How to Install Fenders on a Bicycle

[@irisxlampatsi]

Clear instructions, correct camera positioning, no annoying music. Well done, sir!

[@GM-yq9du]

Lol, initially I was thinking... do I really need 10 mins to explain this? But ended up watching the whole thing to understand all I need to know about attaching fenders (mud guards in the UK). I was actually on hols in Cornwall (a long way from home) before setting off on LEJOG (Lands End to John O’Grauts) and my fenders were all over the place after the bike had been stored in my sister’s tiny car, so this video helped me put them right whilst on the road and not panic that I hadn’t screwed them somewhere I shouldn’t (as my rack was all out of whack too). Great video, thanks heaps as no cycle shops near by to ask. 👍

[@cjhoyle]

Great to hear!

[@cmonster42]

I was put off by the terrible sound in the first few moments, but that got better almost immediately. Thankfully cause your video is clear, the camera shows what's important well, and you explain everything so even I get it! And, no annoying music or long, unnecessary intro. Really well done.

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks! The echo was terrible when recording in that space.

[@bethrodgers]

Great to see the Green Machine again. I find your bicycle maintenance videos really easy to follow and really useful.

[@KandiKlover]

Yeah I really liked that first video from long ago. Inspired me to go buy one from the local goodwill for $20 and start commuting.

[@Solarsystem50]

Excellent guide. Cant believe the manufacturer cannot do a video like this.

[@cjhoyle]

For people like me who do this as a hobby, it's better that they don't! :P

[@aaroneckardt5514]

Great tutorial. After doing a few searches and finding nothing close to this. I just started scrolling KZbin videos. This is the only video that shows the process. It is also the best information about fenders. The manufacturers should just link your video. Also, those are the exact fenders I saw that started me on this search. I wanted bolt on fenders like these but wanted a visual in how they will install. So I'm going to buy them and install them. Thank you

[@graceachara3223]

Best instructions ever. No annoying background music, clear instructions with photos, thank you.

[@stephaniecruvant9130]

Thank you so much for this video. I just bought my first ebike which arrived requiring some assembly.

[@russ3069]

HI CJ, QUITE EASY, FOR US EXPERIENCED BIKE BUILDERS, BUT YOU VERY EASILY EXPLAINED, IT FOR THE BEGINNERS. LIKE ALL YOUR BIKE WORK. WELL DONE! GREETING FROM THE UK.

[@dsp4392]

Very well thought out instructions and masterfully presented. Only thing I'd add is to test for rubbing with the bike upside up. While upside down, gravity will pull the fenders away from the tires, so when you flip the bike over the fenders might get a bit closer to the tires and cause some rubbing.

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks. With this style of fender, the fender is rigidly fastened from multiple point to the frame of the bike and it's position with respect to the tire doesn't change in my experience when the bike is flipped over. There are other more basic fenders I've seen where this would be a consideration though.

[@jerrys88]

Thank you for this excellent video, CJ. I just installed my Planet Bike Cascadia fenders and this was a great help. At one point I got a little stumped because I have a front rack installed on my bike and it uses the eyelets I needed for the fender supports. Then I noticed there were spacers on the rack bolts. I just took the spacers off and positioned the plastic mounting pieces at the end of the fender supports in their place (they're just about the same width as the spacers). Success!

[@zsebestien7050]

Sounds like you're doing this at gunpoint. Very information and helpful, thank you.

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks! Really? What aspect of it made you get that impression?

[@zsebestien7050]

@@cjhoyle Just the audio and the pace at which you explain it lol. Not being mean just poking fun. Like I said it was efficient

[@kq7739]

Very useful video! Looking over many vids about setting up the fenders and your video is def top 1. Also advising and referencing the rack

[@cjhoyle]

Glad to hear!

[@MrWyldWolf]

Thank you for posting this video! I bought the same exact fenders but was unsure of how to install them correctly. I live in Houston, Texas so soon the highs will be above 70 (21 Celsius) again. I'm looking forward to seeing more videos from you in the future.

[@vman2kay]

Very informative and detailed. Thank you for your video sir.

[@adventureswithjosie]

Really informative video! I think I could install my own fenders after watching this. Thanks!

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks!

[@leeannnelson3011]

Awesome video! Well done, very helpful... I'm feeling good about installing this myself. Also, I learned a few new things. Thank you!

[@flaviofariasjunior2254]

Easy and well done,thanks CJ.

[@ungarlinski7965]

@3:03 Suppose the hole is threaded. Would it be okay to use a nut as well to make it more secure?

[@cjhoyle]

Yup, no harm in doing that (unless you care about a few extra grams of weight haha).

[@ckim15]

Good instruction for fender installation!

[@datcat15]

Thank you very much. You made the daunting become easy. Well done.

[@hopper333]

Hi. I have a 1975 Shwinn Suburban. After replacing the rear tire and seemingly centering it, the tire now rubs against the fender. Perhaps the new tire is wider? Anyway, do you know how to straighten the rear fender? Perhaps it is bent.

[@johnrovicgerong433]

Thank you for the video it is very helpful to me as to i dont have a father to help with me so i need to install this myself.

[@ruthbaidya3908]

Very useful. Thank you :-)

[@cjhoyle]

No problem!

[@snowwolf8443]

very informative! thanks so much!

[@lwheeles]

Great video but what if I don’t have a hole in the front fork crown. If I use a couple zip ties and hook it to each side of the down tube (or whatever you call it) will that work?

[@lyssanch3096]

3 years later and no answer, did it work? Lol

[@lwheeles]

@@lyssanch3096 it did work. It’s held in place great.

[@lyssanch3096]

@@lwheeles cool ima hav to do the same thing lol i didnt know bikes needed those extra holes on the fork/frame ?

[@lwheeles]

@@lyssanch3096 I put the zip ties right at the top of the fender, so if I have to change the tire, I will have to cut it off and replace it, but it’s a good tight fit.

[@Nonpresstitute]

excellent vid watched ot a couple of times Question Where did you get that quill stem i have looked for years and have settled but have a hi bred that i need one for, the very one i want to install fenders on for touring. Thanks

[@cjhoyle]

I found that stem in the used parts bin at my local DIY bike shop. It was a very lucky find. I have no idea where it originally came from or where you might buy one.

[@alkyoniGR]

Hi CJ! Happy to watch your new video! It was very interesting !!! The only thing that was a bit annoying to me, was the echo from the place you where recording when you were talking away from camera... But generally the video was very helpfull! Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work! Warm greetings from Greece, Yianna P. :)

[@cjhoyle]

alkyoniGR I agree it's annoying. I tried my best to speak close to the camera as much as possible.

[@Arya885]

Honestly I didn't even notice the echo it's not that bad imo

[@Jkw211]

Ty! I just bought these. Very useful vid!

[@nrgraff]

Really excellent, informative video. Thank you!

[@KandiKlover]

Please to make another video of this great thrift commuter bike. I wanna see nice long vid of you riding it.

[@cjhoyle]

My Green Machine has been featured in many of the videos on my channel, going back as far as 2011.

[@dwaynesemple864]

Good work CJ .

[@ChuckHaney]

Any idea what size bolt goes through those forks? I need that nut and bolt as well as the nut and bolt that is found just above the rear tire.

[@cjhoyle]

The bolts that fasten the fenders at the top near where the brakes are typically M6 (approximately the same size as a quarter inch bolt).

[@ChuckHaney]

@@cjhoyle Thanks much! I want to mount my Victagen headlight on the forks and can't find a suitable mount so I guess I'll make my own. On my bike the hole in the back seems to be smaller but I'll find out for sure once I get an M6 bolt to test with.

[@palashmyaccount]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@virkelie2]

I enjoyed your video again! If you ever have a opportunity, can you try to install those full plastic fenders, which uses zip ties to fix the fenders to the frames. But for some reason these full size fenders are not supposed to be fitted on the rear; I d'ont understand why?

[@cjhoyle]

The style of fenders that I showed in this video are the type that are the most effective (in my experience at least) and what I personally recommend.

[@virkelie2]

@@cjhoyle Appreciate your time!

[@etnwhvac]

And when he said is better to take the wheel off, that's when I knew I was screwed!! haha

[@cjhoyle]

Removing the wheels is more straightforward than you might imagine and I have separate videos on that topic linked in the description.

[@etnwhvac]

@@cjhoyle Indeed it was not so bad!! I also didn't detailed that my bike has internal gears on a hub!! But as I said it went pretty straight forward!! Thanks!!

[@Nonpresstitute]

Thanks for the video Where did you get that LONG goose neck i have look for ever and can't find anything like that. How are the fenders holding up?

[@cjhoyle]

I just found it in the used parts bin at my local DIY bike shop. It was a lucky find. It didn't come with the long stem bolt that was needed to make it work, so I bought a piece of threaded rod and retapped the quill for those threads. The fenders worked great, although I have since borrowed the rear fender to user on another bike.

[@uli8327]

That giant stem tho😂👍

[@corennet.6776]

Thanks!

[@phillipshipman6332]

The poster child for lavalier microphones.

[@cjhoyle]

lol it's more like a case study demonstrating why a lavalier mic is necessary. That parking garage was brutal for audio. I know that I did use one in a subsequent video which I filmed there, but I eventually just started filming somewhere else.

[@billrivers2578]

Will these fenders fit 29X2.125 cruiser bicycle

[@cjhoyle]

I doubt it. These are 26" fenders, but they sell 29" fenders that would fit your bike.

[@chainsawenthusiast]

thx dude!

[@cjhoyle]

No problem!

[@termostato]

Where did you buy the fenders? Can you post a link?

[@cjhoyle]

You can buy fenders a local bike shops. I bought mine from MEC.

[@zer0kelvin212]

thank you sir well done

[@ocal6477]

Thank you :-)

[@pleasewait8124]

How do I remove them ?

[@kankanachava5782]

what about disc brake bikes

[@cjhoyle]

I get asked this question so frequently that I made a follow up video titled "How to True (Straighten) a Bicycle Wheel with Disc Brakes" kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpvHeJVoqZyad7s

[@zazz63]

tell me more about the milk crate ..

[@cjhoyle]

Milk crates are an extremely convenient way of carrying cargo of many shapes and sizes on a bicycle. I have posted videos on my channel showing 3 different ways of mounting a milk crate on a bicycle.

[@zev942]

Can anyone list the tools that were used for this install? XD

[@cjhoyle]

There reason I didn't focus on the specific tools that I used is because this installation can vary quite a bit from one bike to another.

[@hellraizer44]

The green machine is alive and well? What witchcraft is this? LOL

[@cjhoyle]

hellraizer44 I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Yes, the bike was stolen, but I recovered the bike. I posted a video describing how I got it back.