Originally Posted by
DQRider
Nice. Those copper fenders... were you actually able to find them in 26-inch size? I have a pair in 700c that I want to fit to a 1st generation Schwinn High Sierra (Pre-Cimarron). It's black, so the copper fenders will really class it up. But I figure I'll have to fit some pretty large tires to fill the gap, and I don't think these 50mm fenders are wide enough. Any advice?
These were some fenders for another project, I slapped them on this bike for riding at the beach. I think they were 700c, I mounted them high for clearance ( I was in a hurry), and extended the front fender down for salt splay by splicing in a mtb fender. I'm using them on 38x700c tires, and are plenty wide. There are some youtube videos on re-curving fenders to different wheel sizes, and I bet you could get them pretty close if you tried. I didn't really try very hard LOL... (Just look at it .. laughable really, I think I even mounted the rear fender OVER the vbrake cable to clear it. Also notice my classy zip tie on the seat tube. I just wanted something to clear without rubbing. This is more my beater bike. I'm thinking I might restore it this fall it did so well on this weekend's ride, and that would include fitting the fenders better.