Looking to get fenders put on my 2001 Klein Quantum road bike. Checking to see if any of you have the SKS P35 fenders that River City cuts and then put on there bracket so that they fit on a road bike. just checking to see how there holding up. For $160 I dont want something thats just going to last one or two seasons.
Universal Cycle sells them for $38. Don't know wherer you're getting $160 from.
They're already sized for a 700c road bike as well so it's unclear why or how you would cut them.
I have a set of these and they work "Very Well" for road bikes with no fender mounts. I know several other teammates that have them as well and like them.
Universal Cycle sells them for $38. Don't know wherer you're getting $160 from.
They're already sized for a 700c road bike as well so it's unclear why or how you would cut them.
The $160 was for a pair of SKS P35 (cut to fit),hardware and installation.
Fenders on a Klein? Try PDW's new Full Metal Fenders. No need to cut them. They fit on my 58cm Q Pro with 24mm Vittoria Paves. They look sweet and are well-designed. Seem solid compared to the plasticky fenders and even compared to the Honjos on the other rain ride. If you don't like the PDW fenders, buy SKS RaceBlade Longs. They come pre-split with easy on and off connectors.
Fenders on a Klein? Try PDW's new Full Metal Fenders. No need to cut them. They fit on my 58cm Q Pro with 24mm Vittoria Paves. They look sweet and are well-designed. Seem solid compared to the plasticky fenders and even compared to the Honjos on the other rain ride. If you don't like the PDW fenders, buy SKS RaceBlade Longs. They come pre-split with easy on and off connectors.
Those look nice! Hows taking the rear wheel off with the PDW's? Think theres enough room to run 25mm Conti Gatorskins? Fenders will be going on this Klein.
Maybe but unlikely with the 25mm Contis. Some Contis run skinny, though. The fenders are designed for 23mm tires. The 24mm Paves barely leave any room at the fork.
Maybe but unlikely with the 25mm Contis. Some Contis run skinny, though. The fenders are designed for 23mm tires. The 24mm Paves barely leave any room at the fork.
I use raceblades meant for 23mm tires with my 25mm Conti GP4000s tires.
They seem to work fine - clearance is smaller between the tire and the blade, but to compensate I just set them up a little higher than they'd normally sit and they've worked fine so far.
Looking to get fenders put on my 2001 Klein Quantum road bike. Checking to see if any of you have the SKS P35 fenders that River City cuts and then put on there bracket so that they fit on a road bike. just checking to see how there holding up. For $160 I dont want something thats just going to last one or two seasons.
Please let me know your thoughts.
Thanks
Depends on how difficult your installation is.
My wife opted for these (the RCB SKS split fenders) on a bike that looked like a simple fender mount to me. I don't know how easy it would have been or not- but I can tell you of the 3 supposedly-great/supposedly-simple other DIY options (all listed on this page), the RCB ones are the ONLY ones that have been hassle-free.
YMMV.
Capt Willard: "Every minute I stay in this room, I get weaker, and every minute Charlie squats in the bush, he gets stronger."
I have a set of these and they work "Very Well" for road bikes with no fender mounts. I know several other teammates that have them as well and like them.
Not to disagree w/ my own (ex)teammate, but in my experience it all boils down to what tire size you're mounting, and what sort of clearance your bike offers.
I bought and installed the SKS "Longs" about 6 weeks ago. LOVED the engineering that went into them; finally! Relatively easy to remove, they don't slide around, don't mar your frame (like the std SKS Race Blades), etc..
BUT
On my wife's Cervelo RS, the clearance between the bottom of the fork bridge and Conti Gatorskins in 25mm (for winter, you know- when you need fenders). It simply doesn't work. I mean it's close.. it's really close! But it does rub.
The Crud 2's were even worse. Maybe for some frames they work, but for our Cervelos and Specialized road bikes, they won't accommodate anything bigger than a 23mm tire- and that does me no good in the winter, I want big and fat.
Capt Willard: "Every minute I stay in this room, I get weaker, and every minute Charlie squats in the bush, he gets stronger."
I think there's some confusion about the product THE OP is talking about here -- this is RCB's "reach around" fender bracket. This is a fan-friggin-tastic invention.
The Reacharound brackets themselves cost $15 per set -- not too bad -- plus $40 or whatever for fenders.
Look at a bunch of bikes in the PacNW sometime -- for every decent fender installation you'll see half a dozen terrible ones... it's a pain! You can get really great results with these if you know what you're doing.
I have yet to try the PDW set, those are a recent release, but I like what I see so far.
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