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01-18-2005, 12:22 PM

On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 13:32:45 -0600, Preston Crawford wrote:

> So I'm trying to figure this out before I go
> spend $100 on this. Is it possible the shop that did the full fenders
> split and braced around my road brakes did something wrong?

In a perfect world you'd have long reach brakes, but that's not the case
soo...

I'd get a set of 35mm full sized road fenders, a utility
knife/dremel/leatherman, some zip ties, and start hacking about. You can
get a set of full size fenders on sale at Nashbar for a twenty--so if you
screw up, no big deal. Remember--35mm fenders are key, those wider 45mm
hybrid ones just won't work for this.

It would seem to me that if you could use a tool to notch out some room
for brake to operate, you should be able to fit them. I think this would
be a lot stronger than "splitting" them. You'll also perhaps have to
modify the way they mount to the brake bolt to get them high enough to
clear the tires. If you don't have fender eyelets, either get some
P-clamps or use two zip ties on each side--zip a tie around the fork, then
zip the fender stay to that zip tie with another--a little confusing, but
I think you'll see what I mean--or I'll post an image on flickr for you.

On the rear, do the same notch out to clear the brakes, and where you
mount by the BB, don't use the included clip. Shave the sides off of the
fender down by the BB if you need to to make it fit between the
chainstays, then drill two small holes and attach each to one
chainstay--this will allow you to adjust the clearance between tire and
fender easily.

finally, slap on a mud flap up front. Milk carton, old piece of floor mat,
leather boot tongue, be creative.

01-18-2005, 12:22 PM	#14 (permalink)
maxo Posts: n/a	Re: Anyone know the efficacy of full fenders hacked onto a road bike? On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 13:32:45 -0600, Preston Crawford wrote: > So I'm trying to figure this out before I go > spend $100 on this. Is it possible the shop that did the full fenders > split and braced around my road brakes did something wrong? In a perfect world you'd have long reach brakes, but that's not the case soo... I'd get a set of 35mm full sized road fenders, a utility knife/dremel/leatherman, some zip ties, and start hacking about. You can get a set of full size fenders on sale at Nashbar for a twenty--so if you screw up, no big deal. Remember--35mm fenders are key, those wider 45mm hybrid ones just won't work for this. It would seem to me that if you could use a tool to notch out some room for brake to operate, you should be able to fit them. I think this would be a lot stronger than "splitting" them. You'll also perhaps have to modify the way they mount to the brake bolt to get them high enough to clear the tires. If you don't have fender eyelets, either get some P-clamps or use two zip ties on each side--zip a tie around the fork, then zip the fender stay to that zip tie with another--a little confusing, but I think you'll see what I mean--or I'll post an image on flickr for you. On the rear, do the same notch out to clear the brakes, and where you mount by the BB, don't use the included clip. Shave the sides off of the fender down by the BB if you need to to make it fit between the chainstays, then drill two small holes and attach each to one chainstay--this will allow you to adjust the clearance between tire and fender easily. finally, slap on a mud flap up front. Milk carton, old piece of floor mat, leather boot tongue, be creative.