WTB: Mud Flaps

[ANAO]

What kinds do I want? I'm using the berthoud 40mm fenders.

[ColonelJLloyd]

I just bought these for my fendered bike. I'm using 63mm fenders so these may look a bit off as they exit the fender. Meh.

http://www.rainydaybiking.com/Stealt...Flap-p/610.htm

[cp43]

Unless someone posts something on here I haven't heard about before, my next mud flaps will be these: http://www.buddyflaps.com/plain.htm

I haven't used them yet, but if I needed to order some today, it would be those.

Chris

[dem]

I admit I got these because they were sparkly, and fit wider fenders a bit better than the buddy flaps:
http://www.portlandfendercompany.com/mud-flaps/

I had a set of buddy flaps bolted to some cheap planetbike fenders for years, though, worked fine.

[David Tollefson]

I've never bought mudflaps in my life. Scissors, old water bottles, plastic milk cartons, pop rivets, duct tape. Make 'em as big or small as you need.

[R3awak3n]

Originally Posted by ColonelJLloyd

I just bought these for my fendered bike. I'm using 63mm fenders so these may look a bit off as they exit the fender. Meh.

http://www.rainydaybiking.com/Stealt...Flap-p/610.htm

thats what I use. On berthoud 50mm. They work great but wish they were a bit wider at the bottom. Still get some water on the shoes but 95% less than without. With my winter shoes, fully dry when I get to work/home.

[R3awak3n]

[weisan]

I am a dick.

[ColonelJLloyd]

Knowing is half the battle, Weisan pal.

[velofinds]

Originally Posted by R3awak3n

Wouldn't this really only apply on group rides? Otherwise- if I'm JRA, then why is someone on my wheel when it's wet out?!

[fiamme red]

Originally Posted by ANAO

What kinds do I want? I'm using the berthoud 40mm fenders.

That's easy, you should get Berthoud mudflaps.

http://store.biketouringnews.com/gil...her-mud-flaps/

[kevinvc]

Originally Posted by velofinds

Wouldn't this really only apply on group rides? Otherwise- if I'm JRA, then why is someone on my wheel when it's wet out?!

No. Riding in town without fenders is an anti-social behavior.

Seriously, there are so many year-round commuters here that it's impossible to avoid being in someone's splash zone.

I personally like cut up soy milk bottles with duct tape for the last few inches on my fenders. They are flexible, you can make them the exact length, width and shape you want, and they have a plasticized coating that lasts a long time and is easy to wipe off. Any tetrapack will do. If you don't want to look to cheap, just slap a sticker on them.

[11.4]

I'd recommend the Buddyflaps. The Berthoud leather flaps look nice but don't clean up well and because they are so heavy and bulky, they can cause premature failure of many fenders (including in particular nice metal fenders that they induce premature metal fatigue in). Also, Buddyflaps come in lengths long enough that you can get them to within an inch of the ground. As mentioned above, that's the only way to protect your own feet from the front wheel and all your friends from your rear wheel. Lastly, Buddyflaps are shaped and made of a flexible plastic that doesn't catch the wind and cause the fender to oscillate. You can get almost any fender to start vibrating when the wind catches the wrong mudflap, but I've never had a problem with Buddyflaps. I've had the biggest problems with repurposed cut-up water bottles, scraps of tile, and the like. Saving a few bucks there doesn't help if it damages the fenders themselves.

[Black Dog]

Originally Posted by R3awak3n

I am a chump but douche is the correct word, literally, for the short fender.

[R3awak3n]

Originally Posted by kevinvc

No. Riding in town without fenders is an anti-social behavior.

Seriously, there are so many year-round commuters here that it's impossible to avoid being in someone's splash zone.

I personally like cut up soy milk bottles with duct tape for the last few inches on my fenders. They are flexible, you can make them the exact length, width and shape you want, and they have a plasticized coating that lasts a long time and is easy to wipe off. Any tetrapack will do. If you don't want to look to cheap, just slap a sticker on them.

this. Just 2 days ago on my commute I got splashed a few times from people with no fenders.


also, leather flaps, leather is not a good material for water imo, it is going to get hard and ugly fast. Not really sure why anyone would use it for flaps