The best fender line awards!
03-28-21, 06:49 PM
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An alternative to filing the front edge of the fork crown to gain a little more clearance under the crown is to dimple the fender where it meets the front of the crown so that the front of the crown won't push down on the fender. You can do this with a simple homemade press made from M5 or M6 threaded rod, a bunch of fender washers, and some M5/M6 nuts. Fasten the press to the daruma bolt hole in the fender, tighten it up so that the fender washers flatten out the fender, and push forward to make that dimple parallel with the crown. Concept illustrated here:
The end product:
And you know when you've dimpled it to the right angle when you fasten the fender at the fork crown and don't fasten it to the stays. It should hang in proper alignment from just the daruma bolt. Notice in this photo the stays are not bolted to the dropout eyelets:
The end product:
And you know when you've dimpled it to the right angle when you fasten the fender at the fork crown and don't fasten it to the stays. It should hang in proper alignment from just the daruma bolt. Notice in this photo the stays are not bolted to the dropout eyelets:
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03-29-21, 01:02 AM
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The fender lines on my Gitane are good enough for my standards, but not as sublime as some others in this thread. It's fun to play along nonetheless. The rear fender ends are just a little bit wide to allow for rear wheel removal/install while inflated.
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08-02-21, 07:43 PM
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Fantastic work bike people! I've only done SKS Chromoplasts which were pretty much bolt-on, up until now. I love the perfect radiuses!
My fingers are killing me from radiusing fenders today but I'd rather it take me some time to get them right than to rush and install them to find something I don't like.
My fingers are killing me from radiusing fenders today but I'd rather it take me some time to get them right than to rush and install them to find something I don't like.
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08-06-21, 08:44 AM
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Don't have many pics, but here's 2 of mine: Giles Berthet SS fenders on my Grand Jubile, mounted by Corey Thompson, now a frame builder of note in Olympia, WA, but back then was wrenching for Bill Stevenson at "The Bike Stand" shop in Olympia, have not touched them since as don't want to mess up his work. 2nd is one of my better efforts, hammered Honjo's on my Expedition Touring. Don
Grand Jubile, Fenders by Corey Thompson
1984 Expedition
Grand Jubile, Fenders by Corey Thompson
1984 Expedition
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08-06-21, 12:45 PM
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Whoop, whoop, whoop! Call the Fender Police. I think we might have a violator here.
Velo-Orange snakeskin fenders on my '87 Schwinn Le Tour 650b conversion.
By the way the other bikes featured here are absolutely stunning. Just gorgeous! Great job getting the fender line just right.
Velo-Orange snakeskin fenders on my '87 Schwinn Le Tour 650b conversion.
By the way the other bikes featured here are absolutely stunning. Just gorgeous! Great job getting the fender line just right.
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08-07-21, 08:05 AM
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I'm not confident enough to enter any of my bikes in the contest, but I'm pretty sure my fender lines are better than this dude's. 
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08-21-21, 11:02 PM
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I had to come to this thread for some motivation. I just got some fenders for my Tripper which I thought should be simple to install. Somehow everything went wrong today haha. After a trip to the hardware store I said I'll tackle the job tomorrow (which I guess is now technically today as it just hit midnight).
Went into it hoping for lines like those posted here. Hiccup after hiccup got me considering zip ties and duct tape at one point
I'll try again tomorrow now that I have the hardware sorted (I think).
Went into it hoping for lines like those posted here. Hiccup after hiccup got me considering zip ties and duct tape at one point
I'll try again tomorrow now that I have the hardware sorted (I think).
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08-21-21, 11:25 PM
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I had to come to this thread for some motivation. I just got some fenders for my Tripper which I thought should be simple to install. Somehow everything went wrong today haha. After a trip to the hardware store I said I'll tackle the job tomorrow (which I guess is now technically today as it just hit midnight).
Went into it hoping for lines like those posted here. Hiccup after hiccup got me considering zip ties and duct tape at one point I'll try again tomorrow now that I have the hardware sorted (I think).
Went into it hoping for lines like those posted here. Hiccup after hiccup got me considering zip ties and duct tape at one point
I'll try again tomorrow now that I have the hardware sorted (I think).
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08-22-21, 08:45 PM
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I had to come to this thread for some motivation. I just got some fenders for my Tripper which I thought should be simple to install. Somehow everything went wrong today haha. After a trip to the hardware store I said I'll tackle the job tomorrow (which I guess is now technically today as it just hit midnight).
Went into it hoping for lines like those posted here. Hiccup after hiccup got me considering zip ties and duct tape at one point I'll try again tomorrow now that I have the hardware sorted (I think).
Went into it hoping for lines like those posted here. Hiccup after hiccup got me considering zip ties and duct tape at one point
I'll try again tomorrow now that I have the hardware sorted (I think).
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08-23-21, 01:21 AM
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08-23-21, 10:42 PM
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I'm happy with the results, especially the rear fender. PDW Full Metals. Still need to cut off the extra bit of the bolt on front. Had a few struggles here and there but worked through them. Hopefully they aren't too out of place in this thread haha.
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08-26-21, 03:31 AM
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Thought a photo of a fendered bike
was never a thing to me
but old Flickr pics, they tell the truth:
Sweet Fender Line - see?
DD
was never a thing to me
but old Flickr pics, they tell the truth:
Sweet Fender Line - see?
DD
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12-22-21, 04:30 PM
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The fenderline on my CC is great, I think I'm going to pull them and go back to big tires
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12-22-21, 06:27 PM
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Is there a prize for shortest fender line? I present 6 inches of pure goodness (at least, that's what I tell my partner).
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12-23-21, 01:04 PM
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I'm also trying to recall if the tiny front and rear fenders of the 70's (or so) did anything beyond keeping a bit of crud out of the headset bearings.
I will note that it is not just bikes that can sport a tiny devil. I've seen a Sopwith Snipe biplane with a red devil mounted on the barrel of one machine gun....
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12-23-21, 01:07 PM
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One of my builds since my previous post was this Van Tuyl. I bought it on a whim as a cheap frame with eyelets to build it into a cheap and cheerful bad weather bike. Well, it certainly didn't turn out cheap.
While there are eyelets, there's no room to speak of for decently wide tires, let alone fenders. To get anywhere close to meeting my comfort goals I had to resort to expensive 25 mm tires and even more expensive really thin aluminum fenders.
While there are eyelets, there's no room to speak of for decently wide tires, let alone fenders. To get anywhere close to meeting my comfort goals I had to resort to expensive 25 mm tires and even more expensive really thin aluminum fenders.
12-23-21, 01:19 PM
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I assume the front does something to prevent crap from hitting the riders face otherwise why would any front fender extend beyond the front brake? In Italy, the front happened to be 2 pieces instead of one, leaving the shorty on posed no disadvantage, why not keep it on? But as soon as there was more tarmac and less gravel/dirt, you see fenders go away.
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12-23-21, 10:06 PM
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There's no fenderline like a factory fenderline. Too late model? 
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