My Lotus is my everyday commuter and errand bike. When I built it I used some SKS fenders that I knew were narrower than they should be. This winter has proven that point as all the slush and gunk has routinely sprayed from the sides of the fenders. Another point of failure was how short the front fenders were and all of the crud that found its way onto the down tube and bottom bracket.

Recently I grabbed some cheapie planet bike fenders at the local bike shop that are the proper width but I still had the length problem. I figured I could make my own mud flap, something weather resistant and durable for very little money.

I bought a sheet of rubber trim, the kind used around floors in dept store bathrooms and some stainless steel hardware. I spent about two hours measuring cutting and drilling.

For just over 5 dollars here is my result:






Here is my bike before with the narrow sks fenders on it. They were better quality than the planet bikes I bought but also twice as expensive.