Hello from Boston, I am new to this whole commuting via bike but figured its a good way to get in better shape. I recently bought a gravel bike and its my first with disc brakes. Do you have an suggestions for full fenders that are compatible with them? My wheels are 700c x 38. I was given a set of zefal but could not fit them around the calipers.
Maybe i am doing something wrong. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Sorry that would help, i bought a lhq gravel grinder online (it was really all i could get as everywhere was sold out. I enjoy the bike and just wanted to make it more functional. May end up swapping out front fork with a surly disc trucker fork.
i did see orange-velo has clamps in various sizes which might help. Without going the new fork route i may have to buy or build new wire fender supports in different lengths.
I looked at the bike online and it appears to have fender mounts. I run Planet Bike fenders and they're okay. PDW fenders would work better as the stays are longer. If you don't want to go through the hassle try the SKS Raceblade fenders. They don't need brazed on mounts and are a bit easier to fit to most bikes. Link below but you'll have to figure which model to get depending on the width of your tires. https://www.sks-germany.com/en/products/raceblade-serie/raceblade-long-black/
Great info, i have some research and figuring which will work best for me. I really do appreciate it. Will post pics here once i get everything ironed out.
I have been running SKS SPEEDROCKER fenders on my new Lynskey gravel bike since May. This bike is disc brake equipped. I found the the Speedrockers fairly easy to install and they will accommodated tires up to 40 mm which is what I am currently using. I've been a happy camper.
For the rear i chopped the fender about a third of the way from the rear. Its attached at what would have been the brake mount and down at the bottom bracket, Had enough coverage to prevent getting soaked from behind. I can also go wider on the tires too. Which will be something i do moving forward. I think the front forks are a Surly Troll. Between that and the fenders my ipgrade has only run me 60$.
