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Post by oldroadietehachapi on Aug 24, 2016 5:55:26 GMT
Looking at so many Viscounts equipped with fenders (wings?) I am reminded that my home is in such a very dry a place; we have not had measurable precipitation since early May. Other than a few that that are added for style, I rarely see a bike with fenders. It is nice to see the variations.
Cheers
Jim
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Post by dracco on Aug 24, 2016 12:11:14 GMT
Fenders? I thought that fenders were specific to cars: what we call "bumpers" (which modern cars no longer seem to have) - the lengths of chrome-plated steel at the front and back of 1950s cars that supposedly protected you, not from rain, but from impacts (as in a minor collision being referred to as a "fender-bender").
Maybe you mean "mudguards". Definitely needed in the UK!
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Post by vtchuck on Aug 24, 2016 13:24:49 GMT
Maybe you mean "mudguards". Definitely needed in the UK! No.... he means fenders. That's what they're called on this side of pond. Enter "bicycle fenders" as an Amazon (US) search and you'll see all kinds of options. "bicycle mudguards" and you'll see fewer items, most labeled as fenders. Its like you folks in the UK can't understand proper English.  |
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Post by oldroadietehachapi on Aug 24, 2016 14:19:19 GMT
The English language, how colorful it is. I once had an Austin Healey Sprite. I soon learned that the hood was a bonnet, the fenders were wings, the trunk was a boot, the wind shield was a wind screen, and so on. I also had an early Japanese car, which was described with a mixture of the terms. So what we call fenders on bicycles are mud guards in the UK? The fenders considered "cool" and seen on "town" bikes are of the the hand hammered type store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/fenders/700c/vo-hammered-fenders-700c-x-37mm-v2.html they are gorgeous. I don't think they see much mud. All the Best Jim |
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Post by dracco on Aug 24, 2016 15:37:02 GMT
Well, we live and learn. Two cultures divided by a common language!
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Post by 54roadie on Aug 25, 2016 0:03:07 GMT
And a "bumper," as in that bit of plastic covered foam and plastic, that used to be a long chunk of chrome plated steel, is a bumper. Fenders are the parts of the body that cover the wheels, as do the fenders on my GP.
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