Attach wire fender stabilizers to fork end eyelets using included nuts and bolts. Adjust stabilizer length to prevent tire rub. Repeat for rear fender. Fenders make a tremendous difference when you are riding roads that are wet from drizzle, recent rain, or snowmelt.
Bicycle fenders are not a one-size-fits-all accessory. They not only differ depending on your riding discipline and bike type, some bikes may not be compatible with a set of fenders at all.
A fork typically consists of two blades which are joined at the top by a fork crown. The crown is often at the front. Above the crown, a steerer tube attaches the fork to the bicycle and the handlebars via a stem allowing the rider to steer the bicycle.
Grip the quick-release lever—the metal lever in the center of the wheel—and push it so it is perpendicular to the bicycle. Turn it counter-clockwise until you feel the release loosen and the wheel has slack off the frame wheel fork.
Hold the bike by handlebars in one hand, while the other hand should hold the wheel on the ground. Place the fork dropouts in line with the axle on the front wheel. Place the axle into the dropouts by pushing the bike down into the axle to ensure that the wheel is in alignment with the dropouts.
From the get-go, you ideally need 20 to 30 millimeters of space between the tire and bridges and between the tire and fork crown to fit most traditional fenders. If you plan to ride during and after a rain shower, fenders will keep your back and your gear dry. If you ride on wet roads with no rain, fenders save you weight because your clothes stay dry. Water is heavy. If you ride i a rain storm, everything gets wet anyways. What are bicycle fenders for? So, pretty cut and dried, bicycle fenders do actually have a purpose, which is to catch the water spraying off of a tire.
So, another term for a bicycle fender would be a mudguard. Just like a car, something like that. A fender is essentially a covering for your bike tires that protects you from the rain. Many mountain bikers will never use mudguards because they like to get dirty. You are using an out of date browser.
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Joined May 18, Messages 28 Reaction score 0. Hey guys, sorry this is not about a rat rod, but I hoped someone here could help. My wife wanted fenders for her Electra Townie since it didn't come with them. I figured I could surprise her for Christmas and so I snuck the bike down to the basement, thinking installing these would be cake. They came with a little bag o' parts and no instructions, and the fender stays were all wrapped up in the packaging so you couldn't really see how they were designed until you opened it up.
I put things together as it made sense to me. Here's how I set them up photochop image from a photograph you'll see below. I intend to cut them down so they don't stick out like little antennae, then put the supplied caps on the ends of the stays. I've got two Townies If that's the way the fenders "fit", I won't be buying them. I aggree with scrumblero, YOUR way looks a lot better Post a pic when you're done. Don't mount them on outside! Mount them the way you had them and cut those "thigh slicers" down so they just stick out a bit.
Keep in mind, Electra isn't gonna tell you to cut them off and use a grinder! When you snip the little ends they go flying off in to space!
I do know that the aluminum fenders don't fit some of the Townie bikes. FWIW, I hate this design but once set up they work well. Thanks guys, now I don't feel so dumb. It just seems natural that they'd go through the hole. Had I known it was designed like this, I might have passed on these. But you really cannot tell by looking at the packaging until you open it. What's weird is they responded so quickly with detailed instructions and several photographs that they obviously had on hand, it wasn't like someone just threw this together to email to me.
Maybe it is that they're afraid of the liability of cutting the stays? I don't know. I will either use a small bolt cutter or dremel to cut them off. I want to have the stays as flush as possible while still having the end caps on so there's minimal protrusion of them. I think I'll try to cut the stays even shorter though if possible. I will take some photos when they're done, but that probably won't happen until around the New Year. Too cold and snowy here to ride right now anyway, it'll have to be a work in progress for a little while longer.
Thanks again for the insights! OK, finally got this done this week.
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