh south of the Interstate above San Juan Capistranoi has burbs with corrals.....eyyyach. thanks for pennicillin ect. back when people lived to 40. Now with anti bio we can shelter horses on our back yard of 1/4 acre. great fun. yeah, as I have remindead, the Jesse Owens Olympics cyclists of Tampa fame died of lung cancer. Its out there. having evole d as animal with animal there is toilerance but exceed. masks are not uh normative in our society but veru rational. BTW, E Coli ARE TOO LARGE for the masks fabrics holes. take one to the drive in. |
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