Originally Posted by
Ray Lovinggood
As for warranty on the SKS fenders: I don't know about that. I started a modification of the fender after it broke and haven't completed it. I placed a couple of layers of fiberglass cloth on the underside of the fender to mend it, but I haven't reinstalled it yet. Not only did the plastic fender break, but the stainless steel bridge for the rear wire stays also broke. I've started, but didn't finish, fabricating a new metal bridge. I doubt SKS would warranty a fender that now has fiberglass on it.
I don't know, I'd ask. All they wanted me to do was send in a picture of the broken fender. A week later they sent me an almost complete set of new fenders (even the majority of the pieces that didn't break.) When they sent me new ones I mended the old ones by using small piece of aluminum on the outside of the fender (bent to match the curvature) and then I covered the inside and outside with epoxy (after roughing up the plastic with some sandpaper.) It's still holding 1.5 years later. (In fact the part covered with epoxy is probably stronger than the fender itself.) However, that experience led me to buy aluminum fenders for my most recent commuting bike. They're so strong I can lift the bike by them and they don't even budge.