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Old 05-20-06 | 10:06 AM
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From: Berkley, Michigan

Bikes: Commuter(s), MTB(s), bent(s), folder(s) and a road.

Originally Posted by sgbdeals
I'm still working on getting it geared up. (As I mentioned in a previous thread, I can't for the LIFE OF ME get the SKS 35mm front fender installed since it doesn't have any eyelets!)
Here's what I've added thus far:
Cateye Micro Wireless
Bor Yueh Excursion Rear Rack SKS 35mm Commuter Rear Fender (front is still pending)
Gel seat cover (since the Fuji stock seat sucks!)
Water bottle
Kryptonite Bike Lock (mount only shown)
Just a note: If your fork is made of carbon fibre, I would not recommend using P-clamps. Carbon is not designed to handle compressive forces perpendicular to the fibres.

Checkout IRC's (Interloc Racing Design) Mosaic Carbon 57 Road Fork. It comes with dropouts that have eyelets. They have a steel version also. It's desgined to take fenders and tires up to 28c

The last thing you can do is fashion plates that get sandwich between the skewer nuts and the dropouts. I made mine out of an alloy used for 1/4 scale RC plane landing gears. I got it at a Hobby shop. I then used a skewer nut as a template to draw a circle on it, added a little extension that was long enough to clear the fork and wide enough to accept the fender stay bolt. Finally, I used a dremel to cut, grind, and buff the shape out. I highly recommend eye protection, gloves, and it should be done outside.
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