Road Bike Fenders

RWM said:

It is getting that time of year again and I am looking for solutions to
putting fenders on road racing bikes. In the past I have switched to a
touring frame so that I could use fenders but I am wondering if anyone has a
good solution for fenders on a road bike so that I can ride my "nice
weather" bike this winter. I noticed a product from SKS called RaceBlade
Road Fenders that claim "to install quickly and easily on most rode bikes"
but don't know anyone who uses them. Any one have suggestions?

I bought a pair from Harris Cyclery but haven't used them yet. They
look good. I got them after seeing a picture of a pro racer (Igor
Gonzalez de Galdeano perhaps) with them on a Giant racing bike. They
looked tlike they provided good coverage.

I've used the narrow Esge full fender on racing bikes - older ones
with moderate clearance. It's perhaps worth taking a look at these.
If you're committed to keeping the fender on all winter and you have
the clearance (such as your bike can hande perhaps 700x28 tires) and
are willing to go a size or two down on tires (down to 23) then try
them.

JT

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RWM said:

It is getting that time of year again and I am looking for solutions to
putting fenders on road racing bikes. In the past I have switched to a
touring frame so that I could use fenders but I am wondering if anyone has a
good solution for fenders on a road bike so that I can ride my "nice
weather" bike this winter. I noticed a product from SKS called RaceBlade
Road Fenders that claim "to install quickly and easily on most rode bikes"
but don't know anyone who uses them. Any one have suggestions?

If money is no object, these carbon fiber fenders are quite nice:
wallbike.comfenders.htmlOpen ↗

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RWM said:

It is getting that time of year again and I am looking for solutions to
putting fenders on road racing bikes. In the past I have switched to a
touring frame so that I could use fenders but I am wondering if anyone has
a
good solution for fenders on a road bike so that I can ride my "nice
weather" bike this winter. I noticed a product from SKS called RaceBlade
Road Fenders that claim "to install quickly and easily on most rode bikes"
but don't know anyone who uses them. Any one have suggestions?

I bought a pair from Harris Cyclery but haven't used them yet. They
look good. I got them after seeing a picture of a pro racer (Igor
Gonzalez de Galdeano perhaps) with them on a Giant racing bike. They
looked tlike they provided good coverage.

I've used the narrow Esge full fender on racing bikes - older ones
with moderate clearance. It's perhaps worth taking a look at these.
If you're committed to keeping the fender on all winter and you have
the clearance (such as your bike can hande perhaps 700x28 tires) and
are willing to go a size or two down on tires (down to 23) then try
them.

Thanks John, you always have some practical advice.

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If money is no object, these carbon fiber fenders are quite nice:
http://www.wallbike.com/Berthoud/fenders.html

when did fenders go carbon fiber?

RWM said:

It is getting that time of year again and I am looking for solutions to
putting fenders on road racing bikes. In the past I have switched to a
touring frame so that I could use fenders but I am wondering if anyone has a
good solution for fenders on a road bike so that I can ride my "nice
weather" bike this winter. I noticed a product from SKS called RaceBlade
Road Fenders that claim "to install quickly and easily on most rode bikes"
but don't know anyone who uses them. Any one have suggestions?

They really are quick and easy to mount- and secure in use.
Here's a rear on a short race bike:

http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfromthepast/RADER041.JPG

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

bobmc-<< I noticed a product from SKS called RaceBlade
Road Fenders that claim "to install quickly and easily on most rode bikes"
but don't know anyone who uses them. Any one have suggestions? >><BR><BR>

These are nice solutions to fenders on a road frame. Rubber thingys hold it to
the fork and seat stays. Rear works really well to keep wet off your butt.,
Front is really for wet off the frameset only(no front extension) and your
feet. Easy on and off, nice solution.

Ours are $45, I think(I'm at home), black or silver.

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

RWM said:

It is getting that time of year again and I am looking for solutions to
putting fenders on road racing bikes. In the past I have switched to a
touring frame so that I could use fenders but I am wondering if anyone has a
good solution for fenders on a road bike so that I can ride my "nice
weather" bike this winter. I noticed a product from SKS called RaceBlade
Road Fenders that claim "to install quickly and easily on most rode bikes"
but don't know anyone who uses them. Any one have suggestions?

They work OK, but are a bit short. I extended mine with some soft
rubber mudflaps held on with zip ties and that seems to work quite a
bit better. Still not as good as full fenders, but on some frames
full fenders are not possible.

- rick

Rick Warner said:

RWM said:

It is getting that time of year again and I am looking for solutions
to putting fenders on road racing bikes. In the past I have
switched to a touring frame so that I could use fenders but I am
wondering if anyone has a good solution for fenders on a road bike
so that I can ride my "nice weather" bike this winter. I noticed a
product from SKS called RaceBlade Road Fenders that claim "to
install quickly and easily on most rode bikes" but don't know anyone
who uses them. Any one have suggestions?

They work OK, but are a bit short. I extended mine with some soft
rubber mudflaps held on with zip ties and that seems to work quite a
bit better. Still not as good as full fenders, but on some frames
full fenders are not possible.

In the past I've mounted the fenders themselves with zip ties. Easy-on/easy-off
is even easier. Zip-on, snip-off.

Matt O.

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It is getting that time of year again and I am looking for solutions to
putting fenders on road racing bikes. In the past I have switched to a
touring frame so that I could use fenders but I am wondering if anyone has a
good solution for fenders on a road bike so that I can ride my "nice
weather" bike this winter. I noticed a product from SKS called RaceBlade
Road Fenders that claim "to install quickly and easily on most rode bikes"
but don't know anyone who uses them. Any one have suggestions?

If you can't fit SKSP35, then get the Salmon fenders, and forget all
this other junk. These are aluminum, elegant like SKSP35 or Honjo,
silver or other colors, with or without racing stripes of various
colors, and will fit ANY racing bike, no matter what the clearances.
SJS used to carry them and probably still do, or you can order
manufacturer direct from:

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/cyclesd.salmon/boutique/GARDEBOUE.HTML

A Muzi said:

RWM said:

It is getting that time of year again and I am looking for solutions
to putting fenders on road racing bikes. In the past I have
switched to a touring frame so that I could use fenders but I am
wondering if anyone has a good solution for fenders on a road bike
so that I can ride my "nice weather" bike this winter. I noticed a
product from SKS called RaceBlade Road Fenders that claim "to
install quickly and easily on most rode bikes" but don't know anyone
who uses them. Any one have suggestions?

They really are quick and easy to mount- and secure in use.
Here's a rear on a short race bike:

http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfromthepast/RADER041.JPG

Okay, so this is the first road bike I've seen with a top-pull front
derailleur... Is the frame designed for a compact crankset or something?
BTW, I like that better.
--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

phil-<< Okay, so this is the first road bike I've seen with a top-pull front
derailleur... Is the frame designed for a compact crankset or something?

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It's a cross bike, see the canti brakes??

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

phil-<< Okay, so this is the first road bike I've seen with a
top-pull front derailleur... Is the frame designed for a compact
crankset or something?

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It's a cross bike, see the canti brakes??

With a double? I guess I need to just pay more attention 😉

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

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In the past I've mounted the fenders themselves with zip ties. Easy-on/easy-off
is even easier. Zip-on, snip-off.

Matt,

You miss the point; the discussion is of the SKS RaceBlade fenders.
These are mini-fenders that attach with some stretch rubber straps.
Faster and easier than zip ties for mounting, reusable, no tools.
Using zip ties for these is *harder* than the mounting system
supplied, and requires tools, which the supplied system does not.

- rick