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I love a bike with a set of full fenders that boasts a tight fender line. And although I live in Southern California, where we don’t get a lot of rain (though it is raining right now), I run my current Randonneuring bike with full coverage fenders. So, when Portland Design Works (PDW) sent us its Full Metal Fenders for review, I was excited to try them out.
But, you’re probably asking, why me … why the editor who lives where the annual rainfall is less than 11 inches annually? My Rando Bike with full-coverage, polished aluminum fenders. Yes, the fact is, I don’t really need my bikes to have fenders, but I love the look of my Rando bike with full-coverage fenders … and take a gander at that fender line. Ooh, la, la! Installing the PDW Full Metal Fenders
Back in November, I received a pair of Portland Design Works Full Metal Fenders. I received the 700×55 size in anodized black aluminum. I unboxed them, tossed the packaging, and put them aside for a bit. I didn’t get to install them until later in the month. When I finally got around to getting them installed on my bike, I’d forgotten that I received the 700c version and proceeded to install them on my Rando, 650b bike. It was my mistake, but they actually installed… fine. The only issue I had was that […]
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