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Product Description
The Speedez is a full coverage fender set that mounts to most bikes. Works well with different suspension forks including reverse arch forks like Manitou. Includes mudflaps. Made from superflex unbreakable all-weather polycarbonate. Quick-adjusting stainless steel hardware is pre-installed. Mudflaps are double-riveted to keep riders dry for years to come. Mounts to bikes without fender eyelets. Mounts to bikes with disc brakes. Installs quickly with no tools. Stainless steel hardware.
Product Details
- Item Weight: 3.8 pounds
- Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
- Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
- ASIN: B000AO7JIW
- Item model number: 7016
Product Features
- Superflex¿ unbreakable all-weather polycarbonate
- Mount to bikes without fender eyelets
- Mount to bikes with DISC BRAKES
- Quick-adjusting stainless steel hardware is pre-installed
- 60mm width
Planet Bike SpeedEZ ATB Front and Rear Bicycle Fender Set (60mm Wide)
Customer Reviews
I have an old rigid frame/fork ATB and originally bought for it the 'Planet Bike Hardcore ATB Fenders'--the ones that attach via screws into eyelets on your frame. They fit perfectly and solidly. However the rear fender interfered with my rear rack's mounting; both preferred the same eyelets and I would've had to bend the stays on the fender to get them to coexist. So I reluctantly returned that set for this SpeedEZ fender set with the eyelet-less attachment mechanism.
Now the rear fender fits nicely underneath my rack, but the front fender is quite unstable using only the given mounting fixtures. The part of the front fender covering the back arc of the wheel is well supported by the fender stays, but nothing secures the section of fender at the top of the wheel from rattling around between my rigid fork when on bumpy terrain. The problem is easily remedied by threading a wire through the holes in the bend of my fork and then through holes in the plastic of the fender, but it would have been nice to have the option of the metal bracket extending perpendicular from the top of the fender to screw into the fork bend that you see in the other fender set model (and in the inaccurate picture shown here).
Also the rubber-strap based mechanism of holding the fender stays to the frame is a bit lame in my opinion. Seems like they could have come up with something cleaner and more durable without giving up versatility--perhaps flexible metal clamps with rubber cushioning and screws to tighten.
All-in-all they are durable and do the job.
This after about 1 1/2 months of use: The tab at the end of the rear fender that attaches to your bike frame (with a zip-tie) broke off at the point where it narrows in from the rest of the plastic fender to become a tab. I repaired the fender by drilling a couple holes above the break-off and affixing a metal bracket to hang down as the tab once had and then attaching that to the frame instead. Indestructible? I think not. But there sure aren't many choices out there for full fenders.
I have an older hardtail mountain bike. The front suspension fork has no mounting points for fenders, and a rear rack occupies the only pair of eyelets in back. So these fenders are about the only decent choice I could find. They install quickly and look pretty good.
Up front the fender is held by the braces' rubber "feet" against the fork tubes, and a zip-tie secures the top of the fender to the fork bridge. In the rear, the fender attaches via a screw near the bottom bracket, another screw near the top (by the brake on my bike), and the wire braces secured to the frame, using more rubber feet. The braces fit nicely under the rack on each side.
They mount more sturdily than I expected. Although they come with rubber straps to secure the wire braces' feet to the fork ; frame, I used zip ties instead. It felt more secure. I also zip-tied the rear fender stays to the rack in a couple of places. There's very little wobble overall, and they don't get in the way of my brakes or feet. They're light, and the plastic is flexible, so hopefully it lasts a while.
I wish the rear was a bit longer, as I tow my kid's trailer and it's only partially effective in keeping spray off the trailer. I'll probably hang an additional flap from the mudguard next time I tow in the wet. As-is, the bottom of the existing mudflap is about even with the wheel hub, vertically.
Overall I'm quite pleased with these, and other Planet Bike gear in general. Commuting this time of year is nicer with fenders.
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