I really like the look of the SKS fenders, but only wish they made really wide ones to fit my 700c x 50mm tires. I bought a set of SKS P50 fenders, somehow believing I could use them on my Bombadil... so while they're the same width as the tire and look like they might fit, they really aren't wide enough.
What I really need is something like the Planet Bike Cascadia 29er fenders (which come very wide). Does anyone run these on a Bombadil (with 50mm tires)? Also, have you ever seen them in silver? I can only find them in black. BB On Oct 24, 2:15 pm, Marty <[email protected]> wrote: > I just came across the new 'Special Edition" SKS Bluemel fenders here > in Chicago (Village Cycle in Old Town) , and I must say they are the > nicest I've seen. Very sturdy, matte black finish, rigid profile, > nicely integrated flaps, and wide enough for some serious rubber. > $50.00 These are going on my new Bombadil for sure. (I'll be running > 40mm Schwalbe Marathon XRs) I have a set of Planet bike fenders on my > Stumpjumper, and the SKS seem far better. > > Marty > > On Oct 20, 11:43 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery<[email protected]> wrote: > > I have abandonedSKSfenders unless I have a customer who can't be > > convinced to try something else. The Planet Bike Cascadias are a bit > > less expensive, easier to install, give better coverage, and in my > > opinion they look nicer (especially now that they removed the gaudy > > planet bike logo from the rear fender). > > > On Oct 18, 9:49 am, kevin lindsey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'm in the process of building my Bleriot and thought a pair ofSKS > > > fenders would be practical and look great, too. However, I was > > > naively unprepared for the amount of tweaking, cutting, fitting, and > > > cursing required to install these things on my bike, a circumstance > > > made worse by the almost-nonexistent instructions included with the > > > fenders. Suffice it to say that I botched the job and have had to > > > order a new set of stays for my second installation attempt. Couple > > > of questions: > > > a) I have a set of 41mm 650bs and am a little concerned about whether > > > there is enough room for tires this big and a set of fenders on the > > > Bleriot. I got the rear fender installed more or less OK, but the > > > clearance between it and the tire was really tight. Am I pushing > > > things to far to expect 41s to fit with fenders? > > > b) Are there any secrets I'm overlooking when installing SKSs? > > > c) The front of my front fender came warped. Is there a way of > > > unwarping it, or will I have to cut it off? > > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > > Kevin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
