I love fenders as they keep me and my bike both cleaner and dryer than without. I’ve compiled this list of mudguard and fender manufacturers in the hope that you will find something that will suit your bike and the tyres that you use. 

For advice on fitting, metal vs plastic, mud flaps and details about what to look out for in a good fender – read my resource, Everything About Bicycle Touring Fenders and Mudguards.

My preferred fender manufacturer is SKS for a number of reasons. They travel extremely well, they’re durable, easy to fit and quiet. I have four sets: one of them has done over 40,000km of touring around the world including 10+ flights, lots of trains, buses and cars, and it’s still going strong. My other sets have been on other touring/city bikes for close to 10 years, without failure.

My specific fender recommendations include:

Plastic
SKS Bluemels – Stiff metal core, double strut arms, securi-clips, quiet, stainless hardwear, neat mounting kit.
SKS Longboard – Stiff metal core, the longest plastic guards available, suitable for tyres narrower than 35c only.
Bontrager NCS – No cutting required which makes them the easiest-to-fit, full-length guards.
Planet Bike Cascadia – Longer than SKS, these all-plastic guards are another popular touring option.

Metal
Gilles Berthoud Stainless Steel – Very well made and with excellent fittings.
Honjo Aluminium – These are some of the lightest and best quality full-length guards around.
Velo Orange – Lower price than GB and Honjo, but still very neat.

Plastic Fender and Mudguard Manufacturers

***Tyre sizes listed are the maximum width that will fit into each fender model.

Axiom
Rainrunner 360 Reflex (700×40, 26×2.0)
Roadrunner LX Reflex (700×28, 700×45, 26×2.2, 29×2.2)

Blackburn
Central Full Fender (700×35, 700×45, 26×2.35, 29×2.35)
Cloudburst Full Cover (700×28, 700×37, 26×1.75)

Bontrager
NCS (700×25, 700×35, 26×2.25)

Contec
Plastic (700×35, 700×42, 700×45, 700×48, 700×54)

Curana
C-Lite Composite (700×30, 700×35, 700×40, 700×45, 700×55, 26×2.2, 26×2.35)

Hebie
Stadtmeister (700×35)

M-Part
Primoplastic (700×35, 700×45, 700×55, 26×2.35)

Planet Bike
Cascadia (700×28, 700×35, 700×2.0)

SKS
Bluemels Chromoplastic (25c, 32c, 35c, 42c, 2.0″, 2.2”)
Bluemels Chromoplastic Primus (700×28)
Raceblade Long (700×25)
Longboard (700×25, 700×35)

Soma
Rain Dog 26/650b/700c (28c, 35c, 2.00”)

Stronglight
Plastic (700×25, 700×32, 700×38, 700×44, 26×1.7, 26×2.0)

Tor Tec
Reflective (26×1.5, 26×2.1, 700×26, 700×35, 700×44)

Vavert
Plastic 26/650b/700c (28c, 38c, 1.5”)

Zefal
Paragon (700×32, 700×40)

Metal Fender and Mudguard Manufacturers

***Tyre sizes listed are the maximum width that will fit into each fender model.

Brave
Classic Aluminium (700×32, 700×42)

Contec
Aluminium (700×32, 700×42)

Dia Compe
ENE Aluminium (700×28, 700×35)

Electra
Aluminium (700×38, 26×2.0, 26×2.35)

Gilles Berthoud
Stainless Steel (26×1.6, 26×2.0, 650×40, 650×50, 700×2.0, 700×2.35)

Hebie
Fixed Guard (700×26, 700×39)

Honjo
Aluminium (700×25, 700×32, 700×35, 700×40, 650×34, 650×36, 650×38, 650×42, 650×52, 26×1.6)

PDW
Full Metal Fenders (700×23, 700×35)

Planet Bike
Cascadia ALX (700×35)

Pletscher
Aluminium Fender (26×2.0, 26×2.35, 700×2.0, 700×2.35)

Specialized
Plug n Play (700×30)
Globe Alloy (700×38)
Roll (650×2.3)

Stronglight
Guade Boule (700×32, 26×1.25)

Tanaka
Stainless Steel (700×40, 700×45)
Alloy (26×45, 26×60, 700×40, 700×45, 650×40, 650×45)
Hammered (700×36, 700×45)

Velo Orange
Smooth Aluminium (700×27, 700×35, 26×2.0)
Hammered Aluminium (650×35, 700×25, 700×35)
Facette Aluminium (700×35)
Snakeskin Aluminium (650×42, 700×42)
Smooth Stainless Steel (700×35, 26×2.0)
Zeppelin Aluminium (650×42, 700×42)
Fluted Aluminium (700×2.1)

Wooden Fender and Mudguard Manufacturers

***Tyre sizes listed are the maximum width that will fit into each fender model.

Brave
Classic Wooden (700×42)

Contec
Bamboo (700×32, 700×42)

Planet Bike
Grasshopper Bamboo (700×35)

Woodguards
Made to order

Woody’s Fenders
Made to order

Carbon Fender and Mudguard Manufacturers

***Tyre sizes listed are the maximum width that will fit into each fender model.

Latt
Carbon (700×32, 700×38)

Clip-On Fender and Mudguard Manufacturers

Clip-on guards that mount 10 or more centimetres from the wheel don’t protect your bike, but will certainly keep you cleaner.

Axiom
BBB
Blackburn
Contec
Crud
Curana
Procraft
SKS
Soma
Zefel