Comments on: “Po’ Boy” Fenders and Other D.I.Y. Projects

By: Post Consumer Fenders « Bitratchet

Post Consumer Fenders « Bitratchet — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 05:13:47 +0000

[...] Coroplast and aluminum fender. [...]

By: welshcyclist

welshcyclist — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:48:30 +0000

I like the headlight idea, and could be very useful to myself in the near future, but, and there’s always a but, isn’t there? I’m totally inadequate when it comes to DIY, but I think I’ll give it a go. Cheers and thanks for publishing these ideas of yours.

By: RL

RL — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:16:07 +0000

Around my neighborhood, I saw a bunch of “Ron Paul” signs that would be perfect candidates for fenders and other projects…

By: Marrock

Marrock — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:39:46 +0000

By th way, if you work with coroplast a lot these can be invaluable.

http://www.mrmcgroovys.com/t-about-my-rivets.aspx

They’re cheap, reusable, easier to work with than duct tape and look cleaner than zip-ties when in place.

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:59:03 +0000

The ski tip idea is cool — I’ll have to keep that in mind (except skis are hard to come by in Florida)!

I originally tried one of those clip-on fenders that clamp around the seatpost, but I didn’t have enough room on the post for the clamp (blinkie and seatbag got in the way). I even tried to thread it through the seatstays to clamp on the seattube itself, but couldn’t get anything beyond a crazy upright angle.

By: Max

Max — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:39:51 +0000

When I worked at Keystone ski resort in the early 90′s a friend of mine rode his Specialized to work every day, snow or shine. We took a ski cracked towards the tail and cut off the first 2 feet of the ski, flipped it upside-down and mounted it over his rear tire by way of the seat-post. It looked so cool, and the ski manufacturer logo was visible thru the clear p-tex layer on the ski-bottom. Everyone kept asking him where he bought it. I wish I had pictures…

By: Ben C

Ben C — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:37:44 +0000

Here is an idea:

Get a thin retancular piece of metal. Drill a hole in the middle. Make the metal piece long enough to trap two bars on the basket. Put it horizontal and screw a hole into the PVC using the hole in the piece of metal. That should help from the PVC rotating.

Home depot sells a small bag of these metal pieces. They look like a strip of metal. Just and idea.

By: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:25:02 +0000

Ah hah! I will try both of those techniques next time I tinker with it.

I only lost a couple inches of carrying room — two gallons of milk still fit in the basket. That’s plenty of room for me!

By: Marrock

Marrock — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:22:35 +0000

You could also notch the PVC so the wire of the basket slots into the side of the pipe.

By: Val

Val — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:55:32 +0000

Jack: Maybe two zipties through each hole, running to either side of the tube, to provide triangulation adn stability. Just a thought…