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rocks & front fenders
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 11:21 pm
by homie
For the longest time the occasional noise of a rock coming off the tire tread and rattling through the front fender would make me think something fell off the bike. Its the most disturbing sound and baffled me for a while. Now I recognize it as a front fender thing, the result of really tight clearance between tire and fender. Have you guys heard this? We never go off road but if we did this this would drive me crazy.
Re: rocks & front fenders
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 11:52 pm
by Lanesplitter
Over recently chip sealed roads I've heard that rattle, but I've not had big stones get flung into the fender.
Re: rocks & front fenders
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 12:05 am
by homie
Lanesplitter wrote:Over recently chip sealed roads I've heard that rattle, but I've not had big stones get flung into the fender.
Yes you are correct... all these incidents involved close by surface road work come to think of it. Because in Chicago there are two seasons, winter and road work.
Re: rocks & front fenders
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 12:35 am
by chicaboo
I heard this the other week while riding over an unsealed road, and I thought I was dragging something along with me until it fell out.
Needless to say I was looking behind me for what fell off the bike!
Re: rocks & front fenders
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 2:09 am
by you you
homie wrote:Lanesplitter wrote:Over recently chip sealed roads I've heard that rattle, but I've not had big stones get flung into the fender.
Yes you are correct... all these incidents involved close by surface road work come to think of it. Because in Chicago there are two seasons, winter and road work.
I'll pinch that one of I may