Originally Posted by
MulliganAl
gugle, please post some photos of your ride after you get it all upgraded, I'd like to see it. And yes, I used the V.O braided housings which seem to be pretty nice. And I have another bag made by Ortlieb which I like so I'll have to check out their roll top bag. I also looked at the orange bar tape first but thought it would darken too much so I went with the yellow which is perfect for me.
Now I just need to decide on some fenders with the weather changing. I was looking for some hammered fenders but can't seem to find any that will work with the 40mm Schwalbe tires. I see V.O. has some snakeskin fenders but I don't like them as much as some of the hammered fenders I've seen. I may just go down to 35mm tires then get the fenders I want, we'll see. My neighbor has a Pashley Guvnor so I think he could make good use of these Schwalbe tires if I decide to go with the 35mm.
My grammar threw the meaning off-I did use yellow, which went through an orange stage, starting to come out more honey now. My previous bar color was dark brown-started with brown tape, shellac turned it darker than my saddle. Now I think it will be lighter than my Brooks B17. Next time, orange!
VO Zeppellin fenders work really well with my 42's. It's not the same look as hammered. Honjo hammered are what you're looking for, if you can get over the price.
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Last edited by gugie; 09-15-15 at 12:55 PM.