Just as the NAHBS show ended - I packed up for a month and headed to an artist residency in the foothills of Woodside, CA. I've got 2 more weeks here, then it'll be back to work on fenders.
The good folks at Cycling News did a nice recap of the NAHBS show. The Inglis/Retrotec write up is the fourth one down. Here's a few pics from the article.
Here are a few pics that I stole from Curtis' flickr page. These were taken at the Inglis/Retrotec factory in Napa when we were fitting the fenders to the bike. You can see from the pics that the fenders are not sealed yet - the idea was to fit the fenders and then drill the brackets - then seal em. After a late night of precision drilling I brought them back to my studio, added another snowflake (to the rear fender) and snow plow image (to the front) then sealed them with three layers of Spar Varnish.
Curtis Inglis asked me to make a pair of fenders for a customer's snowbike which was going to be on display at the NAHBS. As with most projects this one came down to the wire for me. So close that I never got any pics of the completed fenders mounted on the bike. So all I can provide you with is a link to the good folks at Dirt Rag, who did an excellent job photographing the bike. Thanks.
Here are some pics of the first pair that I made. I've since started providing stainless hardware for all fenders. Also - in case you're wondering, I'm from Jersey.
Thanks for taking the time to check out Halfwheel Fenders.
How it works: I'll be making small batches of fenders with one of a kind artwork on them. A pair of fenders will sell for $250 and when the batch is sold out you'll have to wait for the next series. All fenders are made with wood laminate coated with marine varnish and all hardware is stainless. As of now I'm currently setup to make fenders for 700cc wheels; however there is the possibility of doing other sizes in the future.
email any questions to: halfwheelfenders@gmail.com
You can also check out my artwork at http://www.jeffhantman.com/home.html