Fenders for Kona Dew
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Fenders for Kona Dew
Hoping the "commuting" forum is the right place to ask this. I've recently pickup up a new Kona Dew Plus and I'm looking at some fenders. However 650b 47mm tires seem not an easy size to find fenders for. Has anybody with a 650b Dew sourced/installed fenders and what did you use? Thanks much.
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fwiw - I'm pretty sure w/ fenders you want them 10mm wider than the tire. meaning if the tires are 47mm you want 57mm fenders. which is pretty wide for fenders. maybe you'll need "mountain bike fenders"?
is it a 26" wheeled bike?
Planet Bike Full bike fenders - 26" x 60mm
27.5? - 29"?
SKS Bluemels 75 U Fahrrad-Schutzblech (Set) // 27,5'/28'/29' (Kurz-/Langversion)
is it a 26" wheeled bike?
Planet Bike Full bike fenders - 26" x 60mm
27.5? - 29"?
SKS Bluemels 75 U Fahrrad-Schutzblech (Set) // 27,5'/28'/29' (Kurz-/Langversion)
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fwiw - I'm pretty sure w/ fenders you want them 10mm wider than the tire. meaning if the tires are 47mm you want 57mm fenders. which is pretty wide for fenders. maybe you'll need "mountain bike fenders"?
is it a 26" wheeled bike?
Planet Bike Full bike fenders - 26" x 60mm
27.5? - 29"?
SKS Bluemels 75 U Fahrrad-Schutzblech (Set) // 27,5'/28'/29' (Kurz-/Langversion)
is it a 26" wheeled bike?
Planet Bike Full bike fenders - 26" x 60mm
27.5? - 29"?
SKS Bluemels 75 U Fahrrad-Schutzblech (Set) // 27,5'/28'/29' (Kurz-/Langversion)
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Problem is the fork doesn't allow for something as wide as 57mm - I tried the 60 mm and the sides of the fenders were being squished by the inside wall of the forks blades. That being said, I tried a pair of 700c x 50 mm by Axiom and they seem to do the job. Yes, ideally they could be wider but they do cover the tire completely while still allowing some room between the fork and seat stays.
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