Re: [CR]Bluemels fenders questions

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From: "feldman" <feldmanbike@yahoo.com>
To: "Mark Bulgier" <mark@bulgier.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <C102531FB711D411B5B90060B0A468760DAC40@mail.bulgier.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Bluemels fenders questions
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 20:57:09 -0800


Mark and others, My guess about the length of SKS/Esge fenders is that bike dealers and distributors noticed that the sleazy little mudflap on Bleumels mudguards tore off after about a month of use, so they just copied the length of a flapless Bleumels. No idea at all why the designers of bike gear are so clueless as to rainy riding designs--other than California design origin of much product. Classic content: Lefols would be a better design to copy.
David FEldman
Vancouver, WA


----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Bulgier
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 6:59 PM
Subject: RE: [CR]Bluemels fenders questions



>
> David Feldman wrote:
>
> > In the Northwest, riders splice halves of water bottles onto
> > the ends of their fenders for a mudflap effect.
>
> David, you should have said "...a FEW riders..." I find so many Seattle
> riders ride without any fenders these days, that if it rains I usually can't
> find anyone to ride behind. That is so rude!
>
> Whoops, off topic.
>
> Those old French touring bikes had it right; Le Fol fenders et. al. came
> down so much lower behind the front and rear wheels than modern ones.
> Better for your feet, and the eyes of the rider behind you. More wrap
> forward of the crown helped keep the blow-back out of your own eyes. Quite
> civilized. I wonder, is the modern shorter fender due to fashion, or are
> they just cheaper to make if they're a couple inches shorter?
>
> Mark Bulgier
> Seattle, Wa
> USA
> _______________________________________________

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