Sheldon Brown - question about your Bianchi BaSS

[[email protected]]

I was looking at your website and noticed the front fender that you
have on that bike. I was wondering if you could explain a little on
how you got, what I presume to be, a regular front fender afixed on the
fork? I don't like the fenders that one can get for suspension forks
as they don't cover near enough, especially if riding in wet
conditions. I have been trying to come up with a way to attach a
fender to my bike (a Kona Kula Deluxe w/ a Fox F100X). I don't think
drilling into the fork's lower arm bridge would damage anything but I
wasn't sure how to attach the lower holding bars to the dropout area.
Any help or pointers, and issues especially tire hitting the fender
etc., would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Sheldon Brown]

[email protected] wrote:
> I was looking at your website and noticed the front fender that you
> have on that bike. I was wondering if you could explain a little on
> how you got, what I presume to be, a regular front fender afixed on the
> fork? I don't like the fenders that one can get for suspension forks
> as they don't cover near enough, especially if riding in wet
> conditions. I have been trying to come up with a way to attach a
> fender to my bike (a Kona Kula Deluxe w/ a Fox F100X). I don't think
> drilling into the fork's lower arm bridge would damage anything but I
> wasn't sure how to attach the lower holding bars to the dropout area.
> Any help or pointers, and issues especially tire hitting the fender
> etc., would be greatly appreciated.

http://sheldonbrown.org/bass/

The Rock Shox fork bridge was already drilled, that's where the upper
clip (and headlight) are installed.

The stays are secued to the lower ends of the legs by black zip ties.
(Don't use white zip ties, they are subject to deterioration from UV
exposure.)

The fenders are normal ESGE/SKS units, P50 model, I believe, painted
with Krylon rattlecan spray paint. The stays are adjustable, and the
fender moves up and down with the wheel, so there's no problem with the
tire hitting the fender, at least not with the 1.25 mm slicks. With
wider tires you might want to use a wider fender, such as the P65.

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[[email protected]]

Thak you very much. Hmm, hmmm, hmmmm. Now I have to figure out how to
work around my disc brake calipers. Looks like I'm in for some fun. LOL

 

[[email protected]]

Sheldon, you must mean 1.25" (inches not mm) for the tires. After all,
it isn't April yet.

> The fenders are normal ESGE/SKS units, P50 model, I believe, painted
> with Krylon rattlecan spray paint. The stays are adjustable, and the
> fender moves up and down with the wheel, so there's no problem with the
> tire hitting the fender, at least not with the 1.25 mm slicks. With
> wider tires you might want to use a wider fender, such as the P65.
>

 

[Friday]

[email protected] wrote:
> Sheldon, you must mean 1.25" (inches not mm) for the tires. After all,
> it isn't April yet.

You mean you haven't tried Sheldons new aero wheels yet?
Got mine a few weeks ago, the postman slid them under the door.


>
>> The fenders are normal ESGE/SKS units, P50 model, I believe, painted
>> with Krylon rattlecan spray paint. The stays are adjustable, and the
>> fender moves up and down with the wheel, so there's no problem with the
>> tire hitting the fender, at least not with the 1.25 mm slicks. With
>> wider tires you might want to use a wider fender, such as the P65.
>>
>

 

[Hank Wirtz]

Friday wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
> > Sheldon, you must mean 1.25" (inches not mm) for the tires. After all,
> > it isn't April yet.
>
> You mean you haven't tried Sheldons new aero wheels yet?
> Got mine a few weeks ago, the postman slid them under the door.

Those are to complement the ones laced with twice as many pulling
spokes as leading spokes, right?

http://sheldonbrown.com/power_wheel.html

 

[Michael Press]

In article <[email protected]>,
Friday <[email protected]> wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
> > Sheldon, you must mean 1.25" (inches not mm) for the tires. After all,
> > it isn't April yet.
>
> You mean you haven't tried Sheldons new aero wheels yet?
> Got mine a few weeks ago, the postman slid them under the door.

I understand the squirrels are mounting an initiative
to have them banned.

> >> The fenders are normal ESGE/SKS units, P50 model, I believe, painted
> >> with Krylon rattlecan spray paint. The stays are adjustable, and the
> >> fender moves up and down with the wheel, so there's no problem with the
> >> tire hitting the fender, at least not with the 1.25 mm slicks. With
> >> wider tires you might want to use a wider fender, such as the P65.

--
Michael Press

 

[Mark]

Michael Press wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Friday <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>[email protected] wrote:
>>
>>>Sheldon, you must mean 1.25" (inches not mm) for the tires. After all,
>>>it isn't April yet.
>>
>>You mean you haven't tried Sheldons new aero wheels yet?
>>Got mine a few weeks ago, the postman slid them under the door.
>
>
> I understand the squirrels are mounting an initiative
> to have them banned.

You would too, if someone started riding a pizza-cutter after you!

Mark J.