Making a fender for your MTB

[deanbean]

It's starting to rain here and I'm tired of getting mud in my eye , so I did a search for fenders and got a number of templates. I'll be using the first one and cutting it out of 4mm plastic from a 20l container that I used for another project (the advantages of being a farmer, all the left over material form old projects, and I'm a bit of a DIY freak)

 

 

 

This last one had me a bit mystified, so I reread the page it came from;

Simply printout the below so the measurements match.

place template onto an old inner tube and cut out.

you'll also need 4 zip ties to secure the mudguard onto your forks.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/my-free-gift-to-the-world-mudguard-template-100mm-forks

think I got it wrong

 

Post your attempts here, I will do the same

Edited October 19, 2013 by deanbean

[deanbean]

Template printed on A4 and adapted with more front coverage

Ready to cut with Jigsaw

Done

Heatgun to mould the shape of the fender

Holes marked

With the template

Cleaned and holes drilled,

Ready to mount

Mounted

View from the front to show clearance

Rear and front views

 

Time taken about 45min including getting tools, finding the plastic, and scrubbing the fender.

Edited October 18, 2013 by deanbean

[straatvark]

I like!

 

tsk tsk now I definitely need a heat gun

[RED1408]

Awesome

[braailegend]

Cut off those Zip-tie ends, before they lay eggs!!

 

Looks good! wish I wasn't so lazy

[deanbean]

Cut off those Zip-tie ends, before they lay eggs!!

 

Looks good! wish I wasn't so lazy

Gonna turn them into my spokes for that lekker prrrrrr sound

 

they're gone already, couldn't find the nail clippers.

[Skylark]

Sick!! That looks good and will do the job as good as any store bought product

[Eddy Gordo]

U can also use those disposable plastic cutting boards

[Pusher]

Very nice.

[Peach.]

Nice job, that plastic looks very thick. Try go to a plastic world or plastic shop, they should have thin sheets of plastic, alternatively get those thin plastic chopping mats, thats what i made the first few out of.

[johannrissik]

Neat!

For a more genuine "plaas/skaap-dip" look you could have left the label on.....

[DJR]

I like your way of doing things Bean , but since I'm a lazy city slicker (not really) I bought mine for R90 from Trail & Tar.

[Big H*]

Glad your rain came. Cable ties are the new polluter at camp sites. Even worse than beer bottle tops.

[DJR]

Glad your rain came. Cable ties are the new polluter at camp sites. Even worse than beer bottle tops.

 

I buy brightly coloured ones when overlanding - they are so much easier to see and not leave behind by mistake - unlike the black ones.

[Big H*]

 

 

I buy brightly coloured ones when overlanding - they are so much easier to see and not leave behind by mistake - unlike the black ones.

 

I pick mine up and take them with me, with all those of the others that I habitually pick up. We also have kiep kiep parade before we pitch camp and it is also the last thing we do before we leave.

[DJR]

I pick mine up and take them with me, with all those of the others that I habitually pick up. We also have kiep kiep parade before we pitch camp and it is also the last thing we do before we leave.

 

I like that - and I'm going to teach my kids to call it that in future, we've just never had a word for it.