squirtdad

Got caught in a surprise thunderstorm yesterday and have the strip on the back of my jersey to prove it .....and i was thinking about fenders already

I don't have clearance for full fenders on my Miyata, even with 25 mm tires, so am looking for the less than full coverage style.

I would prefer easy on off, so I can throw them on when it looks like i will need them.

I fully understand I won't get the same degree of coverage as I will with full fenders

Bike is a miyata 1400 classic lugged steel frame

What are peoples experience/recommendations for this type of fender?

thanks

mcours2006

wiggle.com | Crud RoadRacer Mk3 Mudguard Set | Bike Fenders

These should work with bikes with little clearance. I've got a set of the older MK2's and they work fine with my road bike. Coverage is actually pretty decent, considering the flimsy nature of the fenders.

The MK2's were only $30, so the price of that coverage has certainly increased.

PatrickGSR94

I've been using SKS Raceblade XL clip-on fenders on my road bike for nearly 5 years now. These days I just leave them on most of the time, but I used to take them on or off regularly as needed.

Spoonrobot 

I used SKS Raceblade Longs for a few hundred hours. I originally got them so I could remove the fenders for races but once the racing season ended I left them on all year. It's possible to make them full coverage by bridging the gap under the brake calipers with high-quality electrical tape.

I put some pics here: https://drandalls.wordpress.com/2015...h-race-blades/

And here's the company site: RACEBLADE LONG BLACK - SKS-Germany

srestrepo

i had SKS Raceblade pro's on my road bike. i never tried the longs but i had the XL's and they just proved to for a bike with greater clearances like a cross bike.

they worked fantastic for what they were.

Leisesturm

Yep, I thought I would remove the SKS Raceblades once the weather got reliably dry but... in a place where the majority of bikes run fenders year round because they can't come off, it validates my inner laziness to just leave them on. Some say they look quite attractive.

PatrickGSR94

Once I put permanent fenders on my Dutch-inspired utility bike, I started leaving them on my road bike pretty much all the time. Might as well, they look decent. But since they don't go under the brakes, the brakes get really, really gross. I might try making some longer mud flaps for them.

fietsbob

PDW full metal fender is what my friend has on his Domane. skinny tire sidepull brakes.

NormanF

If I was OP, I'd get an adventure/gravel road bike. More tire clearance and on most of them you can run full fenders with 35c tires. Wider is better.

And traditional road bikes are not built to commute on.

Aubergine 

I have mounted full fenders on a bike with no clearance by cutting the fender and mounting both sides separately. It takes a bit of fiddling with metal strips, and a pop riveter is helpful, but when all is done they look good and work well.

acidfast7

+1

another Mark 2 owner here. Excellent kit for the money.

PatrickGSR94

<-- has traditional road bike with over 10,000 commuting miles on it.

acidfast7

I can make the same statement about any bike with drop bars. The majority of bikes used around the planet for commuting, and throughout the history of time, have not had drop bars, so this this entire narrative line is intellectutal mastrubation.

chas58

My basic minimum requirement is a seat post fender. No disadvantage to that, and lots of benefits.

On my commuter I use plastic SKS trekking fenders. I can easily slide the front on/off. I typically take it off in the summer. The rear I just leave on year round.

These are the 47mm wide, but you can get then from 42mm to 65mm wide
VELO 47 TREKKING - SKS-Germany

PatrickGSR94

Front fender looks quite short which pretty much makes it useless.

chas58

well, it is too long for me. To each their own...