Show me your FENDERS please [Archive]

Ray

01-13-2009, 04:36 PM

Not mine, but this is one of the best set of fenders I've seen:
http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/images3/cc363-20819071049.jpg
Wow, that's a LOT of work to paint a set of cheap plastic SKS fenders on that Rambouillet. Looks nice though, for sure.

Here are a couple of mine:

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh252/ramboorider/IMGP0718.jpg

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh252/ramboorider/myramfrontcorner.jpg

And a Bleriot that's nearly identical to the one above except for the bars, with hammered Honjos:
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh252/ramboorider/Bleriot/IMG_0095.jpg

-Ray

fourflys

01-13-2009, 04:47 PM

Ray- nice looking bikes! It's very reminiscent of what I want my stable to look like...I just need the Ram and the Ti! ;)

ewwhite

01-13-2009, 05:04 PM

Berthoud carbon fenders on my commuter.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3009/3015438449_27efa720f1_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3244/3016274048_987d443352_b.jpg

Ahneida Ride

01-13-2009, 05:15 PM

There is always a wise guy

http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2007/05/09/-big/Fender-Guitars.png

TMB

01-13-2009, 05:16 PM

I love this bike ........

FMS_rider

01-13-2009, 05:59 PM

Wow, that's a LOT of work to paint a set of cheap plastic SKS fenders on that Rambouillet. Looks nice though, for sure.

Here are a couple of mine:

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh252/ramboorider/IMGP0718.jpg

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh252/ramboorider/myramfrontcorner.jpg

And a Bleriot that's nearly identical to the one above except for the bars, with hammered Honjos:
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh252/ramboorider/Bleriot/IMG_0095.jpg

-Ray

Are those 40mm stainless Berthoud's on the Spectrum? That's what I was about to order for my new unpainted Ti rig --if that is what they are my mind is made up!

Lew

Ahneida Ride

01-13-2009, 06:05 PM

Dang ... that spectrum looks great !

Ray

01-13-2009, 06:13 PM

Ray- nice looking bikes! It's very reminiscent of what I want my stable to look like...I just need the Ram and the Ti!
Thanks! The Ram, as built in the picture, served the same purpose that ti does now, so the Ram is a fixie now, with bullhorn bars. Same fenders though. My main road bike, another Spectrum, isn't pictured on account of no fenders. But its basically down to those four now - used to be much bigger. Its been a pretty stable stable for several years now, and I'm not anticipating any changes.

Are those 40mm stainless Berthoud's on the Spectrum? That's what I was about to order for my new unpainted Ti rig --it that is what they are my mind is made up!

Lew
They are, BUT.... they're not on it anymore. That shot was taken when the bike was pretty new. I couldn't get the fenders to stop rattling and they were a pain to get on and off (well, on - off was easy enough). So now that bike has a plain set of of SKS fenders like the one's on the Rambouillet, except they're silver, not black. Way more functional for a travel bike, if a little less pretty. But once they had a bunch of rainwater streaks and mud and dirt on 'em, the Berthoud's weren't much to look at anyway.

-Ray

bironi

01-13-2009, 06:18 PM

my winter ride.

David Benson

01-13-2009, 06:23 PM

1969 Gillott with Berthoud stainless
1969 Hurlow winterised with Bluemels plastic
Ritchey Breakaway with Bluemels

willy in pacifi

01-13-2009, 06:30 PM

Here is another

willy in pacifi

01-13-2009, 06:32 PM

another

Blue Jays

01-13-2009, 06:39 PM

Fenders lead a difficult and rough life. :)
I'm inclined to get either a hammered or fluted pair to provide "texture" for the common dings of life.

tuscanyswe

01-13-2009, 06:53 PM

Here are a couple of mine:

-Ray

Those are great looking bikes!

old_school

01-13-2009, 07:16 PM

cool stuff here (http://www.woodysfenders.com/store/index.php?main_page=page&id=4)

http://www.woodysfenders.com/gallery2/gallerymain/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=40&g2_serialNumber=3

FMS_rider

01-13-2009, 07:21 PM

They are, BUT.... they're not on it anymore. That shot was taken when the bike was pretty new. I couldn't get the fenders to stop rattling and they were a pain to get on and off (well, on - off was easy enough). So now that bike has a plain set of of SKS fenders like the one's on the Rambouillet, except they're silver, not black. Way more functional for a travel bike, if a little less pretty. But once they had a bunch of rainwater streaks and mud and dirt on 'em, the Berthoud's weren't much to look at anyway.
Thanks for the feedback --you may have changed my mind. My Ti bike is also S&S coupled and I plan to only use the fenders at home and will take them off for airline travel. I think the rattling can be fixed with commercially available leather washers and rubber inserts, but the cleaning problem may be a deal breaker. I have had a pair of silver SKS's on my winter bike for several seasons and they still look new and require minimal cleaning. What I don't like is the look of the clips, but Peter White is now selling the SKS's with Berthoud hardware http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/fenders.asp. Hmmm...

Erik.Lazdins

01-13-2009, 07:48 PM

http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=28569&highlight=tulsa+rain+machine

Just disassembled, cleaned, and reassembled this bike - other than 1 stripped out jockey wheel nut, the bike is 90% as good as new despite the 2 years and miles in muck, mire, rain, snow, ice and the dreaded mid winter road sweat when salt is on the streets and is dousing you and your bike in a brine solution.

the fenders are terrific even though I can get the tread side clean anymore!

Ray

01-13-2009, 08:26 PM

Thanks for the feedback --you may have changed my mind. My Ti bike is also S&S coupled and I plan to only use the fenders at home and will take them off for airline travel. I think the rattling can be fixed with commercially available leather washers and rubber inserts, but the cleaning problem may be a deal breaker. I have had a pair of silver SKS's on my winter bike for several seasons and they still look new and require minimal cleaning. What I don't like is the look of the clips, but Peter White is now selling the SKS's with Berthoud hardware http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/fenders.asp. Hmmm...
I was using both leather washers and rubber inserts and still just couldn't get 'em as silent as SKS tend to be - I have the underside of the fork crown tapped for direct mounting too. For real easy on and off, I just don't worry too much about the aesthetics of the clips and I used fender nuts with the S&S - don't even have to take the front wheel off since the clip mounts behind the fork and brake bridge. Pretty cool little gadgets - one of Sheldon Brown's many great ideas...

http://harriscyclery.net/itemdetails.cfm?ID=2467

edit - oh, I see Peter is selling the same (or similar) fender nuts. Cool - an idea that's time has come!

-Ray

BumbleBeeDave

01-13-2009, 08:46 PM

. . . I want to see classy fenders installed, I want to see fender lines. Please show me your fenders.

Are you OK? How are things at home? Does Karen know you're out doing this?

We love you, Smiley. Please get some help before it's too late!

BBD

Dekonick

01-13-2009, 09:01 PM

Dekonick

01-13-2009, 09:02 PM

I love this bike ........

Wow. Georgeous - I'll bet the ride is fantastic.

palincss

01-13-2009, 09:07 PM

Plenty of pictures of the fenders on my Velo Orange Randonneur here
http://flickr.com/photos/97916047@N00/sets/72157606169015639/

They're Honjo Le Paon (aka "Zeppelin") purchased from Velo Orange.

Joellogicman

01-13-2009, 09:10 PM

Soma Fabrications just announced they will be marketing brass fenders:

http://store.somafab.com/tabrtrfe.html

Not familiar with Tanaka, but the hardware is Honjo. Brass lasts a darn long time. Probably not for people who worry about every ounce.

TMB

01-13-2009, 09:40 PM

TMB

01-13-2009, 09:41 PM

Wow. Georgeous - I'll bet the ride is fantastic.

It is, Thank you.

The bike was, and is, exactly what I wanted and more.

Fit and ride are wonderful.

It is the bike I go to first.

FMS_rider

01-17-2009, 08:11 PM

Plenty of pictures of the fenders on my Velo Orange Randonneur here
http://flickr.com/photos/97916047@N00/sets/72157606169015639/

They're Honjo Le Paon (aka "Zeppelin") purchased from Velo Orange.
Beautiful bike and a SUPERB job mounting the fenders! I like the look of the dual anchors, both with leather washers on the rear fender (below), among many other features. Any rattles? I am curious if the rattling problem encountered by toomanybikes is exacerbated by the greater weight or other properties of stainless fenders. The plot is thickening...

Ray

01-17-2009, 08:21 PM

What seatpost is on the Spectrum? And what are those rims?
Sorry, I missed the question - hadn't noticed this thread in a few days. The seatpost is an FSA - don't recall the model. I needed a lot of setback for a Brooks. Currently I have a Specialized Phenom on it and use a Salsa shaft seatpost. The wheels are Mike Garcia - front rim is a DT and the rear is a Velocity Aerohead.

-Ray

thwart

01-18-2009, 07:55 AM

Wood is good.

No rattles... or at least very few.

Must say these haven't had a slush and salt 'stress test', though.

palincss

01-18-2009, 09:17 AM

Beautiful bike and a SUPERB job mounting the fenders! I like the look of the dual anchors, both with leather washers on the rear fender (below), among many other features. Any rattles? I am curious if the rattling problem encountered by toomanybikes is exacerbated by the greater weight or other properties of stainless fenders. The plot is thickening...

Thank you!

The only "rattles" I get on this bike are related to the front rack: the shift cables tap against the rack, and the aluminum insert in the bottom of the handlebar bag bangs on the rack on rough roads. The fenders themselves make no sound at all. One of these days, I'll either tape or zip-tie the cable loops to the front rack, and be done with that sound.

I have two other bikes with metal fenders, a Kogswell P/R with Honjos and a Saluki with Berthouds. Neither bike has any rattles, not even when riding them on dirt roads. In fact, there was one section of washboard a year or so ago that was so bad my bell fell apart inside, but no rattles from the fenders.

jbay

01-18-2009, 09:27 AM

And here's a DeSalvo wearing mudguards/fenders.

-- John

jbay

01-18-2009, 09:35 AM

The only "rattles" I get on this bike are related to the front rack: the shift cables tap against the rack, and the aluminum insert in the bottom of the handlebar bag bangs on the rack on rough roads. The fenders themselves make no sound at all. One of these days, I'll either tape or zip-tie the cable loops to the front rack, and be done with that sound.Hi Steve,

The V-O just gets nicer looking every time I see it!

Regarding the cables rattling, if it were me, I would be more inclined to just run the gear cables entirely under the 'bar tape, as done back in the day:

Hugo Koblet (http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/beeldfiche.php?beeldid=22427)

I would be afraid that taping them to the rack could detrimentally affect the handling.

-- John

palincss

01-18-2009, 09:52 AM

Hi Steve,

The V-O just gets nicer looking every time I see it!

Regarding the cables rattling, if it were me, I would be more inclined to just run the gear cables entirely under the 'bar tape, as done back in the day:

Hugo Koblet (http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/beeldfiche.php?beeldid=22427)

I would be afraid that taping them to the rack could detrimentally affect the handling.

-- John

Thanks!

I have two bikes with the cables running under the bar tape all the way to the stem. I thought about doing it on the VO, but things are pretty crowded up there, due to the Paul cross levers. I tried padding the contact area with a little friction tape on the cable and the rack, and where I got it positioned correctly it helped. I'll try repositioning the area where I misaligned the tape before I do anything as radical as actually fastening the cables to the rack.

The VO is a great bike. It's everything my old Paramount wanted to be but didn't quite achieve.

I often wonder who got dbrk's VO, and how it is faring.

FMS_rider

01-18-2009, 10:46 AM

Thank you!

The only "rattles" I get on this bike are related to the front rack: the shift cables tap against the rack, and the aluminum insert in the bottom of the handlebar bag bangs on the rack on rough roads. The fenders themselves make no sound at all. One of these days, I'll either tape or zip-tie the cable loops to the front rack, and be done with that sound.

I have two other bikes with metal fenders, a Kogswell P/R with Honjos and a Saluki with Berthouds. Neither bike has any rattles, not even when riding them on dirt roads. In fact, there was one section of washboard a year or so ago that was so bad my bell fell apart inside, but no rattles from the fenders.

Thanks for the feedback. If I decide to go with metal fenders on my new bike (more likely now) I will know who to contact if I encounter a problem with rattles! For anyone who has not perused palincss's flickr set from his VO, give yourself a treat --the attention to detail and overall look are remarkable.

Lew

palincss

01-18-2009, 05:22 PM

Thanks for the feedback. If I decide to go with metal fenders on my new bike (more likely now) I will know who to contact if I encounter a problem with rattles! For anyone who has not perused palincss's flickr set from his VO, give yourself a treat --the attention to detail and overall look are remarkable.

Lew

<blush>

Getting a good fender line is easy when you start with a frame that was designed to be used with fenders. Installation's not so bad, once you wrap your mind around the need to visualize, to go slow, and accept that you are going to have to install, mark, uninstall, drill, reinstall, mark the next attachment point, repeat as necessary but almost certainly at least three times. Velo Orange and Jitensha have good articles online explaining the process.

Wayne77

01-18-2009, 05:36 PM

Oops, wrong kind of Fender... :cool:

witcombusa

01-18-2009, 05:40 PM

Mercian Audax

http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/d/146756-2/Mercian_Audax.jpg

Kirk007

01-18-2009, 05:50 PM

mine:
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii145/landshark_98/PB010565.jpg
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii145/landshark_98/PB010566.jpg

palincss

01-18-2009, 06:18 PM

If nothing else, this thread has clearly proven two things:
- fenders can look really great on a bicycle, and
- there are many different kinds of bicycles that can look good with fenders. It's not just utility bikes or all-arounders or randonneurs. Narrow-tired racers look fantastic too.

What's also true, but not obvious from the photos, is how nice those fenders are in bad weather. No spray on your feet, no stripe up your back, no grit in your mouth - what a pleasure!

And it's not just bad weather - some of the nicest days ever for bicycling are thaw days, when there's still snow on the fields adjacent to the road, and the sun sparkles off the snow. Blue skies, a bright warm sun, white fields, a crisp nip in the air... and melting snow creating rivulets of water running across the road. No way to dodge them, and as pretty as they look with the sun's reflection turning them into streams of molten gold, it's COLD and WET and DIRTY when that runoff sprays all over you. Who needs that?

SLight

01-19-2009, 04:13 AM

Kirk007,

was cranks are those on your everyday Kirk ?

thanks,

S

tuscanyswe

01-19-2009, 05:43 AM

I wouldent mind having an everyday kirk of my own. Looks really cool.

I use to think fenders ruined the looks of a nice bike, boy was i wrong!

Ray

01-19-2009, 06:04 AM

mine:

I'm a sucker for Kirk's and I'm a sucker for orange bikes. That orange Kirk is a BEAUTY! Nicely done!

I think Steve's description of installing a set of Berthouds or Honjos is about right. And, to me, its too much of a PIA for something that designed to get wet and filthy. A set of plastic fenders can look almost as good and is SO much easier to install. And, more importantly to me, to take off and put on for travel. I have a set of Honjos on my townie and they never come off, so I didn't mind the hassle. But on my Spectrum, where I take 'em on and off from time to time, the Berthouds were second best to the SKS. Also, better clearance because you don't have those bolts ending INSIDE the fender taking up space that the tire may need someday (that wasn't an issue on the Berthouds, but is on the Honjos).

But I absolutely agree with the benefits of riding with them. In the rain or on a nice morning right after a big nighttime rain when there's water, and cow dung and worms ALL over the roads. I've done group rides where people were just disgusted at each rest stop at all of the worms and crap on their bikes, brakes, and backs. Mine were all stuck on the underside of the fenders, out of sight.

-Ray

jbay

01-19-2009, 08:04 AM

I think Steve's description of installing a set of Berthouds or Honjos is about right. And, to me, its too much of a PIA for something that designed to get wet and filthy. A set of plastic fenders can look almost as good and is SO much easier to install. And, more importantly to me, to take off and put on for travel. I have a set of Honjos on my townie and they never come off, so I didn't mind the hassle. But on my Spectrum, where I take 'em on and off from time to time, the Berthouds were second best to the SKS. Also, better clearance because you don't have those bolts ending INSIDE the fender taking up space that the tire may need someday (that wasn't an issue on the Berthouds, but is on the Honjos).Well, if you don't mind even more pain and suffering during the initial setup and installation stage, you can make mudguards quick-releasable too. This applies to both metal and plastic models.

Forget about through bolts/direct mounting, though. Use L-brackets and the Sheldon fender-nuts that Ray mentioned previously. Cut the top from the tab so that you just have to loosen the retaining bolt by a turn or two to slide the bracket down. This applies to both the fork and the rear brake bridge. At the chainstay bridge, I use a piece of stainless with a slot cut in it (a rack stay from a Blackburn or Gordon rack would do the trick), to form a fork. This also just slides over the bolt in the chainstay bridge when the bolt is loosened a turn or two.

Plastic fenders come with the q/r gadgets on the front these days and you can add a pair of those in the rear too. Stays on the Gallic 'guards are quick releasable by default. Loosen the bolts by a couple of turns and they slide out.

I can remove the 'guards in about 30 seconds and have them back on in perhaps two minutes, which isn't too bad.

-- John

witcombusa

01-19-2009, 11:20 AM

Why would you ever feel the need to take them off?

jbay

01-19-2009, 12:13 PM

Why would you ever feel the need to take them off?New at this, eh?

Have you never:

- flown with your bike?
- taken your bike on the TGV in France?
- needed to put your bike in a car or on a bike rack?
- raced on your bike? (I come from the Brit' school of versatile bikes. You can use the same one to ride to a race; take the 'guards off; race; wash, rinse, repeat in reverse. Many Witcombs have been used in this fashion too.)
- put big, fat knobblies on to go riding in the woods? (And I have a collection of broken and bent 'guards from the times I didn't take them off)

-- John

Kirk007

01-19-2009, 04:13 PM

Kirk007,

was cranks are those on your everyday Kirk ?

thanks,

S

They're made by da Vinci (actually I think they're made by White Industries for Da Vinci)- 180 mm cranks and spider that takes 110 rings. I have TA rings on there now - 50/34 but I can also get a more traditional set up using TAs, something like 52/39.

witcombusa

01-19-2009, 04:29 PM

New at this, eh?

Have you never:

- flown with your bike?
- taken your bike on the TGV in France?
- needed to put your bike in a car or on a bike rack?
- raced on your bike? (I come from the Brit' school of versatile bikes. You can use the same one to ride to a race; take the 'guards off; race; wash, rinse, repeat in reverse. Many Witcombs have been used in this fashion too.)
- put big, fat knobblies on to go riding in the woods? (And I have a collection of broken and bent 'guards from the times I didn't take them off)

-- John

-No need, different bike for flying vacations. Or do you mean getting air ;)

-No..see above

-Bike fits nicely inside car with fenders in place. Also simple adaptor can be made to allow fendered bike to fit rack as is.

-Never. Never even thought about it.

-No, different bike for that too

FMS_rider

01-19-2009, 05:00 PM

Well, if you don't mind even more pain and suffering during the initial setup and installation stage, you can make mudguards quick-releasable too. This applies to both metal and plastic models.

Forget about through bolts/direct mounting, though. Use L-brackets and the Sheldon fender-nuts that Ray mentioned previously. Cut the top from the tab so that you just have to loosen the retaining bolt by a turn or two to slide the bracket down. This applies to both the fork and the rear brake bridge. At the chainstay bridge, I use a piece of stainless with a slot cut in it (a rack stay from a Blackburn or Gordon rack would do the trick), to form a fork. This also just slides over the bolt in the chainstay bridge when the bolt is loosened a turn or two.

Plastic fenders come with the q/r gadgets on the front these days and you can add a pair of those in the rear too. Stays on the Gallic 'guards are quick releasable by default. Loosen the bolts by a couple of turns and they slide out.

I can remove the 'guards in about 30 seconds and have them back on in perhaps two minutes, which isn't too bad.

-- John

I don't know about Smiley, but for me this thread keeps getting better and better! --but I would love to know what Smiley is thinking at this point??

Smiley

01-19-2009, 05:47 PM

I don't know about Smiley, but for me this thread keeps getting better and better! --but I would love to know what Smiley is thinking at this point??
Lew, I have already ordered a set of SST Berthouds and can't wait to get them in Kelly's hands for the Tourer build. I also ordered Racers brakes and once back from NAHBS will finalize more details with Kelly on the build. Also Jeremy will be building me wheels that will take a Schawb 32 mm wide tires.

FMS_rider

01-19-2009, 07:31 PM

Lew, I have already ordered a set of SST Berthouds and can't wait to get them in Kelly's hands for the Tourer build. I also ordered Racers brakes and once back from NAHBS will finalize more details with Kelly on the build. Also Jeremy will be building me wheels that will take a Schawb 32 mm wide tires. Next time I will know the proper order --tire decision first, then fenders and brakes, and lastly the frame and wheel builds. Since my only previous experience was mounting SKS plastic fenders I had not considered the potential curvature-matching issue (for the uninitiated, SKSs can be tweaked every which way). At this point I may attempt to mount Berthouds just for the sake of a good challenge.

QUESTION FOR SOMEONE: If I know that my frame, fork and brakes will clear fenders that are sufficiently wide for my tires, and can get metal fenders with no pre-drilling, can I avoid the tire-curvature-matching problem? The only potential issue that occurs to me is the possibility that if the available space at the fork crown and/or the rear brake is insufficient relative to the fender radius, then achieving a curvature match will not be possible.

Thanks for the information Smiley --I will be looking forward to seeing your Bedford-tourer!

Blue Jays

01-19-2009, 07:45 PM

Is the tire-curvature issue so great that metal fenders should literally be "adjusted" to each new type of tire that is tried to have maximum benefit?

scrooge

01-19-2009, 08:17 PM

They're made by da Vinci (actually I think they're made by White Industries for Da Vinci)- 180 mm cranks and spider that takes 110 rings. I have TA rings on there now - 50/34 but I can also get a more traditional set up using TAs, something like 52/39.

You don't happen to remember the spindle length of your BB do you? I've got a set that I wanted to try to put on my bike, but they stick out waaaay too far.

Oh, and I love that bike

mschol17

01-19-2009, 09:03 PM

Next time I will know the proper order --tire decision first, then fenders and brakes, and lastly the frame and wheel builds. Since my only previous experience was mounting SKS plastic fenders I had not considered the potential curvature-matching issue (for the uninitiated, SKSs can be tweaked every which way). At this point I may attempt to mount Berthouds just for the sake of a good challenge.

QUESTION FOR SOMEONE: If I know that my frame, fork and brakes will clear fenders that are sufficiently wide for my tires, and can get metal fenders with no pre-drilling, can I avoid the tire-curvature-matching problem? The only potential issue that occurs to me is the possibility that if the available space at the fork crown and/or the rear brake is insufficient relative to the fender radius, then achieving a curvature match will not be possible.

Thanks for the information Smiley --I will be looking forward to seeing your Bedford-tourer!

Bending aluminum fenders to get the right radius is easy enough if you're patient. Bending Berthouds is a bit more work, but it can be done. I like the method I saw in BQ where a spacer was taped to the tire at various points and the fender was adjusted so it sat evenly on the spacers.

FMS_rider

01-22-2009, 07:23 AM

Bending aluminum fenders to get the right radius is easy enough if you're patient. Bending Berthouds is a bit more work, but it can be done. I like the method I saw in BQ where a spacer was taped to the tire at various points and the fender was adjusted so it sat evenly on the spacers. Great! Thanks very much. Lew

CNY rider

03-06-2009, 08:35 AM

Bumping this because it's fender riding time and I somehow missed all these awesome pictures first time around.

Blue Jays

03-06-2009, 08:43 AM

"...I like the method I saw in BQ where a spacer was taped to the tire at various points and the fender was adjusted so it sat evenly on the spacers..."Excellent idea, thanks! :beer:

palincss

03-06-2009, 08:52 AM

Bumping this because it's fender riding time and I somehow missed all these awesome pictures first time around.

Yes, and after getting all that good advice about spacers and adjusting the fender curve, I think FMS_Rider owes us a pic or two, don't you think?

John M

03-06-2009, 09:22 AM

Actually as a Seattlite, I only have one non-fendered bike.

Vancouverdave

03-06-2009, 10:46 AM

John M., nice updating on an old Trek 710. That was a great design--Trek forgetting how to design a practical road bike is kind of like Itzak Perlman forgetting how to play Mozart.

40x14

03-06-2009, 12:27 PM

different type of fender...http://velospace.org/files/winterminty-032.jpg

RudAwkning

03-06-2009, 12:33 PM

This is my fendered brevet bike.

palincss

03-06-2009, 05:21 PM

Those little bits of white really make the look, don't they? Bravo!

xjoex

03-06-2009, 05:28 PM

This is my fendered brevet bike.
That is one sharp looking bike.

-Joe

dawgie

03-06-2009, 08:55 PM

Here's a photo of my Bob Jackson World Tour with Planet Bike Cascadia fenders. The fenders were very easy to install since the frame has plenty of clearance and mounts on the bridges and drop-outs.

JLP

03-07-2009, 09:06 PM

Made from strips left over from a kayak project.

K Bedford

03-07-2009, 10:06 PM

Trimmed out before final build.

Smiley

03-08-2009, 04:35 AM

Nothing shameless about showing off what I thought was best in show at NAHBS. Too bad it was not all built up for the show.

acckids

03-08-2009, 07:08 AM

what I thought was best in show at NAHBS.

2nd that.

thwart

03-08-2009, 07:33 AM

Who makes those brakes?

BTW, love the brake bridge fender mount! Tr�s elegant.

Ray

03-08-2009, 08:47 AM

Who makes those brakes?

BTW, love the brake bridge fender mount! Tr�s elegant.
They look like Paul centerpulls to me. I don't think anyone else makes a modern looking centerpull like that.

I have bikes with the brake bridge drilled and tapped for fenders, but I generally prefer using the clip and Sheldon's fender nuts. Make putting the fender on and taking it off a piece of cake. Dealing with all of those spacers and leather washers and whatnot can get kind of finicky. Makes for a nice look, but looks are overrated!

-Ray

rasterdogs

03-08-2009, 10:20 AM

Here's another one:

(with thanks to Steve Hampsten and Dr. Brooks)

-JimD

garysol1

03-08-2009, 02:16 PM

Quick pic of the SKS Race Blades on my 05 Specialized E5. She makes for a great winter ride. My Race Blades are more for keeping me clean but do an ok job of keeping the guy behind me somewhat dry. Not perfect but better than nothing.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c342/garysol1/DSC00455.jpg

PCR

03-08-2009, 04:16 PM

Here's a few photos of my Gunnar Sport with painted SKS P35 fenders. I painted them myself. I wish I could have a larger photo but this is all PHP would have me upload. :crap:

jcmuellner

03-08-2009, 04:23 PM

I have many bikes with fenders, my Pereira with GB Hetre 650bx42 and Honjos being the most recent addition.

http://www.mountainbike.org/images/pereira.jpg

Now if I only didn't have a pinched nerve in my neck I could ride instead of read about riding...

palincss

03-08-2009, 04:27 PM

Nice! That rear mud flap is amazing. Hope you get better soon.

jcmuellner

03-08-2009, 04:29 PM

Nice! That rear mud flap is amazing. Hope you get better soon.

It's from a cat litter container - works perfectly.

Thanks - I have a surgical consult tomorrow so we'll see what happens!

Ahneida Ride

03-08-2009, 05:07 PM

what I thought was best in show at NAHBS.

2nd that.

Third that .... !!!!

bumperjohn

03-09-2009, 06:19 PM

I will post more pictures in it's own thread soon.

John

http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu124/curtisvill/green-hornet02-010.jpg

mpetry

03-09-2009, 06:30 PM

My favorite bikes have honjos all year around. Kinda hard to see in these pics but the blue one has "smooth" honjos striped to match the bike. Very nice!

The silver one has the fluted honjos from Velo Orange.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1373/1388745717_71cd7d7271_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1160/1459326078_86e0e26d02_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2311/2133352843_b79eceef03_b.jpg

Mark Petry
Bainbridge Island, WA

bigman

03-09-2009, 07:40 PM

Sweet rigs!

palincss

03-09-2009, 08:15 PM

Oh my yes indeed!

Is that unusual, to have an English-style seatstay pump mount on an Alex Singer?

mpetry

03-10-2009, 12:17 PM

In Seattle if you don't have fenders you miss a lot of riding. As for the pump, well, that's what Olivier came up with... I guess it's to make room for the 2nd bottle cage. I hardly use a pump anymore...

Mark Petry
Bainbridge Island, WA

palincss

03-10-2009, 12:53 PM

My Kogswell P/R
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/138/326011540_45c09edf5a_b.jpg

and my Saluki

http://www.freewebs.com/palincss/angle_sideview_bag_street.jpg

but this winter, the Velo Orange has been my main ride
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3046/2668210913_6d1555780e_o.jpg

edward12

03-11-2009, 11:44 AM

Sorry for the poor quality pics taken with my iPhone but I was in a hurry to get to the office this morning...

Steve Rex installed these 35mm Honjo fenders in conjunction with a custom rack that he made. The rack/fender combo works extremely well. I based the rack on a French (Jo Routens) design, which Steve executed perfectly. I was aiming for a lightweight application which would not take away from the "fast long-distance" nature of the bike. Needlless to say, I couldn't be happier.

jchasse

07-03-2009, 05:39 AM

Trimmed out before final build.

Sweet. What fenders are those, anyway?

Der_Kruscher

07-03-2009, 10:26 AM

I heart your Rex! I don't think I've ever seen one that I didn't love...

Sorry for the poor quality pics taken with my iPhone but I was in a hurry to get to the office this morning...

Steve Rex installed these 35mm Honjo fenders in conjunction with a custom rack that he made. The rack/fender combo works extremely well. I based the rack on a French (Jo Routens) design, which Steve executed perfectly. I was aiming for a lightweight application which would not take away from the "fast long-distance" nature of the bike. Needlless to say, I couldn't be happier.