Customer Reviews

Planet Bike Full Hybrid/Road Fender

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I bought these for my brother in Hawaii, who provided details of his bike and wheel and tire size. In a nutshell, his tires are 40cm wide, so I figured 45cm wide fenders should be fine and the descripton notes they're made to fit hybrid bikes--which is what my brother has. When he looked at the description, he was thrilled thinking I had gotten exactly the right ones and in the right size--but I hadn't.

Turns out they're compatible with up to 35cm wide tires, so the tires would actually rub the fenders if my brother installed them.

On the upside though, these are gorgeous fenders. I'm an avid cyclist and saw these on a bike locked up on a New York City street, and was very impressed by the look, materials, and quality construction. My brother said that, had they fit, they would be easy to install.

Especially if you live in an area where they use road salt and sand in the wintertime, you want fenders like these which will not only hold up to punishment and look good doing it, but not rust, warp, or dent. These really fit the bill--if only they actually fit the hybrid size bike tires as described.

Oh well, now for the exchange.

Planet Bike Full Hybrid/Road Front and Rear Bicycle Fender Set (45mm Wide)

I was able to install 2 sets of these that I purchased through Amazon.com but not without serious consternation. I put them on my Giant Cypress and my wife's Globe 700c comfort bike. There are 2 design details that presented most of my problems. First there is the stays design. The adjustment slides on the dropout end run afoul of a bunch of stuff where they attach. The screw clamps have to be rotated so they can only be adjusted operating the screwdriver through the wheel spokes to allow for the rear racks in all situations. The slide adjusters tend not to "slide" very well and can be very hard to adjust with any accuracy. I replaced the hardware for dropout attachment with hex socket head 5mm screws of more appropriate length for clearing the freewheel / freehub cogs.
The "clip" on the chain-stay end of the rear fender is a problem for those of us with comfort bikes as there is no bridge "Tube" but rather a bridge plate designed with bends for kickstand positioning and with a threaded hole for the fender mounting screw. I had difficulty removing enough of that bridge tube clip to enable both kickstand attachment and screw-mounting the fender.
Having dealt with the design "flaws" in these, I would easily decide to spend the extra $10-20 for the Hardcore or Cascadia fenders by Planet Bike as they have stays designed to adjust at the fender end, away from all the other stuff attached at the dropout.
I was checking my spelling with product ads while writing this and discovered Amazon now carries Pyramid fenders with the better stay design at a lower price than the ones I bought. Go figure. With all the work invested in installation it's moot for me now but as for others, I'd recommend they buy Pyramid.
http://www.amazon.com/Pyramid-Road-Hybrid-Full-Fenders/dp/B000AO9Z66/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1252007287&sr=8-2

As a bicycle commuter with a Trek FX7.2 fitness-hybrid bike and 700 x 35 tires, the fenders fit perfectly. Attaching the rear fender near the front chain ring was the only relative difficult attachment as I had to remove my kickstand and use a cable tie (which was included with the fenders) to secure it. The rest of it was not a problem. This is not a set of fenders that is a quick-remove type but since I don't plan on removing them, it's not an issue to me. It looks great as well.

I've now had these for about 6 weeks. Unfortunately, I hit a squirrel which caused damage to my front fender, but was able to bend the front fender rods back into shape (fenders probably actually saved my spokes from damage). Other than that incident, which is obviously not the fault of the manufacturer, I've been very happy with them.

I have a schwinn varsity road bike with 700c tires and this fender was almost impossible to put on. In the end it was still rubbing my back tire. I had to go to a bike shop and have them try to fix it. It was a big pain in the ass. I would not buy it again, save myself the trouble.

These fit nicely on my roadbike with 27" wheels. They look really nice and shiny. I used zip ties instead of bolts to connect the fenders to the eyelets - works great. These fenders seem really strong.

I bought a set of these for my commuter since they were cheap, expecting to get something that rattled and jiggled like no other before disintegrating. However, once I received them I was gladly proven wrong.

Installation: Very easy and quick to install. I put them on a touring/commuting style frame with 700x35 tires. They were very easy to get aligned and attached.

Appearance: These fenders look sharp and of quality. I've received many compliments on how good my bike looks. I only wish they sold a silver set at this price.

Performance: It's been raining/snowing here for several weeks and these fenders have saved my clothing time and time again. The snow/ice will cake up inside of them, but a quick shake and it falls out. They haven't come loose at all, and several blocks of my commute are on brick roads which are very bumpy. Still no rattling. They also fit under my rear rack with plenty of clearance.

Durability: While getting this bike down from it's rack I smacked the rear fender against the wall quite hard. The fender bounced right back to shape and was perfectly fine. I imagine that if you really hit something hard the mounting hardware might bend, but the plastic more than likely won't crack.

Overall, you can't beat these fenders, especially for the price. I purchased a second pair for my trail bike, and will most likely purchase more for other bikes. The only drawback of these fenders is that they only come in 1 color, but I can live with that considering how good these are.

These fenders are very good for my bike. They are the right length and the width is a little wider than my tires. They were easy to set up on the bike, the instructions while not very organized, were easy to follow. This has all the hardware to install and some tips if your bike doesn't have all the necessary mounting areas.

I will see how these stand the test of time. The only problem I have had so far is the rear finder's adjustment bolt is stripped, I tighten the other one but this one is loose. This makes the back fender somewhat out of alignment with the wheel, but it isn't a major issue since I have a rack on the back.

Note, this ships in a HUGE box, much much larger than these fenders. The box is about five feet long, by one foot wide and one foot tall, very large!


UPDATE - Jan 20th - It's been 3 months since I have purchased these and they are still great! I have to tighten some of the adjustments every once in a while but that should be expected, especially with them being in the -5 degrees F, and then sit in the sun getting them up to about 50 degrees F. They are great in winter and I never have a problem getting wet on my road bike. If only I could put fenders like this on my Mountain bike.

While the fenders and associated mounting hardware looked fine, the front fender was too wide to fit through the carbon fiber fork on my hybrid bike, (a 2012 Jamis Coda Comp), and still provide sufficient tire clearance. The fenders are designed for 700 x 28 to 700 x 35 tires. Because my tires are nominally 700 x 32 and consequently too wide for 35mm road bike fenders, these fenders appeared to offer the best fit. Unfortunately, their 45mm width rendered them unusable in my case; they can only bend so far, (to ~41mm width), without causing my front tire to rub. Given the difficulty in accurately measuring the space between carbon fiber fork blades, one might consider buying this item locally to avoid the expense of sending them back to Amazon.

Great looking lightweight fenders for my Schwinn hybrid. The only issue I had was I had to cut the stays to make the fenders look right on the bike, but it was worth the effort.

These seem to work well, I wouldn't mind having the little flap on them to keep the spray down a bit more at least in the front.. They were easy to install on my Giant Cypress it keeps the water off my back so I like them, all the hardware was there.. Easy peasy.. Decent product.