Nyah

I like the SKS Bluemels, although I'm more than tired of black fenders. They need to pump up the production pace of the silver ones, starting with their 20"/53 size that I installed most recently.

TCollen

I only like fenders that are original to the bike.

rekmeyata

I think it depends on the bike, in my case I have a brass colored bike with black graphics, tape, seat, racks and bags, so the black SKS Bluemels look just fine with that bike.

h_curtis

Planet Bike Cascadia ALX Bike Fenders for the win for me. Very happy and I am running 700x35 tyres.

SkinGriz

Thank you for sharing this.

Trueblood

Ha, the SKS longboards are very fun to install......

Parkyy16

I've tried VO, SKS, and Planet Bike. Honestly, they're all very good and serve their function. My vote goes to VO, because of their price to look ratio. They look great, and are about the same price(or only $10-$20 more) as SKS or Planet bike plastic fenders. Honjo fenders were a bit cost prohibitive for me. I'm not sure I'd ever need a fender nicer than VO fenders, but maybe I'm wrong since I haven't tried Honjo fenders.

JaccoW

Recently mounted a pair of Velo Orange Zeppelin fenders in black. They are pretty nice, but definitely less durable than the stainless steel Gilles Berthoud I have on another bike.
The hardware was pretty bulky though with pretty thick bolts and nuts which extend deep into the fender so if you have tight tolerances it might not be the best. The aluminum daruma bolt for the front snapped on me.
Replaced it with stainless steel Honjo fender stays.

pdlamb

I must be missing something. How can you comment on the durability of something you put on recently? I'm assuming, of course, you wouldn't think they were "pretty nice" if the VO fenders cracked or broke.

JaccoW

The fender heavily deformed under the fork crown while tightening the daruma bolt. As in, like an inner tube peeking through a broken sidewall. I can make a picture if you want. Might be user error on my part though.
For comparison I did the same with the stainless steel Berthouds which didn't suffer the same fate and has withstood various bumps into brick walls with barely a scratch.

I do look at this as someone who has used bikes with fenders for 30 years in a commuting environment where it will be placed in close proximity with other bikes.
These feel great for general riding but I don't know if they will survive that long if somebody accidentally hooks their pedals behind them while removing their bike from the rack.

rumrunn6

wow, impressive sweep on that front fender's rear section! that mudflap must be leather?

Germany_chris

Than you

They’re VO short in the front, long in the back I drilled the holes a little narrow to stiffen them up

Nyah

Are the Honjo fenders much heavier in weight than those by SKS? Honjos are the only fenders in 20" that I can find in a silver color. SKS doesn't appear to make the 20" in silver anymore and VO are sold out of theirs.

Germany_chris

while this is in no sense a long term review/recommendation I recently got these Curana C-lite fenders not only are they easier to mount that either metal or plastic fenders they have an Stvzo approved B&M tail light integrated. They’re very modern looking with almost no shoulder since it’s supposed to rain all next week I’ll find out if the shoulder free life is for me.

force10

Anyone have experience with Portland Design Works fenders? https://ridepdw.com/collections/fend...34997246820520

Haven't seen them mentioned.

mattkime

I've run PDW fenders and have really enjoyed them. Quiet and reliable. That said, I don't think there are any wrong answers here. I went with PDW because I wanted a more modern look. I was surprised I didn't see PDW mentioned more in this thread.

Germany_chris

So in the summer I commute in Teva's and I'm glad I did today. It rained so hard a 4pm today that I delayed my ride home for an hour and half...the point of this is while my new fenders look good and have an integrated light they're simply to short to deflect the water from puddles and soaked my feet the good part is shoulders don't seem important since I didn't get any spray from around them.

ShannonM

SKS Longboards are always a solid choice. Lightish, reasonably priced, not too hard to mount, durable, and they don't look terrible. I had 'em on a Can O' Ale hybrid. Good stuff.

I've got Portland Design Works Full Metal 700x30s on my '85 League Fuji, and I really like 'em.I can't speak to mounting, since they came with the bike, but I had to play with the rear a bit while dialing in the brakes. The mounting system is pretty straightforward, and they've got some clever hardware. The front is skewer-mount, because there's no eyelets on the fork. Great-looking dark bronze anodized aluminum, with a neato medallion on the front of the front fender. For a sport-touring bike with sidepull brakes, they'd be my recommendation. Kinda spendy, at 120 bucks a set. They make bigger ones, if you've got the room for 'em. I like 'em a lot.

--Shannon

AlfredoBinda

Anything metal, but especially Honjo.
Their frame fixtures are complimentary and installed with care, become a part of the bike.

ThermionicScott 

Anton has a fantastic guide to installing metal fenders here: https://somervillebikes.wordpress.co...er-arc-radius/

Part 2 is all about creating that dent in the fender so that it will have the right fit when you bolt everything together.

Colorado Kid

Amazon is having a sale on "used" Planet Bike metal fenders for $ 54.00 USD. (Normally $ 80.00 USD.

Rick

Giles Berthoud Fenders on my touring bike for 7 years.

rumstove

I recently bought and installed some PDW Full Metal fenders 700x45. The 700x45 size is for 35 max tire size, which is what my tires are. REI is having a sale on the "city" fenders, which is the older name for the same size, but that older style has chrome stays and I wanted everything black so I ended up ordering from PDW (currently sold out now). Like most fenders they were a pain to install but they seem solid and I really like the look. Being that I just recently put them on I can't comment on durability.

I have another bike that needs fenders. Just for the sake of variety I think I'm going to try Handsome Mud Butlers for that bike.

Here's my Tripper with the PDW fenders.

rumrunn6

black stays

noglider 

Of course, I haven't tried every single model of fenders, but I haven't found any I don't like. Really.

I took joy today while riding in light rain and running through lots of puddles without a care.