Originally Posted by InTheRain

Fenders $85
Powder coating $90
brass hardware for mud flaps $35
Leather mud flaps $40
Tax and shipping $50

They look good. They won't crack as easily as the planet bike fenders. The planet bike fenders don't come with quality hardware and mudflaps. I don't spend nearly the amount of time cleaning the drive train. And riders that ride behind me appreciate the fact that they don't get road spray in their faces on wet roads.

I only see the powder coating as a splurge. The guy at the LBS had planet bike fenders and SKS fenders to sell me. However, he said it too... "you get what you pay for." The berthouds will last longer than the planet bikes. The function is about the same. I could have added mud flaps to the plastic planet bikes but drilling a hole and adding the hardware would have significantly weakened the planet bike fenders.

So maybe I don't know what I'm talking about. Go to the LBS and ask them which is a better fender - berthoud stainless steel or planet bike plastic. I also bought what I could afford.