Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
I tried one of the ones that clamps onto the seatpost, it did not stay where I wanted it. But I was not using a rack, if I had a rack I could probably have attached the fender under the rack with a ziptie or something like that. This would not keep road grime off the front derailleur (none on the bike shown in photo) or bottom bracket area, so if that is important to you, then this is not the solution.
I do not recall the brand or model of fender with certainty, but I think it was a Toppeak.
Topeak® Cycling Accessories ? Products - DeFender? RX
I use SKS
Shockblade and
Beavertail as well as
Mud-X for mountain bikes during the winter. I use the Shockblade as is but I modify the Beavertails (or other similar fenders for more coverage). This is the whole setup
The clip-on fender is routed over the brake bridge and I've cut off the end of a fender to cover the drivetrain. The lower fender is mounted to the seattube with a Minoura water bottle holder. It can also be ziptied to the frame if clearance is a problem. I anchored the end of the fender to the frame with zipties to keep it from hitting the tire.
To keep the end of the fender from flopping around, I tie it to the reflector/light mount on the rack by feeding a zip tie through a hole I drilled in the fender and using just the end of another ziptie to snug it up.
For problems bikes where I can't route the fender over the brake bridge like this one
I make the lower fender longer and then use a short fender on the top that is ziptied to the rack.
It takes less than 5 minutes to install and remove the fenders as long as I leave the lower one in place.
Hope this helps.