Originally Posted by
CraigMBA
You know, I put that exact fender on my bike. I hate how I can't get the bike stood up on the back wheel, remove goat heads, and this picture just sealed it.There is a pile of old fenders at the bike coop. I'm going to find a couple of steel ones from a beach cruiser and modify them up to work.
not sure I understand the connection of that pic & what you wrote. what is preventing you from tipping your bike up? the ground hits the fender? this fender doesn't go down that low in the back. if you;re tipping your bike up so far that the fender is gonna hit the ground maybe you need a smaller fender regardless of material. when I switched from that bike to a 29" MTB I switched fenders but not for your reason. regardless the MTB fender (also plastic) is even higher in the back. also why not just kneel down to grab those goat heads? also you understand that temporary damage was done by a stick getting caught in the spokes & derailer right. also that it folded right back down really easily. I think it's more a testament for how good those fenders are
I can tip this bike up on it's rear wheel to move it around my basement
