Old 11-12-10 | 04:59 PM
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From: New Haven, CT, USA

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The Grey Ghost: the phatty pholder phenders thread

I've had these SKS fenders for a while-- bought on discount without some of the screws and parts. I picked up $3 worth of screws, fired up the dremel and used my afternoon off after riding around to do some errands and finally got them installed.

Tires are conti Town and Country 2.1s. I have some Schwalbe Marathon Winters that are 1.75 that I hope will not look too bad and not catch too much wind and debris when the ice and snow come.

The ride to and from work today had a good stiff headwind both ways. It's hard to tell how much of a difference the big fenders caused in my speed, but I dig the way they look so much and will be glad to ride in puddles without being soaked that I'm willing to take a few MPH off the top.

The V-Brakes compress the fenders a bit with use, and took some adjustment to not rub my slightly out of true wheels, but I made it there and back again today to work!




tight fit

Piece of a rack to extend fender.

Color Scheme...

Dremel tool to the wire supports.
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