How to make bike fenders, bicycle fenders home made, DIY

HOME How to Make Bike Fenders Adapting to your needs should be an easy matter of seeing how to make the attachment work. My bike had a place to drill a small hole for the front fender to attach to the bottom of the headset column. I tested this in big puddles and remained dry. Wider or narrower metal strips are available at the hardware store. Parts list: two aluminum strips, 1/8" thick, 1 inch wide and 36" long; two angle brackets (one inch); 10x24 stainless steel bolts: four at .50", one at 1.5"; 5 nylon bushing locknuts and washers. Total cost was about $16.50 at Ace Hardware. Scope out your fastener situation to get the correct bolt lengths. Front fender mount with L bracket and nylon bushing lock nut on stainless steel 10x24x3/4" for fender bolts. Rear view of front fender mount with L bracket and two locknuts on stainless steel bolts, size 10x24x1.5" for frame bolt and 10x24x3/4" for fender bolts. Lockwasher on frame bolt helps keep it steady. If your bike does not have a rack then you will have to work out a different attachment system, but the fender holds its shape nicely through its bend.

How to Make Bike Fenders

Adapting to your needs should be an easy matter of seeing how to make the attachment work. My bike had a place to drill a small hole for the front fender to attach to the bottom of the headset column.

I tested this in big puddles and remained dry. Wider or narrower metal strips are available at the hardware store.

Parts list: two aluminum strips, 1/8" thick, 1 inch wide and 36" long; two angle brackets (one inch); 10x24 stainless steel bolts: four at .50", one at 1.5"; 5 nylon bushing locknuts and washers. Total cost was about $16.50 at Ace Hardware. Scope out your fastener situation to get the correct bolt lengths.

what you will need

fender

Front fender mount with L bracket and nylon bushing lock nut on stainless steel 10x24x3/4" for fender bolts.

fender

Rear view of front fender mount with L bracket and two locknuts on stainless steel bolts, size 10x24x1.5" for frame bolt and

10x24x3/4" for fender bolts. Lockwasher on frame bolt helps keep it steady.

fender

If your bike does not have a rack then you will have to work out a different attachment system, but the fender holds its shape nicely through its bend.