Cookie Notification. Fenders - Cycling accessories. Filters Clear All. Fenders With fenders on your bike, you are prepared for your ride through the rain. You can change the fender color if you wanna swap it out, or do something different. So you can play around with it. My personal preference is I like cruisers with fenders, it kind of gives it a more vintage look. It also adds another color to kind of give contrast to the white wall tires on the models that have white walls.
Also for the all black bikes, it makes it even sleeker, just more black to the bike period. Or sometimes people do mismatch on the fenders. A lot of times people will do chrome fenders on a black bike. Or if you're really crazy, and you think you have a good design idea you could mismatch a light mint green with a white, sometimes that looks nice. But yeah, white fenders on a women's bike or purple with a baby blue or a mint or something like that.
I'm not a designer, so don't take my color choices, but that's kind of it. Yeah, fenders have become quite popular in the recreational market. And if that meant getting soaked during the occasional downpour, it seemed worth the trade-off. With a bike that is designed from the get-go for fenders, like the J.
Weigle from the Concours de Machines above , those drawbacks no longer exist. The metal fenders are stiff, so they are quiet. The bike is designed with sufficient clearances, so the tire never rubs on the fender. The fenders follow the outlines of the tires, so they enhance the appearance of the bike.
And since the fenders are securely mounted without stresses, they will last as long as the bike. And the whole bike weighs just 9. There are some conditions where bikes without fenders work better: deep mud and snow — the same conditions that call for knobby tires.
For all other rides, I prefer a bike with fenders, because it gives me the option of heading out even when the weather forecast is uncertain. Find out why wide tires can be fast, how to find a frame that optimizes your power output, and how to get a bike that handles like an extension of your body. More information is here.
Jan Heine. We spent two full days in the wind tunnel. It is likely that a rear fenders acts like a front one: The front portion shields the tire, the rear adds a little drag, the result is probably slightly positive or neutral. There is about 20 mm around the tire, except where the fenders are crimped to fit the chainstays and fork blades. Hi I think you have mentioned previously that you prefer riding out of the saddle on a bike without fenders?
Is that right? On a fast-paced ride where I sprint out of the saddle, I prefer a fender-less bike. When I am riding long distances, it makes little difference. Since , my wife and I have been doing rides in the Pyrenees, Alps, Dolomites, and Corsica, a total of nine rides, ranging from five to nine days. It always rains at least one day, no exceptions. Other riders in our group all ride fenderless, and have been highly upset when it rains, even panic stricken, but my wife and I have remained comfortable and content.
One very rainy day in the French Alps, my wife rode 40 miles in heavy rain on a bike with fenders and a mud flap.
And that was without rain boots. I need to get another lightweight pair, though, to block the wind during night-time mountain descents in sub-freezing weather. Your myth-busting is great! But of course all that was just my subjective opinion — until you began to bust these myths via real research and testing. Properly mounted, plastic fenders can work as well as aluminum.
The cheapest Planet Bike fenders are actually the best — they use a single set of steel stays that make them just as stiff as my aluminum fenders. The only downside is that two pairs must be purchased, so a rear fender can be used on both ends to provide proper coverage. The major advantage of plastic fenders is that they can be easily cut, trimmed, and modified to fit most bikes. My experience: I think it was one of those fenders that I had on a bike I borrowed once. I took off the front fender because it oscillated so much that it touched the tire when riding at high speeds.
It was raining, but I prefer to get wet over having an accident…. Plus, they look cluttered and the pointy ends of the stays tend to snag on things. The Planet Bike fenders I use have a single stay that wraps around the fender in one continuous loop, the same as any good aluminum fender. They function much better than the fenders you experienced.
Came here to say this. Never had durability or noise problems with SKS even after years of abuse in city racks. Plastic just bounces back even after rather severe whacks. They do not make long enough front fenders thou. I am glad your fenders work well for you! When I used SKS fenders, they lasted at most two winters.
It seems that the faster you ride, the more they vibrate. And of course, every bike is different. On some, you can install them without inbuilt stresses, and they last a long time. One more situation where bike fenders generally suck is when you have to disassemble your bike for transport.
You raise an interesting point. Also pretty minimal in design and easy to install, this style of mudguard is popular on mountain bikes.
These front mudguards are fairly universal in design and will fit most mountain bikes. Rear zip tie mudguards vary more in design though, and compatibility will largely depend on your frame, especially for full suspension bikes.
There are a few important measurements to consider when fitting your bike for fenders: tire radius, tire width, and frame clearance. Check the side of the tire for this. Many bikes—such as road, gravel , touring , commuter , fitness , and fixed gear —use either b or c to denote the tire radius size. Meanwhile, mountain bikes use the following tire radius sizes: 26 inch, Check your tire width which is printed on the side of your tire , and choose fenders at least 8mm wider than the tire.
This will help prevent rubbing on the tire and offers enough space for small rocks and other debris to roll through without getting stuck between the fender and tire. Lastly, you need to make sure you have enough space to fit a fender between the tires and the frame. From the get-go, you ideally need 20 to 30 millimeters of space between the tire and bridges and between the tire and fork crown to fit most traditional fenders.
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