Review of SKS Beavertail Bicycle Fender Set (26 and 28-Inch Bikes)

SKS Beavertail Bicycle Fender Set (26 and 28-Inch Bikes)
By: SKS Average Rating: 4.5 Total Reviews: 7
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Beavertail Bike Fenders

On: 2010-02-20

For a solid frame or front suspension bike these fenders work great. I was sketchy about their quality, but when mounting them on my bicycle I found them to be very sturdy.

Pros : - takes care of almost all mud and water
- easy to instal
- quite inexpensive
- mountable on most bicycles
- front fender works amazing

Cons: -Depending on how you mount the rear fender, it will not catch everything (I had to put on a different sks fender over top of the beavertail to catch an extra four inches. This was because I had the beavertail follow the tire all the way down to the bottom of my bike and that took the extra coverage that would have been had up above.)
- though easy to install, it is still time consuming
- tricky to fit in and around brake cables

Needed different mounting hardware for rear fender

On: 2009-12-09

These fenders fit well on my Marin Muirwoods. The supplied mounting bolt only fit in the front but not the rear. My bike has a threaded hole in the rear that fit the screws normally used to mount water bottle holders. Luckily I had a couple lying around. Im going to have to knock it down a star because of this.

Adjusting the fenders simply involved bending the mounting bracket. This can be done with the fenders installed and the wheels off.

I think I installed the fenders on the wrong sides. If you see these in the pics, then that was me. Ill have to fix that.

A cinch to install

On: 2009-03-23

Very quick and easy to install. I just have an inexpensive Costco mountain bike (Motiv) with fat tires and was concerned about fenders fitting inside the frame, but the fit was fine. In ten minutes I was outside riding through all the puddles on our dirt road. The performance of the fenders fully met my expectations.

Good product

On: 2008-12-25

I purchased this fender set to install on a TREK 4300.

The installation of the front fender was very easy, took no alterations of the mounting hardware and took less than 5 minutes.

The back fender required bending of the mounting bracket. The rear bracket is bent to a 90 degree angle and meant to mount to a rear facing threaded hole. My bike has the threaded hole pointing down toward the tire, so it required the bracket to be bent so that it was straight. It also appeared to require removal of the rear rim to get to the screw to install it. I did find that by letting the air out of the rear tire, I could get the screw mounted with a right angle screw driver (one of those small ones that have a bend on each end for reaching tight places).
In all, it only took about 15 minutes to bend the bracket and mount it, so the installation was still fairly easy.

The front fender is very stable, however because the rear fender is longer and only has one mounting point, it tended to slip out of alignment. I also mounted a Topeak rear rack on the bike, and I found that I could mount a small 90 degree angle bracket to one of the holes that was intended for a light, and then attach it to the rear of the fender. It now is very stable, however, it would be harder to remove. I leave my fenders on all of the time, so it doesnt create any problems for me.

Generally, I think the fenders are great and do an excellent job, even with the wide tires (2.00 x 26). I will mention that since the fenders are intended to work with either 26 or 28 inch tires, they are curved a little less than might be desired for a tight fit on the 26 inch tires. I heated them with a heat gun and found that I could bend them to a tighter curve, so that they fit the tires a little better.

Won't install on my mountain bike

On: 2008-12-12

This fender set is not for mountain bikes. Also it arrived without anything to attach to the bike frame, I think they missed something in the shipment. I had to return it. Too bad, they looked nice.

sks beavertail bike fender set

On: 2008-12-07

Worked well on a mountain bike with front and rear suspension, good item for money