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01-18-2005, 03:55 PM

maxo wrote:
> 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.
I didn't need to do this for my road bike. If you have 25mm or smaller
tires, you could be able to get away with properly mounting SKS full
fenders. They are 35 mm wide, I have standard reach brakes and 26mm
tires. The clearance between the wheel and fender is about 1mm. Try
this before hacking away. I also have a friend with 35mm Planet Bike
fenders on his peugeot with a similar configuration who required no
adjustment, just standard installation.
>
> 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, 03:55 PM	#17 (permalink)
Collin Posts: n/a	Re: Anyone know the efficacy of full fenders hacked onto a road bike? maxo wrote: > 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. I didn't need to do this for my road bike. If you have 25mm or smaller tires, you could be able to get away with properly mounting SKS full fenders. They are 35 mm wide, I have standard reach brakes and 26mm tires. The clearance between the wheel and fender is about 1mm. Try this before hacking away. I also have a friend with 35mm Planet Bike fenders on his peugeot with a similar configuration who required no adjustment, just standard installation. > > 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.