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Thread: Fenders... and why I'm an idiot
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02-06-2010, 09:33 AM #1
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Fenders... and why I'm an idiot
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So I've never had fenders before on any of my bikes. I got a touring bike (old- from a pawn shop) and I've been riding it to work. We've had lots of snow and the result is lots of sand on the streets once it's all gone away.
I was riding to work last week (when it finally dried up) and kept hearing this noise that sounded like my fenders were rubbing my tire. I stopped, checked for clearance (there was plenty) and kept on. The noise continued. I was getting irritated.
Then, after an embarrassingly long amount of time- I finally realized that the noise was all the sand hitting the underside of the fenders. DUH!!!
What an idiot. I've never had fenders so I didn't think about all the sand/road debris that was hitting the underside of the fenders. They're plastic, so I don't know if metal is just as loud with all the debris- but I feel so dumb for not immediately figuring that out.
What a dork I am!Last edited by Tri Girl; 02-06-2010 at 09:37 AM.
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02-06-2010, 09:34 AM #2
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02-06-2010, 11:14 AM #3
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No, you're a jeeeeenious! Just imagine if you had not chosen fenders that sand would be all over you.
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02-06-2010, 12:59 PM #4
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Just wait until you pick up a big(er) rock. Those sound like something has fallen of your bike and into the wheel. It happens alot this time of year and still scares the cr@p of me. Especially at night! Of course I have metal fenders which rattle even louder
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02-06-2010, 06:16 PM #5
Don't whine
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What's really fun is when you pick up a pebble with the front tire and it whips through the front fender and shoots out in front of you!
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02-08-2010, 04:56 AM #6
A tooth shy of a sprocket
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Oooo...I gotta get me one like that!
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
