MK Fenders

Here you go...the newest, widest, bestest fully shaped wooden fender in all the land! And I mean all!!

2012-01-07T06:30:00.000-08:00

WOW!!! Can you believe this is even possible?

Delivered these 130mm solid Maple fenders trimmed in alder with relief cut for the front derailer. The relief is the same for the Surly Pugsley and Moonlander. These are the widest fully shaped wooden fenders you can find anywhere. Even though they are pretty, they are the most durable fender you can purchase. Just wash them off and go! Be the envy of your fat bike group!

Want to keep that front derailer.....no problem! Whether it's the Surly Pugsley or Moonlander or the space shuttle, we can fit to whatever you want! Let me build you a set of wide wooden fenders for your favorite fat bike!!

2012-01-02T17:12:00.000-08:00

Here we have an all Maple 130mm fender with the edges trimmed with alder for a Surly Moonlander which is headed to Cedar Falls to Bike Tech. Notice the relief cut for the front derailer!

Should be enough room......I guess we will find out!

On there way to the finish room for a fresh coat of beautiful! Can't wait to see them mounted!

Just about big enough for maybe skis or maybe even a........canoe?

Tint to contrast...looks cool!

2011-12-17T08:12:00.000-08:00

Take a look at hoop location....position high or low. Need to watch pedal position relative to the stand off position.

Hard to see from this picture but this fender has 2-dark blue vertical pvc inlays and 1-dark blue horizontal and 1-walnut horizontal inlay alternated with maple.

Mud flaps have a follow through pattern to blend with the fenders to give you that extra protection from all of that road contamination. Nasty! Now you only have to worry about the riders in front of you.

Supper clean looking ride which will keep you clean as well.

What to do when your son wants a set....make him build his own? Are you kidding....he doesn't want anything to do with it. Intimidated you think?

2011-12-09T05:36:00.000-08:00

These are maple fender base with blue pvc inlays on the top and the side also walnut inlays that can only be seen from the side.

Inlaid the flaps with the same blue colored blue pvc to carry through the entire length of the fender.

Finish can be tinted most colors although I'm not really into trying to match bike frame colors. Way too many variations and options available. Maybe an accent color instead? No worries....wood can be seen through the tinted glossy finish. Length is whatever you want......nothing standard here!

What's turns you on......Matte or Glossy?

2011-12-07T19:10:00.000-08:00

Matte fender wet sanded and Glossy fender wet sanded and buffed back to gloss.

Both Matte and Gloss are translucent enough to view the grain below.

Here are some cool finish options. How about a translucent black finish....after all you still want them to know they are wood!

2011-11-24T19:33:00.000-08:00

See this pugs with fenders at Geoffs Bike and Ski in Iowa City, Iowa!

Glossy enough to see your reflection.....don't you look good!
Just a note to the installer...make sure that 2 stand-offs are used on the front and rear struts. Not a single like in the picture above.

Look at the clean and stylish hardware....solid as a rock!

Remember 2 stand-offs on the front and rear struts.

Wrap these fenders as much or as little as you want......wrap is your choice.

Looks black from a distance but get close and the wood magically appears. Mount the front and rear fenders with 2 stand-offs on the struts for that rock solid mount. Don't want that install to be floppy!

Is this what you've been waiting for....Mounted and being put to use. Keeping you dry and in everyone's eye!!

2011-11-08T19:41:00.000-08:00

See these Maple/Walnut fenders at World of Bikes in Iowa City, Iowa!

Notice the double stand-offs on the rear of the fender which gives the fender great stability.

Wow......the blue frame makes the fenders really pop!

And look at all of that beautiful wood to look at!! Can't tell me you can find metal or plastic that will look that cool! They are way more solid anyway!

Wrap as little or as much as you want.

This set of hickory fenders ended up in Red Deer, Alberta Canada

Mark - Got the fenders installed this weekend (took me about 4 hours). I was able to keep the front derailleur with a small bit of grinding for clearance. They are absolutely drop dead beautiful and the workmanship is first class. I get plenty of comments along with disbelief that are made from wood. Even my wife concedes they are classy. I've attached a couple of pics of the installation - hope you can make use of then. I will be passing your cards around at some of the local bike shops when I show off the Pugsley.

Thanks again for the great product - I'm very, very pleased.

Jim McKinley
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

What next? Maybe we should do something knotty. Hickory should be knotty anyway...right. Unless you like what you see here.

2011-10-17T18:01:00.000-07:00

108mm Solid Hickory...no inlay

Hickory has many beautiful colors!

END OF THE PROTO ERA!!!!

2011-10-09T10:30:00.000-07:00

Here is a table of prototypes 108 mm ......I think that phase is
over.....bye bye proto. I think we have that mastered!

Take a close look......do you see it? I know it is impossible
from this pic but this is a solid red oak fender with a translucent
black finish. You really need to see this in the sunlight....
amazing!!!! The coolest part.....this finish can be tinted any color!

'Walnut base with Alder inlay with walnut mud flaps

Southern Yellow Pine Magic!

2011-10-09T10:17:00.000-07:00

Southern Yellow Pine fenders!

Didn't think they would look this good!

I love the contrast!

Color is added!

2011-07-01T05:23:00.000-07:00

I call this my DNA pattern.

These are just too cool for words...

Pugsley Full Coverage Wooden Fenders

2011-03-06T11:04:00.000-08:00

THESE ARE THE PROTOTPYES. The process has been perfected and are ready for your orders. Call for color and wood choices. We also have brass hardware available. The production fenders will have a longer (more coverage) front. We installed them yesterday and immediately started to hit the snow piles in my brother yard...I need to remember to pull that front wheel up when hitting a snow bank as I pulled a header with the only full wooden fender on a Surly Pugsley in the world! Oops. Solid installation...no rattles. Notice that there is little or no clearance for a front derailleur which could be an issue with people. I have noticed that the Salsa Mukluk has a little more clearance.

Want to ride along

Voted "Most beautiful" Wooden fender installation...

2011-03-06T10:50:00.000-08:00

JIM WINS!

Jim wins again but his physical prowis wasn't what won him "Most beautiful" fender installation. His choice of a Masi Speciale CX from 30th Century Bicycle and wood choice did. Many people have commented on the color combinations that Jim chose for his touring bike and fender choice. All that's needed is his Old Man Mountain rack and he's ready for his spring Tenn. tour. Please send some scenic pics next week and I'll get them posted. Thanks for the purchase!

Wide Wooden Fenders...not a problem...

2011-02-03T11:01:00.000-08:00

Sorry it's been so long since the last update. Many process improvements have been on going in order to make a wider range of widths look perfect. This is literally hot off the press...drool away. 30mm on up...

This is the prototype set that will be installed on our Surly Pugsley and tested out in the spring muck...bring it on!

Finished wood fender beauties!

2010-05-19T06:31:00.000-07:00

I thought everyone would like to see the finished fenders from below. I'll add some pictures of them mounted soon.

Kent Park MK Fender Winner!

2010-04-21T18:33:00.000-07:00

Not sure who this is but here is the winner of the MKFenders at the Kent Park race a few weeks back. Hope you enjoy them. We will also be putting a pair of fenders on swag table for the Almonzo100 gravel bike race in Spring Valley, MN. Good luck to all who enter the race!

...the master craftsman continues...

2010-03-29T17:20:00.000-07:00

These are amazing. My brother just reworked part of his manufacturing process to improve the thickness consistency and tested it out on some new designs. I'm amazed with his ability to create new designs. If you need something special don't hesitate to ask.

Beautiful Day for a Ride...

2010-03-25T13:00:00.000-07:00

It's hard to believe that these pictures were taken on a bike trail in Cedar Rapids, IA but they were. My son and I went out on our SS's for a couple hours on a very beautiful Monday afternoon.

I've been riding the MKFenders with the new hardware installed for about a month and a half with zero issues. In the past with plastic fenders, I've had to tweak, bend, twist, and tighten to get the fenders to stay so they won't rub on the tires…and would still have issues. These wooden fenders are solid...as a rock. I've ridden, gravel, wet gravel, pavement, jumped curbs, pot holed alleys and the hardware is still solid as can be. I think the fenders’ strength comes from the way they are shaped and the several coats of epoxy that are applied before the marine grade varnish. Love em.

35mm, 45mm, 65mm Fender widths.

2010-03-12T10:45:00.000-08:00

As you can see in the install procedure we have a 45mm fender being mounted to a LHT. Here we've installed MK Fenders on my BD.

We did use two hoops in the rear because the brake bridge is so close to the bottom bracket attachment area and wanted to split the difference. These are 65mm width and fit great with a 26" wheel with a 2.2 in. tire. The fenders are curved and shaped like a fender should be with just a little flat section to accommodate the wider tire.

Here's a set of 45mm, 26" on the Team Skin bike...and yes this the bike with the radio that you can hear comming for about a mile. Notice how the standoff helped with the rack attachment and also the custom attachment in the BB area.

Remember every install is a custom install.

And finally these are 35mm walnut beauties installed on one of our favorite tandems...

MK Fenders Installation

2010-02-25T16:18:00.000-08:00

**read in full before installing your fenders**

-download a pdf of this file
This document is an attempt to explain the installation process for the super cool MK Fenders. The new MK Fender hardware kit is unique and just pretty darn cool. It should be noted that every installation of MK Fenders is somewhat custom so expect some differences.

When you get your fenders your hardware kit should look something like this:

The first thing you need to do is cut the bent ends off your fender struts. Your strut will have one end that is extra long and have a 90 degree bend on it. These pieces are used to attach your fender to the frame at the brake bridge and fork crown.

I would cut these about three inches from the end. That will be long, but it will give enough extra rod to work with. Mount the angle strut to the brake bridge. To do this you mount one custom MK Fender standoff to the brake bridge with a 5mm bolt and slide the angle strut through the hole and secure with a short set screw. This should look something like this:

Now it is time to drill some holes in your cool new fenders. This is the thing that scares most people but the cool thing about this hardware setup is this no longer has to be an exact science, you just need to be close. You will drill three holes in the rear fender and two in the front. To start I would decide which end you want at the bottom bracket and drill your first hole about ½ inch from the bottom of the fender. Then decide where you want your rear fender strut to land. I usually go about 4 inches from the end of the fender but there are no rules, decide for yourself. The last hole is at the brake bridge and you will need to hold the fender in place and mark the spot.

Use a quality center punch and then drill the three 13/64th holes.

Mount MK Fender standoffs in the brake bridge and the rear strut positions. To do this you will need 2 “flat head socket cap screws”, 2 shaped fender washers, 2 regular stainless washers and 2 MK Fender standoffs. The flat head socket cap screws feed through the shaped washer through the bottom side of the fender. On the top of the fender set the stainless washer and standoff.

Mount the fender to the brake bridge and the chain-stay bridge, at the chain-stay bridge use a flat head socket cap screw and a shaped fender washer from the inside and a rubber washer between the fender and the frame. Cut off any extra length on the angle strut.

Mount 2 MK Fender standoffs to the frame eyelets at the rear dropouts. To do this you need to use 2 of the long set screws, 2 rubber washer, and 2 standoffs.

I would reinstall the rear wheel at this point. You need to install the rear fender strut and then estimate where to cut the strut ends.

Line up your fender with the desired space between the tire and then mark your strut cuts. Remove the strut and cut and file the ends. Reinstall and make sure everything is aligned correctly. Personally, at this point, I would stop and drink a beer. The rear fender is mounted and it is time to look at the front.

The front fender is much easier than the rear. I like about 6 inches sticking out from the front of the fork crown.

You have experience now that you have installed the rear fender so this should all be easy. Mount the angle strut to the fork crown and mount the 2 MK Fender standoffs to the fork eyelets. Decide where you want the fender strut to sit on the fender and mark your 2 holes. Drill and mount the MK Fender standoffs to the fender. Install the fender at the fork crown and install the fender strut. Mark your strut ends and cut them.

This is where we screw with you a little, if you read your instructions completely before you started you will have done this from the start. If you did not now it is time to completely remove the fenders you just spent an hour and a half to install and Silicon every hole and Loctite thread-locker every bolt.

Here is your completed project. Drink a couple cold friendlies and then go for a townie on your sweet wood-fendered machine.

Note to Installers: Fenders of over 70mm need 2 stand-offs per strut on both the front and the rear. These fenders are wide enough that they need the extra stand-off for stability. The use of 2 stand-offs require a little finesse and may need the struts to be reshaped slightly. Also the stand-offs need to be on the struts before attached to the fender. Wait to tighten set screws until both fender and wheel are installed.