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Alutech bikes offer these 'boxes on their top of the range models. http://alutech-cycles.com/Fanes-Enduro-30-Pinion-Komplettbike-v3-M2013 Looks awesome, weight is a negative, but I think they surely have something there. Give it some more time for R&D......

MEGAVALANCHE!!!!! + Bike n hike tour on/over/accross the Andes should be rather special!

I will only have to take a few measurements, and I wont scratch the paint I promise. It is for a good cause and Spark owners all over the world could benefit from your noble deed.

Hi Martin I would like to design a few versions, that could fit various brands. I will look around for someone that is willing to lend me a Spark. Anyone in Bloem with a Spark? Can I borrow it for a few minutes?

Its always a bonus if you can be innovative and be able to create things from scratch. Well done! Let me know when you get the need for a rear fender, maybe I can help.

Hi Martin I would love to sell these to fellow hubbers! Thing is this version will only fit on Specialized FSR suspension. I would like to design and develop a range of rear fenders, but I would need donor bikes to reverse engineer. What bike do you ride?

Hi Puncher That would be the standard Specialized Dangler guide that came with the bike.

Very interesting, I can imagine that those guys have problems with the crud freezing in the mechs. Thanks for the compliments(you too Flowta). Oh yes! Bike always over clothes!

With Spring approaching, I am starting to prepare myself and my gear for some muddy rides. I am from Bloemfontein though and we might never have rain ever again, but none the less I am looking forward to some fun in the wet! A month or two ago I posted in Rant n Rave about a rear fender which I designed and then 3D printed for my 2012 Stumpjumper FSR. Back then it was still just virgin Nylon white, since then I have painted it. Quite a mission to paint these printed materials though, but I think it looks pretty good. This fender is designed to protect my FSR links from being bombarded with crud, I do not really mind getting some spray on my back. Thats part of the experience, is it not? Would you ride with fenders? If you would, would you rather protect your bike or your clothes?

Good day everyone I am new to this forum, and glad to be part of it! I bought a 2012 Stumpjumper FSR Comp earlier this year, and it is awesome! One thing that I have noticed is that mud gets sprayed onto/into the rear linkages through the rear wheel. I dont mind getting sprayed by mud, but dont mess with my Stumpy! So what I did is I designed a rear fender, I am a mechanical engineer by the way, to protect the linkage bearings both the top links and bottom pivot. Then I laser sintered the model in Nylon SLS, I have access to 3D printers etc. I have attached some pics of the fender installed on my bike. I would like to see what the reaction is to this product. It is ridiculous for me to see that the fenders that one can buy, only protects the rider. If I get many responses I would like to series produce these fenders. I can also tweak the design to work on all Specialized FSR suspensions, and later to fit the other FS bikes. Excuse the photos, I snapped them last night after work.