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New fender and mirror
Feb. 9th, 2009 12:19 pmWith the weather warming up, it was time to get the broken rear fender on the back of the bike replaced; I've already got mud splattered on my back and helmet and that was going to get bad this week.
Anyway, my original fenders were Zefal blades (not good), then Zefal fulls, then SKS chromoplastic fulls. The front fender is still SKS since there was nothing wrong with it, but the rear is now a Planet Bike Hardcore 45mm.
They're as good a fender as any I've had and were cheap at $30 for the pair, though I was tempted to go with the very nice aluminum fenders from Velo Orange, but I'll stick with plastic for now.
BTW, these do have mud flaps, but they're useless. There about 2 inches long, which is pointless. The front mudflap needs to go down to within a couple of inches of the ground to keep the crud off your feet. Another reason I left the existing fender on the front.
I'm glad I really greased up all the mounting screws with anti-seize compound last fall; the screws came right out where before I had to use penetrating oil and a torch to get every screw out.
I also finally got around to gluing the new Cycleaware mirror to the visor of my helmet. I'd been using a broken piece of the previous helmet's visor to clip into the visor socket, but that was a bit wobbly. The new mount is steady, plus the new mirror is actually clean (!) and the ball/socket joint that the mirror is on is still tight; the old one was a bit wobbly.
Anyway, my original fenders were Zefal blades (not good), then Zefal fulls, then SKS chromoplastic fulls. The front fender is still SKS since there was nothing wrong with it, but the rear is now a Planet Bike Hardcore 45mm.
They're as good a fender as any I've had and were cheap at $30 for the pair, though I was tempted to go with the very nice aluminum fenders from Velo Orange, but I'll stick with plastic for now.
BTW, these do have mud flaps, but they're useless. There about 2 inches long, which is pointless. The front mudflap needs to go down to within a couple of inches of the ground to keep the crud off your feet. Another reason I left the existing fender on the front.
I'm glad I really greased up all the mounting screws with anti-seize compound last fall; the screws came right out where before I had to use penetrating oil and a torch to get every screw out.
I also finally got around to gluing the new Cycleaware mirror to the visor of my helmet. I'd been using a broken piece of the previous helmet's visor to clip into the visor socket, but that was a bit wobbly. The new mount is steady, plus the new mirror is actually clean (!) and the ball/socket joint that the mirror is on is still tight; the old one was a bit wobbly.
