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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 08:05 PM
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My passanger seat rubs two places on my rear fender. Sometimes i like to strip down my bike and ride w/o a rear seat. That's the only time it's noticable. Any tips on how to prevent this?

I'd like to buy a fender bib to put back there, but not sure if it'll cover those spots up or not...
 
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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 12:50 AM
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I seem to remember seeing a bike somewhere that had some little square plastic pads on the rear fender and I assumed it was to protect the pain from seat rub.
My wife's rear fender has a few marks on i and I bought a fender bib (Mustang I believe) but she doesn't like it because it has a braided border and she says it doesn't match her bike.

I'm hoping that I will be able to find a more (to her) appealing bib, perhaps in chrome for her bike.
 
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