Laminated Wood Bicycle Mudguards

Step 7: Mounting Your fenders

I went ahead and figured out how i was going to mount my fenders, before i treated my wood. there were several reasons for this. firstly, i knew i would be drilling through my fenders, and i want to be able to treat the inside of the holes to prevent rot. secondly, some parts of my mounting system are permanent, so i wanted to treat underneath those pieces. 

Here is how i went about devising a mounting system. this is certainly not the only way, and may require tweaking to work with your bike. 

First, i ordered Sheldon Fender Nuts made by Problem Solvers. you can find them easily online, and although they are pricy for what they are, it makes for a slightly more elegant mounting system. 

The basic system 

Comments

[BAMBOOBIKER]

Hey, thanks for the link over to my instructable. It makes me wonder how many others have built bikes? I'm about to dig into your fender instructable to throw some fenders on a coulple of my frames. These look nice, and easy to do! I'm probably going to go Carbon and Wood laminate, just for something a little different! Not sure how it'll work out, with such different materials, but worth a shot! Thanks again for the link, and for this well written instructable!

Eric

[adie.mitchell]

hey, the fenders are really great, they go great with the bamboo. thank you for your instructable! I built mine fixed/free and took it on a two month bike tour of france and spain, the frame held up really nicely!

[BAMBOOBIKER]

I've spent the last hour or so reading your blog from the trip, and it sounds like an absolute blast, but also incredibly difficult on a fixie! Good job! Are you still riding the bikes?

[adie.mitchell]

Yep, I ride about 20 miles (commuting to work) 4 or 5 days a week. Doing it on a fixie was definitely tough! Although the tour was great fun, all the most dificult and least enjoyable bits (hills, lol!) would be so much better on a geared bike!

[plasticpopcorn4]

What kind of elasticity did the finished product have?

[adie.mitchell]

its pretty damn stiff, id say. you have to actively try in order to make it bend.