Originally Posted by
pdlamb
I must be missing something. How can you comment on the durability of something you put on recently? I'm assuming, of course, you wouldn't think they were "pretty nice" if the VO fenders cracked or broke.
The fender heavily deformed under the fork crown while tightening the daruma bolt. As in, like an inner tube peeking through a broken sidewall. I can make a picture if you want. Might be user error on my part though.
For comparison I did the same with the stainless steel Berthouds which didn't suffer the same fate and has withstood various bumps into brick walls with barely a scratch.
I do look at this as someone who has used bikes with fenders for 30 years in a commuting environment where it will be placed in close proximity with other bikes.
These feel great for general riding but I don't know if they will survive that long if somebody accidentally hooks their pedals behind them while removing their bike from the rack.