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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | The SKS Chromoplastic mudguard set is a classic in dirt/spray protection. The Chromoplastics feature stainless steel stays and hardware. The Chromoplastic uses a front fork crown fitting and secu-clip to lock it in. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 29.0 inches | | Product Width: | 15.5 inches | | Product Height: | 4.0 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.0 pounds | | Package Length: | 32.0 inches | | Package Width: | 17.0 inches | | Package Height: | 3.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 44 reviews |
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| | Features | Traditional full fender protectionStainless steel hardware and assembly kitSecu-clip design
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 44 customer reviews )
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54 of 56 found the following review helpful:
Good fenders, but better for 700c tires than 26" tires, complicated installation May 24, 2008
By yurituri
I originally bought these for my 26" x 1.75" tires since the Amazon description says they are for 26" tires. However, according to the SKS packaging, they are actually for 700c tires, which I found to be the case when lining up the V-bar supports. You end up with a lot of extra metal sticking out past the fenders on 26" tires, which is unsightly. (You could cut them, but that would be more hassle than it's worth.) The SKS P65's would be too wide for my bike, and the P55's are impossible to find anywhere, so I got the Planet Bike Cascadia ATB 60mm fenders instead, which are awesome and much easier to install (the V-bar supports come pre-installed on the Planet Bike fenders). The SKS fenders allow you to put the V-bar supports anywhere you want on the fenders, in case you have other things on your bike that get in the way, such as a rear rack, for example, but the number of nuts and bolts you see when opening the package is slightly daunting. I have a rear rack on my bike, though, and had no problem with the Planet Bike fender supports getting in the way of anything.
This is the proper mapping of SKS fender size to tire size, according to the SKS package:
P35
700x20,23,25,28
P45
700x25,28,32,35
P50
700x35,38,40,42,45
P55
26x1.0,1.25,1.5
P65
26x1.6,1.75,1.9,2.1
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Most Excellent Fenders! Jul 03, 2011
By A. Marchant-Shapiro
It's funny...if you're a road cyclist, you'll care a *lot* about your Shimano Ultegra Brakes, or some other cool component. Those are all great, but you only use your brakes to stop. Fenders don't get much love, but if you want to invest a little in being comfortable on a bike, put on a set of fenders. They keep road guck off you, and off your drivetrain, and they make riding in the rain a comfortable experience. (Remember, what comes down is clean, what comes up? Less so.) Or, as BSNYC points out with respect to urban riding, that shallow puddle *may* be water. Or maybe it's something else.
I have installed six sets of fenders over the past fifteen years or so--some were plastic, some were stainless steel. This was my first set of SKS fenders, which are built (except for their low-end models, I believe) out of an aluminum and plastic sandwich. The sandwich makes the fenders easy to reshape if they get a little bent in shipping (Kudos to Amazon, they were shipped so well they needed no fixing). They come with almost all the hardware you need. And of all the fenders I've mounted, these are the easiest.
Here's the deal on hardware and installation: Ideally, your bike should have rack/fender eyelets at the wheel mounts (dropouts) if you want to use these. The struts for the fenders bolt on there (with the very nice included hardware). The bike I was fendering, an 1985 Trek 560, lacked eyelets, so a trip to Home Despot yielded two 1/2" padded steel cable clamps, which went around the fork legs and provided a mounting point, and two 1/4" clamps, which went around the bottom of the seatstays and did the same in back. Total cost for the clamps was $3--if I had a nearby bike shop, I probably could have had them for free. Anyway, the struts mount there, and the front fender also mounts on the caliper brake bolt. If you're using cantilever or V-brakes, you may need to improvise a mount at the fork crown. The rear fender mounts at the rear brake bridge (same story for non-caliper users) and at chainstay bridge, either with a bolt (if the bridge is set up for one) or with a clip. The struts attach with an odd kind of barrel nut assembly, but once you see them you'll understand how they work, and any extra strut that projects above the fenders can be covered with a plastic tip (or you can use a Dremel tool with a cut-off wheel, as I did, to remove the extra above the nut). It'll take maybe an hour or so without help, maybe a little less with, to install a set.
PROS: Very lightweight--they will not make your bike feel heavy. Very quiet--properly installed, they will not clank or rattle. Nice-looking, if you can see them at all (mine fit so close, it doesn't look like the bike is even wearing fenders unless you look closely). Well-shaped--this takes a little explaining: Some fenders, like those from Planet Bike, are curved in cross-section to follow the curve of the tire. SKS fenders are not--they're flat across most of the width, with edges that project down to shield the sides of the tire. For my money, they fit better under brakes this way, and should do a better job of containing water that gets thrown off by the tire.
CONS: The front fender could be a little bit longer--ideally, you want the front fender to throw spray that remains on the top of the tire down onto the road, so you'd want the fender about 3" longer in front. But these work fine unless you're in really heavy rain. The instructions could be clearer--they may be hard for a first-time fender installer to follow. And that's about it.
NOTES: These (SKS P35) are rated for 700c tires up to 28mm in width. Personally, I wouldn't want to use them for tires wider than 25mm. Fortunately, SKS makes fenders just like these in all sorts of widths, so you can find just the right ones for your bike.
Also, I noted in an earlier review of the Axiom Streamliner rack that I didn't know if fenders would be able to fit under such a narrow rack. The P35s do fit, so you can have a lightweight bike with rack AND fenders.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Bike Fenders Oct 19, 2008
By H. G. Holcomb
Good fenders. Provide good coverage on our tandem, especially for my wife. It was necessary to do some minor trimming of the rear fender to make it fit between the chain stays, but can be easily accomplished. Highly recommended for keeping your bike and back clean with very minimal weight. A must for serious tandem riders.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Nice wide fender; mud flap would be nice however Jul 01, 2008
By Jim T
"Jim T"
Breakaway safety feature on front struts. Hardware for different mounting options at front of the rear fender. At 65 mm wide, these were the widest non-ATB/Mntn bike type fenders I could find.
Would be nice if they came with mud flaps, at least one for the front fender where a mud flap is needed the most.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
P55, Non-Aero, Considerable Install Project Dec 27, 2010
By ALLTONE
"Alltone"
For a 26" rim touring bike. Love these fenders, I have considerably more expensive Hondos on another tourer, these are different but equally nice. Things to know in advance or keep in mind:
1. To do a proper installation, I think you a hacksaw to trim the supports. Not different from other fenders; one size fits all doesn't work with fenders if you want a good looking fit.
2. These are seriously non-aero. I went out in a headwind and immediately lost 2-3ph, the front fender acts like an air scoop (it would be a better design if front lip was at about 3pm or lower). If you travel at 10-13mph I guess it's unimportant, but if your hammer you'll notice an immediate difference with these fenders.
3. No spare parts, be careful. Although the install kit is generous in giving you a few options and brackets, the key parts don't come with any extras, so if you loose one of the little screws or nuts, you're done.
4. Install time is about two hours, and I have a shop like set-up. It is not difficult on a good stand, but there is a lot of fitting to do and patience, tweaking is critical. I don't think the instructions are necessary, it's fairly obvious.
5. I have a full size rack on the back and two-tier racks on the front. Fitting around (under) the racks was not big deal, but if you have disc brakes be prepared for interference between the support wire and frame brackets for the disc assembly, but you can bend the wire to snake around the assembly - not a big deal.
6. If you are not "handy", or have no comfortable place to work on your bike - forget it, it could get nasty. Have a shop do your fenders,
7. On the road, extremely stable and problem free so far.
Overall quality is great, I would not hesitate to buy these again.
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