Comments on: The sound of Evian flapping (Day 323)… http://greenasathistle.com/2008/01/17/the-sound-of-evian-flapping-day-323/ making one change every day to greenify my life (and hopefully not being too smug about it) Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:19:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: craigdurkee http://greenasathistle.com/2008/01/17/the-sound-of-evian-flapping-day-323/#comment-11417 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:29:46 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2008/01/17/the-sound-of-evian-flapping-day-323/#comment-11417 a great interesting idea and at a very low cost which is also nice

]]> By: The Shopping Sherpa http://greenasathistle.com/2008/01/17/the-sound-of-evian-flapping-day-323/#comment-11416 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:30:45 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2008/01/17/the-sound-of-evian-flapping-day-323/#comment-11416 Surely someone at work has a bottle you can have?!

]]> By: Jen http://greenasathistle.com/2008/01/17/the-sound-of-evian-flapping-day-323/#comment-11415 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:35:42 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2008/01/17/the-sound-of-evian-flapping-day-323/#comment-11415 I used to live with a pro bike racer and he and his teammates used a 2 liter bottle for a fender because they didn’t want to buy one. You just cut it in half and punch holes in the top round part and then tie it on your seat post with some twine or something.

]]> By: SP http://greenasathistle.com/2008/01/17/the-sound-of-evian-flapping-day-323/#comment-11414 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:25:35 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2008/01/17/the-sound-of-evian-flapping-day-323/#comment-11414 Oh geez Vanessa, drop by on Saturday and we can use my recycle box and the plethora of tools my dad left post reno to mcgiver you up something. I actually even have one you could borrow till I buy a new bike.

]]> By: Oldnovice http://greenasathistle.com/2008/01/17/the-sound-of-evian-flapping-day-323/#comment-11412 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:20:02 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2008/01/17/the-sound-of-evian-flapping-day-323/#comment-11412 Check with Mike of Mike the Bike. I bet he’s already got something designed for just this purpose.

]]> By: mtb http://greenasathistle.com/2008/01/17/the-sound-of-evian-flapping-day-323/#comment-11409 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:50:02 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2008/01/17/the-sound-of-evian-flapping-day-323/#comment-11409 You can still use aluminum or steel fenders or what ever you like. The key is to have lots of junk around when starting the project. Old rear racks help for stability,…wire, tape and rubber bands can assist you with the attaching the fender pieces recycling old plastic fenders is still a good thing. If you would like to borrow my shop or need any helpful hints, …just say the word. I do this stuff all the time.

]]> By: Arif http://greenasathistle.com/2008/01/17/the-sound-of-evian-flapping-day-323/#comment-11406 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:07:29 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2008/01/17/the-sound-of-evian-flapping-day-323/#comment-11406 Ah, Dave beat me to it. While the plastic bottle is an interesting idea, I’d go with Dave’s suggestion first. Fenders made from leftover signs are much easier to build since the material is much easier to work with, and will give you far better coverage than a bottle strapped to your seat post.

In general, what you want from a fender as as close to full coverage around the rear wheel as you can get, and sort of the same for the front but you don’t need to go all the way around the front of the front tire.

As always, Flickr’s got some great pictures to give you a better idea of what these look like and how they work http://flickr.com/search/?q=coroplast+fender

Also, you don’t NEED to use political campaign signs – real estate companies and lots of our businesses use the same material for their signs. Also, DIY fenders are making a bit of a comeback right now, and I’m finding that a fair number of bike shop owners are stashing away signs for this very purpose. Ask around, I suspect you’ll find the materials you need pretty easily.

]]> By: Dave Sohigian http://greenasathistle.com/2008/01/17/the-sound-of-evian-flapping-day-323/#comment-11387 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:48:16 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2008/01/17/the-sound-of-evian-flapping-day-323/#comment-11387 Vanessa,

If there are any elections coming up (not sure when you do that sort of thing north of the border), you could consider using those political campaign signs. This site has instructions on how to put one together:

http://www.mile43.com/peterson/FendForYourself.html

TTYL,

Dave

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