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Front view.
Notice molded strength shapes
This is a top view. See how capture pocket uses slider as an anchor.
3/4 rear view.
Notice the six mount
points
Left side view.
Front is left
Front view from left side
Cheap mounting straps are 1/2" conduit from your hardware store. Buy enough to make six straps


Cheap mounting
I did not include mount straps because they are at your hardware store on-the-cheap in the form of 1/2" conduit. You simply get enough to make six straps. Then you squish both ends flat in a vice. Make sure the internal seem is in the middle, not on the edge of the bend or the tubing will crack. Round your squished ends. Drill them for bolts and why not mount them inside the fender for looks. Don't buy flat steel or aluminum straps. I've done that and flat stock has no rigidity. They allow the fender to flop side to side to the point where the screws start eating fender or straps. Use LocTite and/or Nyloc nuts for mounting. Make sure to paint your conduit straps otherwise they'll look poopie.

Options
Steel reinforced fender. Now I know a few of you do not trust fiberglass for strength (you just don't know how strong my fenders are.) Here's what I will do for you guys. I will make shaped steel side plates and glass them into the fender edges. This will add about $50 per fender. Steel will add to
fender strength and for the
mounting bolts.

Make sure seam is in the middle. If it's on the edge, it will crack.

	Championship Ice Fender This is the only dedicated ice fender built just for us nutty ice riders. I designed it with 'fork capture pockets' which are a safety feature. The pockets trap the sliders/forks so if the mounting straps break or get loose, the fender can't roll down under the wheel causing your heart to stop just before your brains are dashed out. This design required a two-part mold and parts from a mold like this are just more expensive than a simple one piece mold. Okay? This is my second generation ice fender. It is made for upside down forks as well as regular forks. It features; Six mounting points. I've learned painfully that multiple mount points allow the fender to be more solid. This minimizes the side-to-side wiggle which ultimately means stud-to-fender contact... and pffft, your fender starts to disappear Fork capture pockets are roughly 44mm wide. If your sliders are wider, you just trim away enough of the pocket to make a fit I re-radiused the fender to fit 21" and 19" ice tires. Nothing looks as geeky as a mismatched tire and fender radius Built-in strength. This is a fender of many contours and shapes. This was done on purpose to add strength beyond that of a normal round fender. I notice many of you are using plastic MX fenders-those are basically as strong as your mount straps because the fender itself has limited strength. And I've had plastic fenders explode on super cold days. 1/8" thick fenders. Some of you top riders want paper thin, light weight fenders. The rest of us want strong fenders that will last after crashing into a snow bank or thirteen. This 1/8" thickness is a compromise between a thick strong heavy fender and a super thin light weight one. Here's the deal. The thickness has a small impact on cost, so I'll make them thin for you if you ask but they won't last as long. If you don't specify a thin one, yours will be about 1/8" think. Or if you want a 3/16" thick fender just say so. Six inch wide fender. This is going to make some of you sad because you are using thinner 21" wheels. I could have made this fender narrow but it's wide for several reasons. 1) Your forks/sliders are about 6" wide even if your wheels are narrow. A wide fender means you'll have to put less of an angle in your braces. Straight braces are easier to mount. 2) I can't forget my vintage friends still using 400 x 19 ice tires, 3) and an extra wide fender permits more screw-to-fender clearance on the sides should the braces loosen or get dented in the heat of combat. Reparability. Fiberglass has always been an easy material to repair. Between seasons, just sand blast the back side and cover the crack with several layers of new glass. Then you Bondo the crack from the outside and repaint
Front Ice fender Standard white $109.00 Front in colors $119.00	Rear Ice fender Standard white $92.00 Front in colors $102.00
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