What color fenders?

[elk]

I guess one can never get consensus on taste! Not that I needed consensus or anything.

I'm a little chagrined to think the non-wood fenders available are all made of plastic. There's no place nearby where I could look at them and hold them and I all I can think of is them snapping in half if they're twisted or something. I don't want the to be heavy, of course, but they're just not the aluminum fenders of old that I'm used to.

I'm going to think about those wooden ones. I've got all winter to dream. The bike needs new tires and tubes and a good tune up before I can ride it (I test rode it the day I bought it). Once that saddle comes in I will be dying to try it, so I'm sure I'll get hopping on it soon.

Karen

Karen..I have plastic fenders on both my bikes...and they are almost invisible, work really well and weigh nothing....I was also surprised to read that they are Grant Peterson's favorite fenders...the SKS plastic...

That is a beautiful bike and I wouldn't put anything BUT black fenders on it...I think the wood would look too heavey...but then, I don't like those wood fenders....I just don't think wood is the best material for the job...
and they are overpowering...IMNSHO

Look at my JA...it has the black plastic SKS fenders...which work really well.
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...t=19921&page=4

I have STRONG opinions about these things!!!