Product Description

When your news channel meteorologist forecasts rain for the whole week, dont let that put a damper (yes, pun intended) on your bike riding. Mount your Planet Bike Cascadia Fenders, and enjoy not getting wet, muddy legs and backside. This fender has 130-millimeter-long mudflaps and pre-installed V-stays for added stability. The mountain bike versions of this fender work with disc brakes.

Product Features

• Material: Superflex polycarbonate, stainless steel
• Compatibility: [60mm] mtb (26 x 1.75-2.25in); [65mm] 29er (up to 29 x 2.3in); [35mm] road (700C x 28mm)
• Weight:
• Recommended Use: Biking in wet weather
• Manufacturer Warranty:

Product Details

• Size: Road 35mm
• Color: Black
• Brand: Planet Bike
• Model: 7028-5
• Released on: 2008-03-11
• Dimensions: 3.00" h x 15.00" w x 30.00" l, 1.50 pounds

Features

• Black front and rear fender set for protecting from rain, sleet, and snow
• Unbreakable Superflex all-weather polycarbonate with polished aluminum exterior
• Double-riveted 130 mm mudflaps provide topnotch coverage
• All-stainless-steel hardware is pre-installed for hassle-free mounting
• V-stays for stability; measures 35 mm wide; limited lifetime warranty

Amazon.com Product Description
When the weather turns ugly, Planet Bike's fenders offer full protection from the rain, sleet, and snow. The black Cascadia road fenders are made of unbreakable Superflex all-weather polycarbonate with a polished aluminum exterior, a super-sturdy combo that looks great and stands the test of time. The 130 mm mudflaps, meanwhile, provide topnotch coverage and are double-riveted for extra durability. Other details include V-stays for added stability, all-stainless-steel hardware that's pre-installed for hassle-free mounting, and a width of 35 mm. The Cascadia road fender set--Planet Bike's top-of-the-line fenders for road bikes--is backed by a limited lifetime warranty.

About Planet Bike
In November of 1996, Planet Bike was founded in Madison, Wisconsin. In many ways, Planet Bike began as a social experiment that dedicated itself to doing business in a different way. Instead of being just another company that develops and sells products with profit as its end goal, Planet Bike wanted to help bring about positive change for people, their communities, and the environment.

Despite being a simple machine, the people at Planet Bike have always believed that the bicycle has great potential to help improve the world and the lives of the people in it. From the start, they have embraced an alternative corporate purpose which seeks to help get more people on bicycles by making communities friendlier places for the self-propelled. By donating 25% of company profits to causes that promote and facilitate bicycle usage, Planet Bike hopes to make an impact.

Social experiments aside, Planet Bike was born from the heart of a cyclist with a goal of making innovative, high quality, and practical bicycle accessories. Simply put, they strive to design and develop the best bicycle products in the world. In the company's short ten year history, they have made important product innovations within the bicycle industry. Advancements include the 4-line computer which is now a standard in the industry and the world's first self-contained HID light. Not bad for a company that ten years ago started as a one man operation. Today, while still a small company, Planet Bike continues to evolve and improve their product line with the goal of always striving to build accessories that make it easier for people to ride their bikes. Since 1996, Planet Bike's financial support of the grassroots bicycle movement has totaled $500,000. By 2010, they have made a goal to donate $1 million to organizations that are dedicated to making America a friendlier place for cyclists.

Customer Reviews

Great Fenders
Just got the 45mm black cascadias for my Giant Cypress hybrid with 700c, 38mm tires last night and installed them easily - they were just wide enough. I had to do some minor re-engineering with my rotory tool because I used a bolt at the chain stay bridge instead of a zip tie as suggested by the instructions. I simply cut the notch out to the end of the fender so it could slip over a pre-installed bolt. My bike had an existing threaded hole at the bridge to accept the bolt. Beside this, installation was still easy. The polycarbonate is strong but flexible and easy to work with. The stays are very sturdy and the smart hardware set-up allows for easy and quick fine tuning. Got up this morning and noticed the wet roads outside so I couldn't wait to try them - Wow! what a difference! Kept me and my bike clean and dry and they look great!
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Update - 22 Dec 08: It finally happened... A stick jumped up and caught the rear fender stays. The fender folded in three places and was tightly stuffed under my rack. I thought it was destroyed but removed the rack, pulled the fender back out, adjusted the stays and was on my way. Three creases are still visible but it did not break and still works as new - I bought a set for my wife's bike!
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Update - 16 Dec 09: More of the same... these fenders continue to perform flawlessly. I would not own a bike without these fenders installed.

Great product, excllent company
I've had these fenders on my road bike for the last ~2 years, some 10000+ miles, and they're great: the flaps minimize the gunk splattering and the fenders have stayed adjusted. (And they look good.) I'd been experimenting with slightly wider tires and didn't realize it had worn off part of the rear clamp. Fortunately, Planet Bike is awesome in its forward-thinking and makes replacement parts available for a very reasonable fee. I've since picked up a second set of fenders for my long-distance bike.

They're a great product and essential for year-round commuting in the Pacific Northwe't.

Excellent bicycle fender for my old Trek touring bike
Very useful on rainy days, no more splashes on my back- even protects the lower part of the frame, chain and other components from excess dirt and water. Now that I have it on bike, I wonder why didn't I use it earlier! All of my other bicycles are getting their own.

It came with all the necessary hardware and took only about 30 min to install, very easily done!