fender widening

[kingplinker]

thought i'd share this - I had a real hard time finding a flat brace front fender with a ridge in it for my Shapleigh Wonder bike. I traded an old set CCR had but they ended up being too thin and to small actually for this bikes rims and tires, so I took an old croquet ball and rolled the front one out wider, it also straightened up the edges and did a real good job! Unfortunately when you make the fender wider, it makes the radius smaller so I had to snip off the end a little to clear the tire (sorry CCR, I had to). I won't need long braces cuz it's shorter, and I put a brace up under the fork to keep it from twisting/moving.

Anyways, as soon as I get these painted and put on I'l post pics of the quicky rat restore of this bike. Just sharing, cheers, T.

Rolled it out wide & smooth...

Made it about an inch wider!

 

[sensor]

diy english wheel!!!!!!! GREAT idea.......thanks for sharing :mrgreen:

 

[CCR]

no complaints here, im just glad you were able to use em, show em off when your done !!

 

[Chainsaw]

This is a great way of widening fenders! Nice and simple, and within anyones budget. :wink:
Thanks for sharing and keep the pics of the rest of the build coming!

 

[Hooch]

awesome idea!

 

[user 135]

Great idea. Please post your finished pics here . I will add to the How to Manual.

 

[kingplinker]

very cool! Yeah, I have tried the bowling ball, I also have an old missle command ball that works great!