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Thread: 1st commute with panniers
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07-10-2007, 08:25 AM #1
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07-10-2007, 08:44 AM #2
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Wow!!! Now I feel like I would put these fenders on my road bike right now!!!!!
I wonder how well they work! (There's no reason why they wouldn't...) And how long they last in poor weather conditions. Hum...
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07-10-2007, 09:32 AM #3
pedal pedAL PEDAL!!!
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Originally Posted by Grog
Can't give a recommendation for the fenders except how they look so far...a guy pulled up next to me at a light this morning and complimented me on them!! haha..."NIIIIICE fenders!!!!"
The creator uses a marine grade coating...not sure how many coats but a few. The wood is generally a hard wood...we talked to him on the phone and told him what we wanted. I am very happy and so is my hubby with the results! He even mounted the hardware specific to our bikes (hubby has a Surly Long Haul Trucker, which is more adaptable to fenders and racks...my Monkey had to be "hubby-rigged" to get everything to fit well together) We went with these bike choices because they do not make a touring bike in my size with 29 inch wheels that would accomidate knobbies for off-road touring and for convenience we wanted the same wheel size (oh...and he is too big for little 26 inch wheeled tourers)
OK...I could babble on and on about this cause I am excited (can you tell) I will shutup now until I can post some pics as proof..hehe!!!I am a nobody; nobody is perfect, and therefore I am perfect.
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07-10-2007, 10:34 AM #4
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Keep babbling!!! I would be excited if I had fenders like that, too!!
If it's not too personal, can I ask how much they cost?
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07-10-2007, 10:59 AM #5
pedal pedAL PEDAL!!!
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I don't mind...but as with EVERYTHING (except my Hello Kitty bell) is expensive...they were $100 a pair. The guy said he was getting ready to quit his day job to do this full-time...wonder if his prices will go up??? Originally Posted by Grog
Hubby and I joke that we have been spending our "next car"...transportation is transportation
the more we ride, the less we drive, the longer our current car will last....right???
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07-10-2007, 12:20 PM #6
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It's actually not that bad. I have paid $80 for a pair of bad fenders once (they were supposed to be racing fenders fitting my very tiny bike but they never worked well). $100 for something so beautiful and possibly functional... I don't think I would mind. It will have to wait a while, but I will seriously consider it for the next bike!!! Originally Posted by bouncybouncy
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07-10-2007, 01:27 PM #7
Head up. Shoulders down.
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Oh, man. Those fenders are too pretty to put on a bike to get muddy!
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