Touring - Fenders with good coverage?

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oldokie
07-04-07, 08:08 PM
I have a set of Freddie Fenders from Planet Bike and I need something with better coverage down low. If there is any serious water on the road, the spray from my front tire floods my feet event though the fenders have a small mud flap. I need something to provide better protection for my feet.
I am thinking about adding some really large mud flaps but before I do, I wanted to know if anyone knows of a better fender that provides good protection down low near your feet?
I use SKS fenders with mud flaps made from an old waterbottle. Looks funky, but you can experiment with different size mud flaps without spending too much.
At the other end of the scale, Gilles Berthoud and Brooks both offer very elegant leather mud flaps. They're pretty big, so they'll definitely keep you dry.
The Planet Bike Cascadia fenders have a huge mudflap, alot bigger than the Freddy Fenders. I just got a pair for my bike and had to try them out so I went for a ride yesterday and rode thru puddles just to check them out and my feet stayed totally dry.
supersport
07-05-07, 06:00 AM
Custom extensions cut from plastic bottles and attached with cable ties are the way to go.
My Trek (http://picasaweb.google.com/jamesblaw/Trek800/photo#5083138704477311122) and my old Diamondback. (http://picasaweb.google.com/jamesblaw/DB/photo#5083397471961928162)
oldokie
07-05-07, 09:13 AM
I missed the Cascadia model when I was looking at the Planet Bike models. They look like what I need. Will check them out.
I have seen the leather flaps but I was concerned that my plastic fenders would not hold up very well with them added. Would need a metal fender for that style. Not sure I want metal fenders but will check out that option also.
Thanks all.....
2manybikes
07-05-07, 09:29 AM
Most people just make there own mud flaps and add them to plastic fenders, they last just fine. I use two pieces of MTB tube glued together. It will bend over an object if needed. That way it can go almost to the ground.
HardyWeinberg
07-05-07, 10:15 AM
Love the Cascadia fenders. Had previously made a very wide (whacked pedals occasionally), low (scraped curbs) rubber mudflap from piece of stair tread, I think the Cascadias actually work better right out of the box than that setup. But I haven't taken them through a whole PNW winter yet, that will be the real test of what they can do for my drivetrain.
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