Fixed and fenders?
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Fixed and fenders?
I use a fixed for commuting. I am considering putting on fenders (sacriledge... I know!). Do any of you do this... would you suggest vintage fenders sanded painted etc or freddy fender new ones?
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I use Planet Bike Cascadia fenders on my Rob Roy. Nothing wrong with not getting soaked and protecting the drivetrain componentry a bit more IMO... I bought this frameset specifically because I knew it could handle fenders, wider tyres (if I so choose, there's 23s on it now) and a rack/bottle cages, etc. I've got cages on it too, but no rack yet.
Who the hell cares if it works for you?
Who the hell cares if it works for you?
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I've been meaning to get one of those crappy seatpost-clipon ones just so my back doesn't get covered in **** when it rains. It depends on your bike (or, would for me).. I'd go with the cheap-o plastic fenders unless you have a vintage/vintage-style bike, but that's just me.
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I am thinking about the race blade fenders for my steamroller since I don't have the eyelets for regular fenders. I know I am going to want to ride it in all weather at some point.
https://www.rei.com/product/697808
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Yes. winter/rain bikes.
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If you ride year round and don't live in the dessert, its important to have at least one bike with fenders, IMO. I have yellow Planet Bike fenders on my Rob Roy and use it as a rain/utility bike. To me the fenders are there for purely a utilitarian purpose and I don't really care what they look like. However, most people compliment the fenders more than any other aspect of my bike. It does make the bike stand out among the masses of unfendered sport bikes out there. You may also notice a few ignorant roadies express complete astonishment that you can drop them on a bike with fenders and hybrid tires.
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**********??? are you of the fix-tian denomination?
There are lots of people on here who use fenders. The reason is because they don't like mud stripes on their pantalones. I use the zefal swan which is a clip on. It doesn't have full coverage, but it does the job and then I can take it off when it's dry. It also came with a clip-on front fender which actually works surprisingly well.
There are lots of people on here who use fenders. The reason is because they don't like mud stripes on their pantalones. I use the zefal swan which is a clip on. It doesn't have full coverage, but it does the job and then I can take it off when it's dry. It also came with a clip-on front fender which actually works surprisingly well.
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I've been meaning to get one of those crappy seatpost-clipon ones just so my back doesn't get covered in **** when it rains. It depends on your bike (or, would for me).. I'd go with the cheap-o plastic fenders unless you have a vintage/vintage-style bike, but that's just me.
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Does the SKS Xtra-Dry have a mount, or does the entire thing remove from the seatpost?
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For good bang for the buck I recommend Planet bike Hardcore. I've installed a lot of fenders recently, and these have the nicest solidest mounting hardware of the plastic coated models i've seen.
For pretty I recommend the Berthoud stainless steel. Also very nice hardware, pretty, and not too heavy.
For pretty I recommend the Berthoud stainless steel. Also very nice hardware, pretty, and not too heavy.
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No mount, the orange strap wraps around your seatpost and the black clip, clips back onto itself. I have a zip tie around the neck by the clip that I slide over the clip to ensure that the clip never comes undone while ridding. Never had that problem, but I had a friend that did a couple of times. I think his thigh just bumped it loose when he went over something. It happened while MTBing
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Get the longest fenders you can stand fitting into your frame. Those seat post paddles are better than nothing, but full coverage fenders are awesome. I got a leather mudguard I add to mine when its really raining or nasty. They will make toe overlap issues much worse on the other hand.
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What kind of frame? I have a set of full coverage clip-on fenders from Planet Bike on a cyclocross conversion with absolutely no places to mount normal fenders (no drilled brake bridge, no chainstay bridge, nothing at all). They are rock solid and work very well.
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No mount, the orange strap wraps around your seatpost and the black clip, clips back onto itself. I have a zip tie around the neck by the clip that I slide over the clip to ensure that the clip never comes undone while ridding. Never had that problem, but I had a friend that did a couple of times. I think his thigh just bumped it loose when he went over something. It happened while MTBing
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^^^^After I had the first one stolen I thought about doing something like that to better secure it to my bike. Do you leave your fender on all the time? I finally decided against something like this because I didn't want the fender attached all of the time. The zip tie that I have on there now is more for keeping the fender on the bike while I ride vs. security against theft.
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^^^^After I had the first one stolen I thought about doing something like that to better secure it to my bike. Do you leave your fender on all the time? I finally decided against something like this because I didn't want the fender attached all of the time. The zip tie that I have on there now is more for keeping the fender on the bike while I ride vs. security against theft.
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Actually no. I passed a roadie once and he drafted me for a while, and finally commented that he was amazed how fast I was on "that thing". I eventually lost him on a hill. Not all roadies are fast, in fact most are fair weather recreational riders that are much slower than me. That doesn't mean there aren't roadies out there who can teach me a lesson...I encountered one of those last Saturday.
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Freddies, SKS P35's and similar metal core fenders are hardly cheapo plastic . They are totally solid and nice. The only thing better is (arguably) honjos and similar retro aluminum fenders. Unless you are running super long fenders (or you like your fender to pour water into your shoes) you need a mudflap too.
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I rock sks race blades on my daily bike. Removing them currently as it's not raining but they are quick to put on or remove. Down side is they are kinda pricey imho.
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I have a set of planet bike fenders on my Trek conversion that work beautifully. I think they're the "Full Hybrid" model. They're a little big (clearance for tires up to 35mm, although I'm currently running 23mm) which means that if I want to put fatter tires onto this bike, I could. They're pretty light, they're black, so they're visually unobtrusive (maybe even appealing) on my black and blue bike and, most importantly, they keep my ass dry in the rain.