Here's my completed coroplast fender set. I haven't ridden enough to find any bugs. It looks like a party favor instead of a serious bike. I like that.
I'm going to cover the coroplast in reflective tape. I've got some stashed around the house somewhere.
Too bad you don't have the plastic bike seat anymore...it would look great with this fine looking machine. Are you going into the fender buz. cause I want some!
With those tires and the fenders, the only other things you need are big floppy shoes and a red nose.....kidding aside, I've been considering some coroplast fenders for the Pugsley. Once I get some racks on it I can zip tie it to the frame and rear rack and make a partial fender up front....Doug
I hear the small noises that fenders add to a bike. The coroplast fenders create a softer noise than the plastic types. Metal ones don't make any noise, except when rocks bounce off of them. Ping, bong, tinkle, tinkle.
Yes, just cable ties for joints. My tools: ice pick, tin snips, and utility knife. I attached the stays to the eyelets using standard bolts and oversized washers.
The problem is that after a more extensive ride, I discovered the bike rides like crap. I've put more miles on that bike than any other bike with drop bars, but the handling with the uprights really stinks. It's slow and ponderous.
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Too bad you don't have the plastic bike seat anymore...it would look great with this fine looking machine. Are you going into the fender buz. cause I want some!
We can build a set for you. Find some coroplast and zip ties. That's all it takes. Jim at Hiawatha Cyclery said he had lots of signs.
With those tires and the fenders, the only other things you need are big floppy shoes and a red nose.....kidding aside, I've been considering some coroplast fenders for the Pugsley. Once I get some racks on it I can zip tie it to the frame and rear rack and make a partial fender up front....Doug
So cool!!
A weird question: Does the bike sound different when on the roads, what with all the improvements?
I hear the small noises that fenders add to a bike. The coroplast fenders create a softer noise than the plastic types. Metal ones don't make any noise, except when rocks bounce off of them. Ping, bong, tinkle, tinkle.
Rockin.
How did you make the joints-- I'm guessing glue or pop rivets?
Now I see-- cable ties. Good plan.
Yes, just cable ties for joints. My tools: ice pick, tin snips, and utility knife. I attached the stays to the eyelets using standard bolts and oversized washers.
The problem is that after a more extensive ride, I discovered the bike rides like crap. I've put more miles on that bike than any other bike with drop bars, but the handling with the uprights really stinks. It's slow and ponderous.
I think it needs a longer stem and drop bars.
I have one word for you.
Titanium.
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