Fenders and trailer on Steamroller
06-28-09, 12:11 AM
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Fenders and trailer on Steamroller
Hey All,
Below are a few pictures of my ongoing project to get "full" fenders and a BOB YAK trailer to work with my Steamroller. You'll see the rear fender is now far from "full" but still very effective. I had tyo cut the rear portion down to the point I lost the rear V support but it all seems to hold up fine with no fender scrape when I bounce off of curbs and what have you. I snapped a picture of the spacers I needed to use to get the BOB Nutz to work on 120 spacing and I also snapped a picture of the aluminum chainstay protector I used on the back of the seat tube to protect the paint and frame from grit abuse. All low grade pictures so I hope they look reasonable. See below
Below are a few pictures of my ongoing project to get "full" fenders and a BOB YAK trailer to work with my Steamroller. You'll see the rear fender is now far from "full" but still very effective. I had tyo cut the rear portion down to the point I lost the rear V support but it all seems to hold up fine with no fender scrape when I bounce off of curbs and what have you. I snapped a picture of the spacers I needed to use to get the BOB Nutz to work on 120 spacing and I also snapped a picture of the aluminum chainstay protector I used on the back of the seat tube to protect the paint and frame from grit abuse. All low grade pictures so I hope they look reasonable. See below
06-28-09, 12:25 AM
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Oh, forgot to add a few details - my tires are 38c Kenda something or others, the spacers I used for the Nutz are all serrated on the inside edges. I'm not really sure if that matters or not but I just felt safer feeling like they all sort of locked together and now I need a solution to keep the rear tire from splashing crap all over the front of the BOB trailer bag when it rains. For the moment, a plastic garbage bag folded over the front of the bag and just held in place on the bottom by the weight of the bag and on top I sort of stuff the bag between the BOB bag and the bungee cord I use to strap it all down. I think I'll cut down a liter water bottle and use zip ties to hold it against the post of the trailer. Not sure.
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bmw5nkj,
Thanks. The winged nuts were part of my homespun solution for being able to get the fender off if I need to get the wheel out for whatever reason. I also used a winged nut on a bracket for the seatstay support. The Steamroller is taking a real beating. I'm using one of those paint pens for touch ups but since I could not find a perfect match I decided to go black and it seems as each day goes by I get a new "vein" in the frame. But, that's what this bike is for - the fixed gear beater/science experiment. The uglier it gets the safer I'll feel. I'll post up a full trailer/bike photo soon. It's pouring rain right now and I just got back from riding her.
Thanks. The winged nuts were part of my homespun solution for being able to get the fender off if I need to get the wheel out for whatever reason. I also used a winged nut on a bracket for the seatstay support. The Steamroller is taking a real beating. I'm using one of those paint pens for touch ups but since I could not find a perfect match I decided to go black and it seems as each day goes by I get a new "vein" in the frame. But, that's what this bike is for - the fixed gear beater/science experiment. The uglier it gets the safer I'll feel. I'll post up a full trailer/bike photo soon. It's pouring rain right now and I just got back from riding her.
