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Old 07-20-10 | 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by benda18
fenders are the Achilles heel of bike racks. "OFFICIALLY" the bike rack manufacturers recommend against using fenders on your bike, but you can make it work easily. if you're in a pinch you can get away with putting the support arm over the fender without causing damage to the fender or risking your bike falling off the rack. my experience over time is that day-in and day-out support arm pressure on the front fender causes additional wear-and-tear to the fender, especially around the fork crown mount (no damage to the fork though, just fender). i've tried two different solutions that are both acceptable: if you have enough room, try sliding the support arm under the front fender. if not, you can simply hack-saw the front fender off ahead of the fork crown. it reduces the effectiveness of the fender minimally but it definitely makes the setup work much better on the bus rack.
My bike is fairly big - its a 62cm frame, and a little bit longer than the rack - and I've got fenders mounted. It seems to do fine when I rest the spring arm just in front of where the fender ends.

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