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Originally Posted by Minnrider
Hello all, does anyone know if its possible to mount fenders on this bike? I am considering buying it as a commuter but need to know for sure that it will take fenders. Bikeopedia.com shows no places to mount a fender either on the front or rear.

thanks for your help
Minnrider
Looking at the picture on BikePedia



and wrk101's picture, it's pretty clear that the bike has rack and fender mounts. Mounting fenders with 2.125" tires might be a little tough but if you run a 1.95" or narrower tire, you should be fine. Alternatively, you could use the Shockblade which has more clearance... and less coverage... for the front and something like a Planet Bike Clip-on for the rear. The Planet Bike front doesn't provide as much coverage as the Shockblade. You can extend the rear by grafting on pieces of the PB front fender on to the lower part of the clip on like this



You can also add protection to the front by adding a spray fender like in this picture



You can do all this with conventional fenders but my set up provides more clearance for knobbies than conventional fenders do. They are also quicker to put on and remove if you don't want to ride with them all the time.
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