Irenicus

I have an old 2001 Cannondale R600 that I use to commute and the rain is starting to come down and I realize I desperately need fenders. How easy are they to buy and install for such an old bike? Can you just get generic ones? I read that some racing bikes don't have mounts for fenders but I can't find any other information.

Any info is great thanks guys.

horatio 

Generics are available, even for road bikes without mounting eyelets. Try Amazon.

The only potential "gotcha" would be tire clearance with the seat tube. On some bikes it's really tight. I'm sure a seat-mounted fender would suffice to keep your backside clean.

mcours2006

Mud Krud 3s are made for road bikes. Not much clearance needed. Race Blades are also in the same category.

Irenicus

So I bought these road fenders for my 25mm tires...

Only problem is that I have no hole for the front fender crown... installation says it there should be a hole but it appears it's already being used by the brake pad mount.

Am I out of luck with these?

Ironfish653

There's only one hole in a fork crown. What you have to do is remove the brake caliper, put the fender in place, and use the brake caliper's mounting bolt to secure the fender. The caliper's mounting bolt essentially becomes the fender bolt as well.

Pretty typical procedure for installing fenders on caliper-brake bikes for the last 40-50 years or so, only the shapes changed.

rumrunn6

yay, fender season! take your time mounting them, it can be frustrating. don't rush it. you may need parts that didn't come with the fender. there're all kinds of miscellaneous extra parts for fenders. here's hoping your install ins't too painful!

this if from a cpl days ago, how's it going?

Homebrew01

Rear brake bridge clearance is also a problem on some Cannondales.

Irenicus

Looks like the metal mounting eye on the front fender is too long and pushes the fender too low onto the tire.... I phoned a bike shop and he said often you have to grind these down?


I hope I can fit fenders on this bike I got utterly soaked the other day on my ride home from work I'm going to look at it again with my Dad sometime soon but I may just drop it at a shop and see if they can tell me definitively if I can mount them or not.

rumrunn6

if that mount is a slot you can just push up on the fender. if it's a single hole, & you push up on the fender & the hole don't line up, then you can drill a new hole on the fender mount tab, if there'es room. if the place for the new hole is too close to the hole that's there now, you can use a tool to make that hole a slot, allowing you to push the fender up. if you don't many tools & feel uncomfortable with this kind of work, then certainly visit your bike shop. they can either mount the fender for you or make other suggestions. more pics would help us understand what you are looking at. good luck!

Wilfred Laurier

With fenders and racks, you often have to be ready to modify (drill, grind, cut, bend) the metal mounting brackets to get them to fit cleanly. When trying to mount fenders on a road bike with limited tire clearance, the process can be a little more arduous. Especially the front fender where the unmodified mounting bracket will either push the fender down to far or reach up so far it interferes with the headset. Then there is the problem of tires clearance - you might be able to fit 26mm tires on your road bike, or you might be able to fit fenders, but probably not both. If road conditions allow, you might need to go to a 23mm tire, and modify the fender so that it takes as little space as necessary where it might interfere with the tire.

Options:

Clip-on fenders or mudguards or 'raceblade' style fenders will be easier to mount without interference, but will provide less protection from spray than 'full fenders'.

rumrunn6

right & I've read about road bikes using fenders like this to help deal with the tight clearance under the fork crown






https://www.amazon.com/SKS-Germany-1...39193023&psc=1