Comments on: Bicycle Fenders

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:30:52 +0000

And they are a safety item. Swerving to avoid puddles is a bad idea.

By: Billy

Billy — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:32:30 +0000

You left out a reason for fenders. Sprinklers. I have a road bike and mtn bike that I can outfit for commuting. I started out this year on the mtn bike. About a month ago, I switched to the road bike because it’s faster and more comfortable. Now I’m switching back. Why? The mtn bike has fenders, and my route has several spots where I can’t avoid sprinkler runoff, and this runoff winds up on the spout of my water bottle, rendering the remainder of the contents of my water bottle useless for the rest of my commute.

By: Tom Bowden

Tom Bowden — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 01:39:50 +0000

I made my own aluminum fenders out of aluminum strips from Home Depot. For the stays, I took the wiry things they sell to hold “For Sale” signs. I threaded the ends with a threading die, and to attach them to the dropouts, I used these wire clamps that are used for attaching heavy ground wires to metal. If you want to see pictures. let me know.

By: Air Rift

Air Rift — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:03:05 +0000

SKS chromoplastics are my favourites so far. Stylish and light, still providing excellent coverage and good stainless hardware, including break-away mounts for the front end, in case something goes wrong and your fender ends up in the spokes” not very likely with these, but still, a good thing.

By: Serge

Serge — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:14:25 +0000

Thie is the coolest pair of fenders I’ve seen so far:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/saumacus/4561820413/in/set-72157612685146344/

By: Ancil Nance

Ancil Nance — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:58:18 +0000

I made my own fenders and posted photos here:

http://www.ancilnance.com/bikefenders

By: Al

Al — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:12:45 +0000

When mounting the front fender, what’s the best way to keep the tab between the brake caliper and the headest from rubbing?

Do I just need to bend and shape it?

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:22:51 +0000

I have used one set of quick clip on type that are definitely not in the useless category. They are clipper lx trek from Axiom. 15 buck or less, and very good coverage. -Steve

By: Rantwick

Rantwick — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:24:00 +0000

SKS chromoplastics are my favourites so far. Stylish and light, still providing excellent coverage and good stainless hardware, including break-away mounts for the front end, in case something goes wrong and your fender ends up in the spokes… not very likely with these, but still, a good thing.

I use them on my fixed commuter.

Fenders are where its at for practical commuter cycling.

By: Laurence

Laurence — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:22:31 +0000

What about on a track style frame? I think it’s a drag that I will need to undo my fenders to fix a flat. Any suggestions?

Thanks for this!