duelle

I'm looking to replace the stock fenders on my Raleigh Sojourn and am wondering about others' experience with these fenders. Also, do they play nice with disc brakes? I'm also considering the SKS P45.

hybridbkrdr

I have Axiom Rainrunner Trekk Reflex plus disk on my bike and they're awesome (using 700x45 Kenda Keen Commuter tires). You might find a better price elsewhere but... https://www.niagaracycle.com/product_...ucts_id=426889

simplygib

I have the Cascadias on my mtb conversion. They work great. No issues with them at all. They seem well made. Can't comment on the disc brake issue.

tarwheel 

I've got PB Cascadias on two bikes, silver on my touring bike and black on my commuter. They have been great fenders - easy to install, quiet (no rattling). The mudflap is a great feature. I've had the silver ones on my touring bike for more than 3 years. I put the black ones on my new commuter bike in February and the front one broke in half at the bracket (just riding along), but Planet Bike sent me a new one at no charge under warranty.

LeeG

they're good, they really aren't that more coverage than SKS fenders. While the mudflap is long the fender itself is shorter so the total difference is only about an inch or so. What I liked more for my CrossCheck was that the Cascadia fender strut attached higher on the fender so that when my shoe overlaps the fender it only knocks the flexible fender and not the stiff fender strut causing a foot/fender jam which occured more than once with SKS.

chipcom 

I like em well enough and yes, they play nice with disc brakes.

zoltani

Cracked a fender on an unpaved road this past weekend and want to replace it.

I have had good luck with the cascadia fenders, but I am wondering about SKS lonngboard fenders. How do they compare? Would you choose one over the other? Why?

dcrowell

I have the Cascadia 29er fenders on my LHT. Great coverage, and no issues. The wider fender gives it a "mean" look.

I recently bought a set of SKS Longboard fenders (in silver) for my single-speed with 32mm tires. They look good and have slightly better coverage than the Cascadia fenders.

I'm partial to SKS fenders over any Planet Bike models, although either is fine. I don't like some old silver Planet Bike fenders I used to have that had "Planet Bike" in big letters down the back. I don't know if they're still selling them that way or not.

zoltani

By better coverage what do you mean? Does the mud flap extend further?

dcrowell

Yes, front coverage extends almost to the ground.

Here's a photo from Rivendell's website.

zoltani

Is it only that way on the hillborne in the pic because it has 650b tires and they are using a 700c fender?

dcrowell

It looks about the same on my Raleigh single-speed with 700x32 tires. I don't have a camera with me (I'm at work - wasting time).

zoltani

heh, you and me both

thanks for all the info. In the end the longboard fenders are cheaper, and if they have better coverage then it is a no-brainer

zoltani

hmmm, i guess one consideration is the fact that i bent my current fender riding the bike off-road cause a stick got jammed in the fender. with the longboard fender so close to the ground it probably wouldn't be great for off-road use. then again i guess no fender is good for off road use. there may have to be some compromise here...

alan s 

I have the PB Hardcore 60mm fenders, and replaced the little mudflap on the front with the Cascadia mudflap, which you can order directly from PB for a couple bucks. I'm a little leery about picking up sticks in the front, but the extra coverage offroad is worth the risk. Just have to be a little more careful what you ride over.

Doug64

My wife and I have SKSs on our touring bikes. Our bike were shippped back from a tour this week and the boxes had to be positioned to get them through the airport so that all the bikes weight was put on the back fenders. I was ready to sacrifice the fenders than take the other option of having the weight potentially be on my shift levers. I really expected the fenders to be toast when I took the bikes out of the boxes. I was amazed that there was no damage other than some cosmetic scuff marks where the fenders rubbed on the boxes.

zoltani

I still haven't made a decision, but I think I might order a pair of the longboard to give them a try. I'll put them on my commuter since i consistently ride it in the rain in the winter here, and the cascadias currently on the commuter will go on the touring bike. Thing is that the touring bike has the fender mount on the rack, so once I cut the stays there is no going back.

rogerstg

There's no law that says you have to use the fender mount on the rack just because it's there.
Share the mounting hole with the front rack, like 99.99% of other tourers with fenders.

zoltani

The bike and rack was designed to mount he fenders there, and I am sure the rack is sturdier without me doubling up on the eyelet with fender/rack. There is no second eyelet on the fork, only one for the rack.

In addition, the fenders are generally sturdier with the stays cut short and them mounted to the rack.

badger_biker 

I just installed a set of longboards on my Voyageur and am pretty happy with the way they turned out. I've only had it out for one ride but will be taking it on a 5 day tour in a couple of weeks.

I want to adjust the front so the clip is in front of the fork crown but will have to grind it down a bit in order to be able to slide it up enough and get more clearance from the tire. That way I can raise the bottom flap up just a bit with that rotation.

zoltani

Thanks for the pics....that is some coverage that's for sure!

badger_biker 

I should have mentioned it before but it has 27" wheels with kind of high profile Conti tires too.
The only issue I had with the mounting was that you need to forget the plastic nubs for the end of the stay rods until you get everything adjusted and the rods cut off to length. They were quite long even for my set up and I had to cut off a little more than an inch on each.

alan s 

I've heard of people crashing from a stick jamming between the fender and tire. I picked up a stick recently, and snapped the fender in two rather than doing an endo. The way your fender flap extends forward makes picking up an object more likely. Be careful what you ride over.

zoltani

funny thing is that i was pushing the bike through a section of unpaved road that was too rough to ride when i picked up the stick, and yeah the fender snapped. some fenders have that break away tab so that you won't risk and endo if something gets jammed in there.

dwmckee

I put cascades on my fourth bike recently. Two have disc brakes and no problems mounting. Never any problems. SKS may be a little better but Cascadias are fine for thousands of miles of touring, mud and stones and occasionally some bubblegum.