zukster
1 kW
Someone at my LBS local bike shop showed me an expensive European made front shock fender that looked like it was made from a duo-tang or plastic binder, so I used an old plastic binder and made my own for free. Pictures speak loader than words, so here you go:
I made a template designed to be held to the crown of the fork with tie straps, aka zap straps. I use standard tie straps from Canadian Tire or Home Depot. One is made by ProWin. The other by Marr. They both work fine.
Tie straps are also used to bend the fender to the arc of the wheel. See below.
Once I made the template from a couple pieces of paper, I taped it to the binder,cut it out, then drilled pilot holes, then holes for the tie straps.
Next attach it to front shock crown.
Keep the top of the back straps flush with the plastic so it bends down. You can also adjust it to one side by making the straps tighter on one side. If its still off a bit, then see the last picture.
See how its off to the left a bit? This is corrected by those front holes you were wondering about earlier.
This just twists it over a bit. Sometimes they are straight anyway.
Finally, I leave about 1cm poking up for adjustments. If you want a cleaner look, ride around for a week and make adjustments as it as it settles in. After a week it will probably not shift around any more and you can trim the last bit off the strap.
Enjoy your new 50 dollar light weight fender.
I made a template designed to be held to the crown of the fork with tie straps, aka zap straps. I use standard tie straps from Canadian Tire or Home Depot. One is made by ProWin. The other by Marr. They both work fine.
Tie straps are also used to bend the fender to the arc of the wheel. See below.
Once I made the template from a couple pieces of paper, I taped it to the binder,cut it out, then drilled pilot holes, then holes for the tie straps.
Next attach it to front shock crown.
Keep the top of the back straps flush with the plastic so it bends down. You can also adjust it to one side by making the straps tighter on one side. If its still off a bit, then see the last picture.
See how its off to the left a bit? This is corrected by those front holes you were wondering about earlier.
This just twists it over a bit. Sometimes they are straight anyway.
Finally, I leave about 1cm poking up for adjustments. If you want a cleaner look, ride around for a week and make adjustments as it as it settles in. After a week it will probably not shift around any more and you can trim the last bit off the strap.
Enjoy your new 50 dollar light weight fender.