Red, white, yellow, blue, black...Show us your Bluemels fenders, Jack!
10-25-11, 06:21 PM
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they make a lovely rattling noise as you ride
10-25-11, 07:21 PM
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i believe you'd be second in line, but if you were serious and I decide it's time to part ways with it and the first person isnt interested anymore I will let you know 
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10-26-11, 12:27 PM
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Southpaw,
I think the green and cream paint job on your Mercian is the prettiest combination ever. I'd like to have my Raleigh Grand Sports redone in that scheme. The black fenders, I think, muddy the contrast between the two frame colors and give the eye to much to do. I'd go for white or aluminum before black.
I think the green and cream paint job on your Mercian is the prettiest combination ever. I'd like to have my Raleigh Grand Sports redone in that scheme. The black fenders, I think, muddy the contrast between the two frame colors and give the eye to much to do. I'd go for white or aluminum before black.
10-26-11, 01:42 PM
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Bluemels on my wife's mixte
Doesn't show the nice silver stripe down the center of the fenders...
Doesn't show the nice silver stripe down the center of the fenders...
02-17-12, 05:24 PM
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1974 Gran Sport
Nice set of lightweights that came on my 1974 Raleigh Gran Sport.
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02-17-12, 07:12 PM
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02-17-12, 07:16 PM
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Here's a refresher pic of my Mercian, with the black Bluemels Club Specials:
I had to remove the original white mudflap because it had been installed wrong from the factory (riveted at a crooked angle) and was constantly rubbing the tire. I didn't want to remove the original rivets, so I cut it off and replaced it with a Planet Bike molded mudflap. Modern, but somehow I really like it:
I had to remove the original white mudflap because it had been installed wrong from the factory (riveted at a crooked angle) and was constantly rubbing the tire. I didn't want to remove the original rivets, so I cut it off and replaced it with a Planet Bike molded mudflap. Modern, but somehow I really like it:
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02-17-12, 09:55 PM
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Supplied free from Alex Moll, a nice used set of Club Specials with Star Wars Red Wing X-Wing squadron markings
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02-18-12, 02:37 AM
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Bluemels Club Specials om my Dawes Atlantis:
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NOS Bluemels mudguards I came across in a shop in Tokyo by Dawes-man, on Flickr[/IMG]
More Club Specials on my Peugeot:
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Peugeot PX60 by Dawes-man, on Flickr[/IMG]
Not Bluemels but very nice... Bantels on my Hetchins:
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IMG_1578 by Dawes-man, on Flickr[/IMG]
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NOS Bluemels mudguards I came across in a shop in Tokyo by Dawes-man, on Flickr[/IMG]
More Club Specials on my Peugeot:
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Peugeot PX60 by Dawes-man, on Flickr[/IMG]
Not Bluemels but very nice... Bantels on my Hetchins:
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IMG_1578 by Dawes-man, on Flickr[/IMG]
02-18-12, 08:00 AM
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02-18-12, 08:10 AM
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02-18-12, 08:14 AM
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Installed my first set of Bluemels this week, on my recently acquired Mercian. These are the narrow Club Specials, which work well for tires up to 30mm wide. Man, that shoddy quality control so quintessential to British cars applies equally well here! These were most definitely made after one too many pints, as the mudflap was riveted to the fender at a sharply crooked angle, requiring me to trim off a significant chunk of it to make it symmetrical. Otherwise, I like them! They're super light, lighter than modern SKS chromoplastics, and possibly as light as aluminum Honjos. And coverage is pretty good, especially in front. Anyway, I wanted white Bluemels to match the Mercian's accents, but after a few weeks of no luck sourcing them, I went with black. What do you think? Keep the black or hold out for white?
And while we're at it, show off your Bluemels in all their flavors!
And while we're at it, show off your Bluemels in all their flavors!
02-18-12, 08:27 AM
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