So here is a little tidbit for all of you watching the Downtube Nova review:
I made myself a rear fender because a set of plastic fenders from my LBS would set me back $44 and that is just silly. So for $6.99 worth of aluminium flat stock and $6.99 for a spool of 14guage steel wire and about 2 hours total time and labor including design and procurement of the materials, I now have a spiffy new rear fender.
They turned out to be very useful because it's been raining all weekend and I biked from my house in the rain today.
I think they turned out pretty nice.
I'm planning on adding an etched design on the fender. Leaves, flames, dots, something pretty.
The little Nova already attracts stares, but I already had someone compliment me on them today. Pimp my ride-understated edition!
I made an instructables:
http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Bike-Fenders/?ALLSTEPS
Anyway, what you really want to see, pictures:
