Thanks for tuning in today we're going to be reviewing the SKS Speedrocker bicycle fender
set. [Music] The SKS Speedrocker fenders not only have one of the coolest names for a fender set on
the market but they also offer the convenience of a clip-on fender design specifically designed for
gravel riding. The multi-piece impact resistant Speedrocker keeps your bike and clothes clean
from dust or debris when riding wet weather on or off the road. You can see the packaging is very
cool it's a very large box due to the fenders it's a set so you get the front and rear see all the
struts and hardware hidden on the inside. You have SKS's black and orange color scheme here and then
multi-language instructions on the back as well as illustrations of how it attaches to your bike.
Let me go ahead and take this out of the box I'm going to go over those specs.
So retail price on this is $85.99 it is a clip-on fender set which means you can easily install it
and then remove it from your bike if the weather gets better. It includes both a
front mud guard and a rear cover as well so you keep mud and debris off your bike
it has compatibility with any disc bike that's 700C or 650b as well
and it can accommodate up to 42 millimeter tires so pretty wide range of compatibility.
It also has a telescoping rear fender so you can easily adjust it to match your bike so you
don't need to have a specific size. You can see in terms of what comes with it you have the fenders
attached here with a zip tie so you grab scissor to take it off
you can see the fenders come out it is again two-piece design so you have both the front
and rear. You can see the interesting attachment here it actually goes down onto the fork itself
you have the little mud guard which is a separate piece that's actually attached to this little
piece of cardboard but it's also zip tied on and then you have the various straps for attachments
to your bike with a bunch of the rubber shields to prevent it from scratching your frame.
So highly flexible design and because it's just rubber straps you can easily install
this and uninstall it depending on how the weather looks that day.
The instruction manual in here as well as well as the warranty information
so a nice fold-out design with everything you need in there.
Now let's go over the fit and finish of the Speedrocker fender set. Again this is a clip-on design
so it's great if you don't always ride in rainy weather and want the flexibility to be able to
take it on and put it back on without having to go through a bunch of hardware and bolts.
As with all of SKS fenders they're really durable it's an impact resistant plastic
construction so you can see very flexible and with this one you get a very cool graphic too.
Speedrocker is printed on here and this glossy finish so it looks ghosted on
and then you have a matte black finish for the rest of it everything in here is
very flexible but still feels well built so it can handle on or off-road riding.
This is the rear fender so you can see it attaches to your seat stays with this little flexible mount
and then one set of struts that goes across and to the lower attachment point so you don't need
any specific mounting eyelets with this. You can just throw it on a bike, of course
it has to be a disc bike for this to work otherwise it would interfere with the brakes.
There's some cool features on here as well so you can see the little tail you can actually swap this
out they have an extension if you want to help protect people behind you as this is fairly short.
You can see it won't really protect riders behind you from the spray and then they have the very
cool strut design. This is what they call their SKS automatic safety stay release system or ESC you can
see the little two-piece design here so this will actually snap off if you have debris or something
caught on here so it won't get stuck in your wheel the strut would just pull off and then the debris
will go out. So nice safety feature and very simple design you can also see that there's a bolt here
so if you loosen this you can actually adjust this back and forth by about that two inch amount so
it gives you flexibility to accommodate different bikes as every geometry is a little bit different.
The attachment points are very flexible too you can see these are adjustable so you can loosen
them to adjust the angle and then you have these little rubber inserts to help protect your frame
as well as frame protecting strips so these are little transparent stickers
so you can put these on here especially if you plan to leave this on here for a
whole season you don't want that rubbing against your bike so it's a nice little insurance policy.
The front is actually a two-piece design so again you have that strut with the same safety system so
this will snap off you have a nice little mud flap on the back and the same ghosted letter design.
It has a slightly squared off profile too which looks pretty good it gives you a nice coverage.
Same attachment design again so you don't need eyelets or bolts
it just goes right against the fork and then these angles adjust then you tighten it down.
Same rubber inserts here with the rubber straps that go around it's a two-piece design for the
front which is interesting so you have a mud guard so it almost looks more like a motorcycle.
It angles upwards so it prevents debris from getting thrown up on your handlebars or face
so it keeps you protected and also looks pretty cool with the same attachment design. It's
even optional you don't have to put it on as it's not really connected to the front fender
the hardware itself also nicely designed and these all have replacement parts too
which is great unlike a lot of cheap Amazon brands you can actually replace
so if you ever have an issue or you lose a piece SKS has a full catalog which is really nice.
There's also the velcro straps to connect everything so really simple design
and again so it's great to see having the ability to have replacement parts. [Music]
Here you can see the fenders installed on the bike and it gives it a really good aggressive
look. You have that nice front mud guard the separate rear piece and then the large rear
fender which gives you nice coverage. You can see it doesn't extend all the way down so
they'll still be sprayed for the person behind you but you will be fully protected. Here you
can see the rear fender it simply attaches with these two rubber hooks so pull it off
and then again on the bottom you have a little velcro. Once you remove that the fender simply
slides off and you can go back to a standard bike so pretty nice setup and let's you
switch between fenders and no fenders really quickly. To reinstall simply slide it back through
and then reattach the attachments. One downside is with the straps they are a little bit long so
you can cut them which is what SKS to do on the manual but if you do cut it that means
it's harder to put on a different bike if it's too short so I've simply just fold it backwards
to keep it out of the way. The front one is a little bit more involved you have two pieces
so you have the velcro on the first piece and that goes through the second.
I've simply folded the excess over to keep it out of the way
it's a little bit more convenient. You have to route it all the way through pull it all the way out
and then the rear piece is attached with the two struts
so you pull that and again I've just folded over the excess
and that comes off
and then you can see it back to a standard bike. The front one is a little bit more
complicated because you have to route the two pieces together so you can see the reinstallation.
Now reinstalling the top part almost requires a third hand because you have to route this
through the strap of the first piece
and then around onto the front mud guard
and again the excess drop you can just sort of fold over
and repeat that with the other side.
Now let's take a look at the fenders on the road as you can see here on our E11even bike. They
look great and off-road they perform really well you have full coverage for yourself. The
rear fender prevents any spray from going up to your back and the combination of that little
mud guard and front fender extension prevent any spray from coming up on the fork so you
stay nice and dry regardless of what the trail conditions are. Now with this impact resistant
construction you can see it's very rigid even though it doesn't use any eyelets it stays in
place but it has the flexibility to move around so if you were in an accident or crashed your bike
it's not something you have to worry about. It's a very flexible and impact resistant construction
and the other nice thing is with SKS you always have spare parts so if you were to really damage
something and had to replace something you know SKS going to be here for another 10-20 years so
you have that confidence. We also really like the look of these fenders it gives a much more
aggressive look so even if you're just commuting you have the aggressive front and rear fenders
and you have full protection whether the roads are wet or it's actually raining. The ghosted on
letters also really look good and will match any commuter or urban bike as well. [Music]
Now let's go over the pros and cons for the Speedrocker fenders. What we like about them is the fact
that they have aggressive design with the ghosted on letters that looks really good on any bike.
It's also a clip-on construction which means you can easily adjust them or install and remove them
from the bike as needed. Also with these Speedrockers they are impact resistant which means
you can take them off-road or for gravel riding and not have to worry about them. The main cons
for the fenders is the fact that it does take time to dial in your initial setup as it may involve cutting
the struts and adjusting both sides to make it perfectly aligned with the wheel. You also need
to purchase a separate extension for the rear fender if you want to completely block out the
spray for riders behind you. Thanks for watching this review don't forget to like and subscribe. You
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