Since I started riding my XP I have been looking for black fenders. I know Freddy Fenders are black, but not available here in Europe. SKS should have them, but I've never found them so far. Until two weeks ago. While on holiday in the Netherlands, we visited Emden in Germany for one day and in a local bike shop, I found a set of black SKS fenders.
They are a little bit wider than the set I already installed on my XP, which is perfect since I'm using big tires. So far, when riding on sandy surfaces, some sand and debris still gets thrown up besides the fenders, ending up between my legs on the seat (and probably on the chain too).
The new ones are a bit wider so hopefully they'll solve this problem. I installed the new fenders today, which was a piece of cake since I only had the change the fenders itself. The one for the back wheel is a little longer, which is perfect to keep the debris off my kickstand and off the chain.
They are a little bit wider than the set I already installed on my XP, which is perfect since I'm using big tires. So far, when riding on sandy surfaces, some sand and debris still gets thrown up besides the fenders, ending up between my legs on the seat (and probably on the chain too).
The new ones are a bit wider so hopefully they'll solve this problem. I installed the new fenders today, which was a piece of cake since I only had the change the fenders itself. The one for the back wheel is a little longer, which is perfect to keep the debris off my kickstand and off the chain.
Just a little bit longer is long enough ....
The result is just what I was looking for, more finished if you like. I sure prefer the black fenders over the silver ones, finally my XP is like I wanted it to be from the start !
Now if only that silver fork ....
2 comments:
Hi,
I have a corvette blue Rans Stratus XP like yours. I was looking at your pics of the XP and liked the kickstand. I could not see enough of it to determine what the brand name was, though. What type of kickstand is it, and is it sold in USA? Thanks.
Tim
Hi,
I have a corvette blue Rans Stratus XP like yours. I was looking at your pics of the XP and liked the kickstand. I could not see enough of it to determine what the brand name was, though. What type of kickstand is it, and is it sold in USA? Thanks.
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