Originally Posted by
ddez
Planet Bike Cascadias have very good long mudflaps already installed. Many cyclotourists use them. Actually there are LBS people that do tell folks to buy SKS or PLanet Bike,mine for example,and including Rivendell. Nothing wrong with your choice very nice fenders,noisy and harder to install but classy for sure. Considered them for my new tourer but thought the PB's though not as nice to look at, but more practical as they are going to take a beating.
I'm sure that LBS people sell a lot of SKS and Planet Bike fenders. They are good products. The LBS bike shop wrench took a look at my bike, asked me what kind of riding I do, and said that the best fenders for my bike would be the berthouds. He has them on his bike and he said they have been great. He said, "they aren't bombproof, but they are about as close as you can get." He said that they could be powder coated any color I like and that the powder coating would also provide additional protection from the elements. If I couldn't afford them, I would have bought Planet Bikes. However, the mud flaps on the PB's were not nearly as long as the ones that I purchased.