Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > Classic & Vintage
Reload this Page >

The best fender line awards!

Notices
Classic & Vintage This forum is to discuss the many aspects of classic and vintage bicycles, including musclebikes, lightweights, middleweights, hi-wheelers, bone-shakers, safety bikes and much more.

The best fender line awards!

Old 03-24-21, 12:18 PM
  #26  
non-fixie 
Shifting is fun!
 
non-fixie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: South Holland, NL
Posts: 11,001

Bikes: Yes, please.

Mentioned: 276 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2182 Post(s)
Liked 4,523 Times in 1,742 Posts
Originally Posted by nlerner
I'm sorry, but that has a bit too much of the tiny speedo-on-the-middle-aged-European-male look for me.
Do they look better on American middle-aged males?
__________________
Are we having fun, or what ...



non-fixie is offline  
Likes For non-fixie:
Old 03-24-21, 12:36 PM
  #27  
bikingshearer 
Crawlin' up, flyin' down
 
bikingshearer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Democratic Peoples' Republic of Berkeley
Posts: 5,623

Bikes: 1967 Paramount; 1982-ish Ron Cooper; 1978 Eisentraut "A"; two mid-1960s Cinelli Speciale Corsas; and others in various stages of non-rideability.

Mentioned: 40 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1005 Post(s)
Liked 2,462 Times in 1,030 Posts
Originally Posted by non-fixie
Do they look better on American middle-aged males?
Uhhhh . . . no.
__________________
"I'm in shape -- round is a shape." Andy Rooney
bikingshearer is offline  
Old 03-24-21, 02:01 PM
  #28  
Ferrouscious 
Some Weirdo
 
Ferrouscious's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Rexburg, ID
Posts: 502

Bikes: '86 Schwinn Prelude, '91 Scott Sawtooth, '73 Raleigh "Grand 3"

Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 223 Post(s)
Liked 141 Times in 92 Posts
My crappy photo contestant:
Attached Images
File Type: jpg
IMG_20210131_171259.jpg (473.4 KB, 521 views)
__________________
Somewhere, a village is missing its idiot.
Ferrouscious is offline  
Likes For Ferrouscious:
Old 03-24-21, 02:08 PM
  #29  
RiddleOfSteel
Master Parts Rearranger
 
RiddleOfSteel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Portlandia's Kuiper Belt, OR
Posts: 4,680

Bikes: 1982 Trek 720 - 1985 Trek 620 - 1984 Trek 620 - 1980 Trek 510 - Other luminaries past and present

Mentioned: 221 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1553 Post(s)
Liked 2,005 Times in 984 Posts
Originally Posted by masi61
Aside from the super great fender install, everything about this ride is, well... freaking awesome!

I’ve got lots of non-fender related questions such as: 1) Is that a Specialties TA triplizer with that Dura Ace 7400 crank? 2) what length bb axle did it take to complete that triple conversion? 3) How are you liking the Soma Vitesse tires? 4) Those are some long brake pads on those cantilevers - they look like they would have fantastic braking, what are they?
Thank you! It's a really enjoyable bike to ride. The other day was all dry and I had my paint-stripped-and-test-rig Medici available, and I took the 620. No discredit to the Medici at all--it's a fantastic bike, but yeah, I consciously took a heavier, fendered, touring bike over a light race bike. Fun on either bike.

1) Good eye on the Specialites TA triplizer! Makes for a 53-39-26 ultra wide range front end (11-28T 10s cassette in the back). 2) I'm using a 122.5mm Shimano BB-UN55 bottom bracket. I had a 1.5mm spacer on the drive side to pop the chainline to Shimano-spec for triples (45mm). Recently I re-checked right and left Q-factors (knees are a bit picky) and took the spacer out. It clears the lug points and chain stays just fine. Works just as well as before. 3) I really enjoy the Soma tires. They look great, are comfortable, nice and light (even with the heavier EX, which I have), get on bead well, spin straight (no "wobbly hotdog" as they "true" easily when airing up), and aren't a million dollars. Flat protection is good too, so far. I bought my first pair well-used, and for cheap. Got a few years on that and then ante'd up for new ones. 4) The brake pads are Kool Stop MTB pads. They do a good job at stopping, I have no complaints there. The other week I adjusted the pads to contact the rims a little more squarely, and made them super symmetrical looking when applied (a friend had pointed out that they were a little off). Now it's a prone to making horrible noises when hauling down from considerable speed/downhills. Canti life... The CXP's brake track is pretty narrow, which doesn't help things, so I'll do some more fidgeting with them. For 95% of riding, they're quiet and stop my nearly 200 lb self confidently.
RiddleOfSteel is offline  
Likes For RiddleOfSteel:
Old 03-24-21, 03:02 PM
  #30  
tyler_fred
Senior Member
 
tyler_fred's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Magnolia State, 100° with 110% humidity
Posts: 1,277

Bikes: American, Italian, and Japanese.. in no particular order.

Mentioned: 21 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 350 Post(s)
Liked 275 Times in 128 Posts
Originally Posted by nlerner
I'm sorry, but that has a bit too much of the tiny speedo-on-the-middle-aged-European-male look for me.
C'mon Man! At least @RiddleOfSteel manscaped the pube nibs off.. I mean the tube nibs off.
tyler_fred is offline  
Likes For tyler_fred:
Old 03-24-21, 03:11 PM
  #31  
Dfrost 
Senior Member
 
Dfrost's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Pacific Northwest
Posts: 1,988

Bikes: ‘87 Marinoni SLX Sports Tourer, ‘79 Miyata 912 by Gugificazione

Mentioned: 166 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 500 Post(s)
Liked 464 Times in 255 Posts
The Marinoni in its 650B setup with Berthoud fenders. Pretty sure there are better fender lines than this elsewhere in this thread. But another excuse for C&V bike p**n should not be passed up!

Dfrost is offline  
Old 03-24-21, 04:38 PM
  #32  
Feldman
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,175
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 117 Post(s)
Liked 70 Times in 50 Posts
Originally Posted by cocoabeachcrab
not going to win place or show with this one, but what the hell ... it's my surfboard fender for a beach ride by ...

That fin is awesome. It's a whole other esthetic--like if Alex Singer had grown up.in OC!
Feldman is offline  
Old 03-24-21, 04:54 PM
  #33  
cocoabeachcrab 
Myrtle Beach Crab
 
cocoabeachcrab's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Newport RI
Posts: 813

Bikes: enough one would think, but thinking isn't my strong point

Mentioned: 11 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 270 Post(s)
Liked 516 Times in 206 Posts
Originally Posted by Feldman
That fin is awesome. It's a whole other esthetic--like if Alex Singer had grown up.in OC!
woody the fender man added that skeg for me on one of his shorty fenders. won't see one those on any of the flat black carbon bikes around here!
cocoabeachcrab is offline  
Old 03-24-21, 05:03 PM
  #34  
steelbikeguy
Senior Member
 
steelbikeguy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Peoria, IL
Posts: 4,449
Mentioned: 86 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1820 Post(s)
Liked 3,324 Times in 1,563 Posts
love the classy aluminum fenders wrapping around the wheels with grace and style!

to represent the other end of the spectrum... i.e. the plastic SKS/Esge fenders, I offer my hard working, long suffering commuting/touring bike.....

you did say "snow line", right?



in better weather, it looks like this....


Steve in Peoria
steelbikeguy is offline  
Likes For steelbikeguy:
Old 03-24-21, 05:19 PM
  #35  
JaccoW
Overdoing projects
 
JaccoW's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Rotterdam, former republic of the Netherlands
Posts: 2,443

Bikes: Batavus Randonneur GL, Gazelle Orange Excellent, Gazelle Super Licht, Gazelle Grand Tourist, Gazelle Lausanne, Gazelle Tandem, Koga-Miyata SilverAce, Koga-Miyata WorldTraveller

Mentioned: 58 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 783 Post(s)
Liked 1,215 Times in 677 Posts
Here are a few humble entrants from me:

Stainless steel Gilles berthoud fenders on 37-622 tyres


Stainless steel Gilles Berthoud fenders on 42-622 tyres


Stainless steel Weinmann fenders


Original stainless steel (Weinmann/Gazelle?) fenders


Originally Posted by fender1
What is the part you used to attach the SON light to the fender?
JaccoW is offline  
Likes For JaccoW:
Old 03-24-21, 06:10 PM
  #36  
abshipp 
Senior Member
 
abshipp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Greenville SC
Posts: 4,190

Bikes: 1975 Motobecane Grand Jubile, 2020 Holdsworth Competition, 2022 Giant Trance 29 3

Mentioned: 42 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3329 Post(s)
Liked 3,553 Times in 1,226 Posts
Originally Posted by abshipp
Here's two of mine for consideration:
I humbly request a re-submittal.

I remembered that when doing some work on this bike a few weeks ago I spent a decent amount of time reworking the fenders to refine the fit a little bit more.

Also, can anyone spot the little change I made to tweak the riding experience a bit? Hint: It's not the saddle, RD, brake levers, or handlebar tape (although I do love all of those!)

abshipp is offline  
Likes For abshipp:
Old 03-24-21, 06:14 PM
  #37  
polymorphself 
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 2,028
Mentioned: 26 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 830 Post(s)
Liked 1,062 Times in 512 Posts
abshipp what bike is that?
polymorphself is offline  
Old 03-24-21, 06:20 PM
  #38  
abshipp 
Senior Member
 
abshipp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Greenville SC
Posts: 4,190

Bikes: 1975 Motobecane Grand Jubile, 2020 Holdsworth Competition, 2022 Giant Trance 29 3

Mentioned: 42 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3329 Post(s)
Liked 3,553 Times in 1,226 Posts
Originally Posted by polymorphself
abshipp what bike is that?
Started life as a 1981 Trek 716.

I had someone add 650b cantilever bosses and two sets of bottle cage mounts to the frame, then I replaced the fork with a 63mm offset one originally designed for the Velo Orange Polyvalent MKIII. 584x38 tires result in 32mm trail.

I think the only original component is the stem
abshipp is offline  
Likes For abshipp:
Old 03-24-21, 07:23 PM
  #39  
southpawboston
Senior Member
 
southpawboston's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Somerville, MA and Catskill Mtns
Posts: 4,150
Mentioned: 34 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 78 Post(s)
Liked 182 Times in 89 Posts
Originally Posted by abshipp
I humbly request a re-submittal.

I remembered that when doing some work on this bike a few weeks ago I spent a decent amount of time reworking the fenders to refine the fit a little bit more.

Also, can anyone spot the little change I made to tweak the riding experience a bit? Hint: It's not the saddle, RD, brake levers, or handlebar tape (although I do love all of those!)

Those fender lines are pretty damn consistent!
southpawboston is offline  
Likes For southpawboston:
Old 03-24-21, 07:38 PM
  #40  
southpawboston
Senior Member
 
southpawboston's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Somerville, MA and Catskill Mtns
Posts: 4,150
Mentioned: 34 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 78 Post(s)
Liked 182 Times in 89 Posts
Raleigh Comp GS (no longer in the fleet):



Rawland Stag (700c fenders re-radiused to 650B):


Shogun 650B conversion:



Jack Taylor (fenders bought used, rear got folded in half during shipping, had to massage it back to form):


Jeff Lyon, partial build:


Wife's Soma Buena Vista:


Bike Friday Haul-A-Day, had to get creative using the mid-fork rack mounts for the fender stays because of the disc caliper:


Bike Friday tandem, had to use a really long cork at the chainstays, and and some other fabrication at the brake bridge. Bike Friday does NOT think about fenders for their bikes!


Last edited by southpawboston; 03-24-21 at 07:47 PM.
southpawboston is offline  
Old 03-24-21, 08:26 PM
  #41  
El Chaba
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 580
Mentioned: 12 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 187 Post(s)
Liked 545 Times in 190 Posts
El Chaba is offline  
Likes For El Chaba:
Old 03-24-21, 08:31 PM
  #42  
fender1
Senior Member
 
fender1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Berwyn PA
Posts: 6,425

Bikes: I hate bikes!

Mentioned: 39 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 429 Post(s)
Liked 710 Times in 233 Posts
Originally Posted by JaccoW
Here are a few humble entrants from me:

Stainless steel Gilles berthoud fenders on 37-622 tyres


Stainless steel Gilles Berthoud fenders on 42-622 tyres


Stainless steel Weinmann fenders


Original stainless steel (Weinmann/Gazelle?) fenders



What is the part you used to attach the SON light to the fender?
I got mine from MAP Cycles, who are no longer in business.

You can get one from southpawboston from Velo Lumino :

https://www.velolumino.com/product/at-headlight-mount/6
fender1 is offline  
Likes For fender1:
Old 03-24-21, 08:53 PM
  #43  
gugie 
Bike Butcher of Portland
 
gugie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 11,638

Bikes: It's complicated.

Mentioned: 1299 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4667 Post(s)
Liked 5,765 Times in 2,270 Posts
Here's some from my collection.

First, let's see how the experts did it back in old France. This one is all original except the tail light and tires.


1948 Peugeot PH-60 (mine, professionally photographed)

Next, how Peter Weigle does it (my first 650b converted bike, done by The Man)


Weigle-ized Raleigh Competition in 650b

Next, Gugie gives it a crack on a Motobecane Grand Record


early version of Gugificazione

700c gets some love too:


Raleigh Grander Sportier - had to move the chain and seat stay bridges around to get that line.

Raleigh Super Tourer 650b conversion


The Alex Singer treatment

In all of the above, the bridges in the rear triangle are in an optimal position, equidistant from the hub. Here's one that's unmodified, the brake bridge limits the position of the fender. Fork crown does the same in the front. A half round file taken to the leading edge can help.


Raleigh Gran(d) Sport(s) That brake bridge bugs me, to be fixed when I have time.
__________________
If someone tells you that you have enough bicycles and you don't need any more, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
gugie is offline  
Old 03-24-21, 10:26 PM
  #44  
northbend 
Senior Member
 
northbend's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: North Bend, Washington State
Posts: 2,938

Bikes: 1937 Hobbs; 1977 Bruce Gordon; 1987 Bill Holland; 1988 Schwinn Paramount (Fixed gear); 1999 Fat City Yo Eddy (MTB); 2018 Woodrup (Touring) 2016 Ritchey breakaway

Mentioned: 291 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 551 Post(s)
Liked 3,771 Times in 664 Posts
I always struggle with getting clean fender lines. You guys make it look so easy
Oof! by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr
northbend is offline  
Likes For northbend:
Old 03-24-21, 10:43 PM
  #45  
lonesomesteve
Senior Member
 
lonesomesteve's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 649
Mentioned: 16 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 81 Post(s)
Liked 221 Times in 65 Posts
I humbly submit Frek.

One thing I absolutely love about the old Treks that were build for 27" wheels is that the seatstay bridge tends to be in exactly the right place for fender mounting with 650b x 42mm wheels and tires.

lonesomesteve is offline  
Old 03-24-21, 11:58 PM
  #46  
jamesj
Senior Member
 
jamesj's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Arizona
Posts: 935

Bikes: 2015 Specialized AWOL, 2006 Paul Frank Cruiser, 1987 Specialized Street Stomper, 1980 Trek 412, 1979 Raleigh Sport,

Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 99 Post(s)
Liked 60 Times in 25 Posts
Here is my 1980 412 trek.

I need to take a updated photo.


jamesj is offline  
Old 03-25-21, 06:35 AM
  #47  
SuperLJ
"part timer"
 
SuperLJ's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Tidewater VA
Posts: 622

Bikes: 1975 Raleigh Gran Sport, 1978 Bertin C35, 1982 Trek 614, 1983 Trek 620, 1984 Nishiki Seral, 1995 Mercian Ko’M, 1998 Fisher HKEK, 2000 Rivendell RS, 2001 Heron Touring, 2016 Nobilette Custom

Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 114 Post(s)
Liked 159 Times in 60 Posts
I <3 fenders!



SuperLJ is offline  
Old 03-25-21, 09:45 AM
  #48  
gugie 
Bike Butcher of Portland
 
gugie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 11,638

Bikes: It's complicated.

Mentioned: 1299 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4667 Post(s)
Liked 5,765 Times in 2,270 Posts
Originally Posted by lonesomesteve
I humbly submit Frek.

One thing I absolutely love about the old Treks that were build for 27" wheels is that the seatstay bridge tends to be in exactly the right place for fender mounting with 650b x 42mm wheels and tires.

Always good to see Frek in the house. It's one of my inspirations for doing 650b conversions.
__________________
If someone tells you that you have enough bicycles and you don't need any more, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
gugie is offline  
Old 03-25-21, 12:31 PM
  #49  
scarlson 
Senior Member
 
scarlson's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Medford MA
Posts: 2,089

Bikes: Ron Cooper touring, 1959 Jack Taylor 650b ladyback touring tandem, Vitus 979, Joe Bell painted Claud Butler Dalesman, Colin Laing curved tube tandem, heavily-Dilberted 1982 Trek 6xx, René Herse tandem

Mentioned: 80 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 963 Post(s)
Liked 1,447 Times in 721 Posts
Originally Posted by gugie
Always good to see Frek in the house. It's one of my inspirations for doing 650b conversions.
One of my inspirations too! Actually, my chief inspiration if I'm being honest.
__________________
Owner & co-founder, Cycles René Hubris. Unfortunately attaching questionable braze-ons to perfectly good frames since about 2015. With style.
scarlson is offline  
Likes For scarlson:
Old 03-25-21, 12:57 PM
  #50  
mstateglfr 
Sunshine
 
mstateglfr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Des Moines, IA
Posts: 16,532

Bikes: '18 class built steel roadbike, '19 Fairlight Secan, '88 Schwinn Premis , Black Mountain Cycles Monstercross V4, '89 Novara Trionfo

Mentioned: 123 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 10897 Post(s)
Liked 7,384 Times in 4,144 Posts
Originally Posted by cocoabeachcrab
not going to win place or show with this one, but what the hell ... it's my surfboard fender for a beach ride by ...

This has so much going on. Its not what I would ride, but its super cool to look at that I really like it.
- bright red paint.
- 1x classic style crank with gold chain and Microshift Advent super wide range derailleur and cassette.
- heavily logoed wheels with bladed spokes.
- wooden mini fender.


So much happening! Really neat to look at.
mstateglfr is offline  

Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.