I have a set of Velo Orange Zeppelin fenders (fully fluted) on my rack bait commuter that I've been riding year round for seven years. I don't think you'll go wrong with the set you linked.
My V.O.s have weathered the seasonal precipitation and clanking in and out of industrial bike racks enough to earn the title of being durable. The front is long enough that I didn't have to add a ridiculous mudflap for good foot and drivetrain slop protection. The rear I installed with the front end below the BB for good protection for the drivetrain. No one follows me at my hours and I don't ride groups on that bike so I don't have a rear flap. I do have a fender mounted wired tail light. I ran its wire from the left chain stay wrapped around the fender stay to use up excess, going under the fender almost where the light's mounted. Maybe shonkey for a show bike but I wan't in the cut, solder, shrink seal business at the moment. No damage, grounding events in seven years. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Sunday, October 3, 2021 at 2:45:34 PM UTC-4 johnny....@gmail.com wrote: > Hello, > Winter is coming *<dramatic pause & queue GoT intro music>* > > And so fenders are needed. I have a Hunqapillar with some big 2.1" tires. > My fender requirements are that they must fit, be pretty and not too short. > I like long fenders because long fenders + mud-flaps keep the muck off. > > Here's where I'm at... > > - Planet Bike fenders are too short, I think. These must be for > Californians > - PDW Full Metal Fenders are great, i have them on a different bike, > but unsure if the 55mm will fit my 2.1's > - The SKS B65 may fit the bill, it's what Riv recommends, but they > look really short (here > > <https://www.rivbike.com/collections/fenders/products/sks-esge-commuter-ii-silver-fenders-b65-700c-29er> > is > the riv link with pic) and... plastic > - Velo Orange seems to have some nice fenders in 63mm here they are > > <https://velo-orange.com/collections/700c-fenders/products/vo-fluted-63mm-fenders-700c?variant=50650678343> > > These are going to last a really long time so price isn't really a > deciding factor. I also want them to look good, because I'm vain. After > typing all of this it appears I'm leaning toward the VO fenders, how do > folks here feel about them? How's their longevity? > > thank you, > Johnny B in Portland > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/996ecbbe-0d80-4338-8ca8-75a1a3f5665cn%40googlegroups.com.
