Full Metal Fenders - 700x37

Portland Design Works Full Metal 700c Fenders 37mm, Black w/ Black Stays Best mudguards I've had. And I've had a few. These are mounted over 32mm GP5000TL tires. There is enough coverage. Just. The only issue is that the rear stays are not quite long enough for mounting to my seatstays. This is just a normal light touring frame based on the Van Nicholas Yukon. I had to use the included quick release mounts to extend the stays. Not a problem, but it could be tidier if the stays had been 1 cm longer. Otherwise, excellent in every way.

I highly recommend these fenders, I ordered the 37mm wide version after measuring my bike and referencing Portland's useful sizing guide. They fit great, weren't a hassle to install and fender line looks really nice. In my particular install, I did have to trim a tiny amount off of the front fender stays (~1/4") to get the fender to sit at just the distance I wanted. It was easy to trim the aluminum stays and they sit great. I imagine most bikes would not require this but even if they do, it is an easy task to perform. These fenders may be somewhat higher priced than some other options you could choose, but these are WELL worth it in my opinion, and SO much nicer than the cheaper options. They are solid, quiet, look really nice, and the finish is beautiful looking and durable.

These fenders turned out to be exactly what I was hoping they were! After listening to plastic fenders buzz/rattle from road vibration for years, I was excited to see that pdw made aluminum fenders, and hoped they would be much more solid. I was a little skeptical about the single stay for each fender, but people reviewed them well without mention of this as a problem, so I decided to try them out. I did have to make a few custom spacers (only because the full carbon frame/fork on my new commuter bike has "hidden" mounts) but the install was otherwise straight forward and simple. Once installed, the fenders are rock solid and the single beefy stay appears to be more than enough support on both ends of the bike. They are super quiet on the road, and are hardly noticeable on my bike. They do tend to make a slight bit more noise than plastic fenders when something sticks to the tire and flings off inside the fender - but its a great trade-off for not buzzing/rattling from road vibration like plastic fenders. On a trivial side note: I was initially concerned that the mud flaps seemed super long on this model when compared to the other models, but now that they are on the bike I am excited to see how much protection they will provide for the feet. When the rainy season is over, it takes a couple minutes to remove both flaps with an allen key, and you don't even notice the fenders are on the bike!

Perfect fit on my 2019 Cannondale Synapse! Just the right width for my 28 mm Continental GP4000s ii tires (which bulge to 30 mm on the wide rims.

Wonderful mudguards! I was out riding in heavy rain a few days ago and it was quite nice to look down at the bottom bracket and see the amount of water that was »fendered« away from my back, the front derailleur and the chainset. They may be bit tricky to install (in my case that depended mostly on myself) but once they are there, they are rock solid. No rattling at all, even though I mounted them less than 5 mm above the tyre in order to cover as much as possible.