I currently have the SKS P55s on my 26" LHT, and the front fender is not long enough to keep my legs dry and bike clean. The fender ends at the top dead center of my front wheel, so there is a decent amount of spray that goes up and straight forward from the top of the wheel. I end up riding into this spray and my feet and legs get soaked.

I have a front mudflap that goes to within an inch of the ground, so my problem is definitely at the top of the fender. Is there any maker of fenders who makes a 26" version that is really long in front? Cost is not a major consideration; I'm willing to go up to $100.

I am a total weenie when it comes to clean fender lines, so no recommendations for 700c fenders please. I like the fenders relatively close to the tires without large gaps.

Do what I did and make one out of duct tape, two old bits of cable housing and some bits of stainless steel sheet. You can make it exactly the length you want, and the shape is entirely down to how you bend the bits of housing, so you can get it as close to the tyre as you want.

This isn't a troll post, I'm being entirely serious, I can post a picture if you want.

You don't have to spend anywhere close to $100. Try the Planet Bike Cascadia. I have a set on my 26" LHT. As you can see, plenty of wide coverage, front and back, even with fat 26x2.0 tires.

Not sure how that solves the OPs problem however... as the fender still ends in the same place on your tire. I have ran into the same problem as the op so I am interested in what he finds

You can glue fenders together, with epoxy, to any length you want. However, you won't get clean lines. For the latter, you might take a rear fender and combine it with front hardware to get a desired length. Some issue might be the support for the very front part of the fender. I hang mine from the front rack, but mine sticks so far out into the front that it starts descending there along the wheel.

Lacking front safety releases, but insisting on an unsafe structural strength, the Planet Bike fenders just wait to cripple or kill you. It is up to you, either to anticipate dangers or learn by a hospital experience.

did you look at Berthoud?

If you can find a scrap P55, you could harvest a section and extend the front fender with it. That could come out looking pretty clean.

This is one reason why I like my SKS fenders. The SKS Longboard has the length that I want, but they only make in 700c.

The Cascadias are not long enough - they are no longer than the SKS's, and you are stuck with the existing mudflap, where my mudflap goes all the way to the ground.

I think that the Berthouds will be my best bet, my only worry is the caveat on Peter White's site - take 10mm off of the width because the edges are rolled under. The 60's turn into 50's, and I have tires that are close to that width. My fall/spring tires (Conti Top Contacts) are 49's and my winter tires (Marathon Winters) are 47's.

Depending on the look you are going for, there are DIY solutions to extending fender coverage. Among other things beer cans and yogurt containers can be used.

The new PB fenders have a safety release on the front now. If you don't have enough coverage at the top of the front wheel, attach the fender in front of the crown.

VO sells a 26x60mm fender, in Al or SS. I like mine still after 2 yrs use. If you haven't used metal fenders before, you will discover you have to use felt washers everywhere to cut down on noise/rattle. I added some rubber washers too on the front stay mounts to really quiet them down. Like some others have mentioned, these fenders lack the safety breakaway stay mount feature of SKS and other plastic fenders - so avoid sticks, limbs, cans, bottles, etc. Note the front fender extends fairly low - I haven't yet felt the need to add a mudflap, even though I have them on my SKS fendered bikes (homemade from 1 gal milk jugs).

https://store.velo-orange.com/index.p...fender_size=65

I have the Al fenders (26" SS didn't exist when I got mine) with VO hardware, shown below, covered with Scotchlite sheeting, 26x2.0" tire rear, 26x1.75" tire front. Both fenders are mounted with large enough gap for ~26x2.1" tires (the largest I own/run). The front fender attaches up top by a single bolt through a compressed rubber stopper to the Civia fork with it's special receptor just for this purpose, which is why there's no visible mount.

Would these work? The Sheldon Brown Fender Nuts. They allow you to mount the fender tab to the rear of the fork crown.

https://problemsolversbike.com/produc...n_fender_nuts/

I'm looking my bike with the SKS fenders, and it looks like mounting with the SBFN would move the tab back about an inch, which would lower the bottom of the fender about that. The addition of a mudflap should be enough to keep feet dry. And cheaper than new fenders, too.

Sweet looking ride! What is it? (Kind of a newbee question but I am looking for a new bike (mine totalled last week))

I used a stair tred and cut it to fit and rivited it to the fender. Worked great for one day. Wet rid to work and on way home was hit and totalled bike. My 1 day report is that my feet were dry, no mud and I will do it on my new bike. Total cost was about $10 for front and back. Worked well.