How can I mount full fenders on front CF fork?
03-09-16, 01:51 AM
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Ridiculous response. Some people have to make do with what they have. My commuter bike doesn't have fender eyelets, but I use it because it's the bike I have that's best suited for 31 miles round trip. I have the RaceBlade clip-on fenders like in the pic posted above (only put them on for rainy days), but I would much prefer having full fenders. Maybe one day when I can afford to build another bike that accommodates such things, but for now I make do with what I have.
03-09-16, 08:09 AM
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It's a raised stainless steel washer I had laying around. I serrated the bottom with a Dremel so it digs into the plastic and doesn't slip. Also lock-tied the first nut with red lock-tie, so as to sandwich the fender and light hardware between them.
The light does vibrate only on rough pavement or bumps, however it does a good job at holding everything in place. Short of a more permanent and sturdier solution ( epoxying a welded nut to the fork) or buying a new fork, I think it's best I could do.
The light does vibrate only on rough pavement or bumps, however it does a good job at holding everything in place. Short of a more permanent and sturdier solution ( epoxying a welded nut to the fork) or buying a new fork, I think it's best I could do.
03-09-16, 09:04 AM
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Get yourself an ENVE carbon gravel road fork with integrated fender.
https://enve.com/products/gravel-road-fork/
https://enve.com/products/gravel-road-fork/
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Get yourself an ENVE carbon gravel road fork with integrated fender.
https://enve.com/products/gravel-road-fork/
https://enve.com/products/gravel-road-fork/
03-09-16, 02:48 PM
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03-09-16, 10:01 PM
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I know slap fights on the Internet are fun, but about bike fenders?
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03-10-16, 08:31 AM
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You insinuated that the OP made his bike look like a POS because he used those zip ties and square pieces, and that you would have ridden your bike made to accept fenders. I said that some people have to make do with what they have. I included a personal example of my commuter bike which is not made to accept fenders and how I used clip-on fenders to make do with what I have. You weren't referring to RaceBlades specifically, but that wasn't the point of my post, either.
Name calling also doesn't help.
03-10-16, 12:58 PM
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So I guess I'll spell it out.
You insinuated that the OP made his bike look like a POS because he used those zip ties and square pieces, and that you would have ridden your bike made to accept fenders. I said that some people have to make do with what they have. I included a personal example of my commuter bike which is not made to accept fenders and how I used clip-on fenders to make do with what I have. You weren't referring to RaceBlades specifically, but that wasn't the point of my post, either.
Name calling also doesn't help.
You insinuated that the OP made his bike look like a POS because he used those zip ties and square pieces, and that you would have ridden your bike made to accept fenders. I said that some people have to make do with what they have. I included a personal example of my commuter bike which is not made to accept fenders and how I used clip-on fenders to make do with what I have. You weren't referring to RaceBlades specifically, but that wasn't the point of my post, either.
Name calling also doesn't help.
Also, as aforementioned, if you have the cash to spend on a Ti bike as well as the propensity to show it off with a BMW in the picture, then surely you have the cash to buy fenders made for low/no clearance vice ruining an otherwise attractive bike. The problem with your "make do" statement is that it is colored as if the op has to make do because he can't afford any better - in which case there would not be an issue - however the op obviously has enough money to get by.
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03-10-16, 01:19 PM
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