Originally Posted by
lucky53s
I put this is the mech thread too but someone in here should be able to shed some light on my question:
My fixie is an early 80's Peugeot and I want to add fenders to it so I don't get all dirty on the way to work. Unfortunately I'm not sure of how to fit them properly (and I'm looking for suggestions as to which brand will mount up well and hold up. Here are a few pictures. Hopefully someone can shed some light on this.
I had a mid 80's Peugeot road bike. The fork and dropouts looked very similar to yours. I was able to mount 32mm tires on that bike and for awhile had some 35mm tires on it too. The 35mm tires barely fit, as in the new tire hairs would rub on the chain stays. If the rear wheel wasn't perfectly centered more than just the hairs would rub. Not really practical or safe and I didn't leave them on for long.
Anyway this experience leads me to believe that you should be able to mount some 35mm full fenders on your bike. They might require a little trimming near the stays. I know Civia makes a 32mm fender that's flat and on the expensive side but they would fit better.