Originally Posted by
kurtster
I'm looking to get fenders for my road bike, which has eyelets front and back. Would these be suitable?
These don't require eyelets.
As for suitability, it depends. They're designed specifically for low-clearance applications on bikes that weren't really designed to take fenders. If your bike was designed for fenders and has eyelets, I'd go with standard fenders. I run SKS P35s on two of my bikes.
I run Cruds on my Litespeed through the winter. They barely fit through the rear brake with 25mm tires, and in front I have to switch to a 23 since it rubs on the 25. Standard fenders would never work on this bike, so the Cruds are a good compromise.
On the downside, they are not a rigid fender, nor is the mounting. As a result, as tjspeil mentioned, they sway back and forth and shift off-center. Additionally, the front tip of the front fender doesn't provide enough coverage for speeds over about 14-15 MPH. Faster than that and spray flying off the front blows back on to the bike. It's better than nothing, but don't confuse it with a full-coverage, rigid fender.