Installing new fenders !
I got the call from the bike shop today letting me know that my new fenders came in for the Fat and 29 Plus bikes. They are nice and simple and very easy to install now let the winter thaw begin.
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lol, fun! any interest in something for the front?
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Yep, I put SKS full length Chromoplastic fenders on my Cannondale Quick CX. Had to order suspension fork mount clips but surprisingly there is a set made specifically for my fork/fender combination. Rear was also a little tricky because of my rack. But after some fender stay bending and a lot of fiddling they're a perfect fit.
I went out riding through snow-melt roads a number of times with them already and am pleased with how dry they keep me and the bike. I might hang them up in the late spring but for wet months they are great. |
What are the benefits of fenders and what type of conditions are they most useful in? When are they worth the expense and burden of installing them?
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Originally Posted by daoswald
(Post 20795846)
SKS full length Chromoplastic fenders on my Cannondale Quick CX. Had to order suspension fork mount clips but surprisingly there is a set made specifically for my fork/fender combination. Rear was also a little tricky because of my rack. But after some fender stay bending and a lot of fiddling they're a perfect fit
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Originally Posted by parkbrav
(Post 20795882)
What are the benefits of fenders and what type of conditions are they most useful in? When are they worth the expense and burden of installing them?
but does this help? "If you are a "fair weather" cyclist, you don't need fenders, but if you are a serious cyclist, and don't live in a desert climate, you really should have at least one bicyclewith fenders. Fenders make a tremendous difference when you are riding roads that are wet from drizzle, recent rain, or snowmelt." from here |
One of my friends, a couple years ago , bought a Fat bike , and to put proper full mudguards on it sliced a regular set down the center ,
added a panel to make them wider and has been using them ever since.. many people posting here it seems, cannot decide "if its worth doing" , let alone just getting on with it and DIY.. you only have a computer ? leave bike at bike shop and have them do it for you. It's a service business.. .... |
Originally Posted by rumrunn6
(Post 20795805)
lol, fun! any interest in something for the front?
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Originally Posted by ZIPP2001
(Post 20796474)
Never really gave the front fender idea a though, but as you've seen in past videos maybe some kind of floatation device for the bike when I get the massive puddles might help.
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Originally Posted by parkbrav
(Post 20795882)
What are the benefits of fenders and what type of conditions are they most useful in? When are they worth the expense and burden of installing them?
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Good luck! Fenders are the worst IMO
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Originally Posted by parkbrav
(Post 20795882)
What are the benefits of fenders and what type of conditions are they most useful in? When are they worth the expense and burden of installing them?
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Originally Posted by Teabike
(Post 20797948)
Good luck! Fenders are the worst IMO
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Originally Posted by rumrunn6
(Post 20795939)
got pics? always interested in seeing fender jobs
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...0fe46de929.jpg |
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A suspension fork with an external boss is unusual, you are fortunate to have one...
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Originally Posted by Teabike
(Post 20797948)
Good luck! Fenders are the worst IMO
I have a couple of bikes that I reserve for winter riding, including this antique TREK 830. Ugly as sin but the fenders on it have saved me a lot of grief. Its a good idea, in my opinion, to have at least ONE BIKEhttps://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...74959673d0.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...36210902f1.jpg with fenders for bad weather riding... Bink |
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