Safety Beware the fenders!!!

[cap'n schep]

Hi dmfelicia, CaptJ has some nice pictures and discriptions on one of his posts on this thread, it's number 56 on page 6, I feel the same way, I'll be building a cruiser here in a couple of months, a "next" beach cruiser, and the cheap flimsy plastic fenders I'll remove cause I want chrome ones anyway!! And then I'll go from there, so don't despair, I would keep tabs on CaptJ and see how long his bracket solution lasts ( Thanx Jim!!! )( Don't you dare crash on us!!) HAVE FUN!.........Late...........cap'n schep

 

[CaptJ]

Hi Guys, I have pics on post #56 front fender and post #66 back fender.

Thanks, ... Jim

 

[nobullcraptalk]

Go with polycarbonite fenders.don't use them,or have them made to be safe.No fun when a fender gets caught In the tire

 

[chainmaker]

Nice thread...very helpful

 

[happycheapskate]

Why aren't their any 2 piece fenders (think 2 halves) that go on the outside of conventional forks to be very sturdy and far enough away from the tire to prevent locking the wheel?

 

[nobullcraptalk]

Another Idea Is to go to a motorcycle shop and get some advice off them.Just an Idea.

 

[cabinfever1977]

Its actually the metal ones that break and vibrate, not the plastic ones.

 

[retromike3]

they all vibrate, Its the nature of those motors. The question is can we find a way to keep them from disintegrating. The setup I did by reinforcing the mounts on the front and letting the back move more freely seems to work for me.
I haven't put that many miles on the new set up (400 or so ) but things look better than last time.

Mike Frye

 

[Chris Crew]

Doh!

I smashed my bike up real good this morning on the way to work.

I naively assumed that the sturdy fender stays I put on would keep me rolling upright. "If" something went wrong at the fender/fork connection.

I've been religeous about checking the condition of all of the fastenings. What you can't see is metal fatigue--the bracket itself broke. The stays held long enough that I was "only" going about 20 mph when the back wheel went round over the front.

Smashed my headlight, bent my fork, bashed my helmet (better than my head) and ruined a brand new pair of pants.

Surprisingly, less worse for the wear than I thought I would be, I'm still in awe of those bicycle racers who go down in a pile at 30 mph and jump up and keep going.

Stimulating.

 

[AussieSteve]

Wow, Chris, sounds like you were lucky that you weren't hurt.
Helmets are cheap. Good that you were wearing it.

Whenever I start thinking about mounting fenders, I take another look at this thread.
Better to get wet & muddy than dead.

I usually ride in very heavy traffic. If I had an incident like that, I'd be lucky not to be hit by a car.

N.B. All pics have disappeared from this thread????