New parts from FL are finally here
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From this, to this. The stickers are just eBay cheapies, not fussed how long they last just playing with an idea. There should be a black FL fender too but I cannot get it to fit, I wonder if they've sent me the wrong one.
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@theadman kinda realising why it won't fit. There is F all clearance between the tyre and pads. Like 5mm. It's got the wrong sodding tyre hasn't it? 11x6-6 treaded hooiser. Starting to wish I'd never bought this board.
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@theadman Nice glow up!
Shame about the fender though. Contact them about it. TFL are super chill about that sort of thing usually. -
@lia see above. FML.
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@theadman Flip the tabs the other way like this
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@lia yeah that's the way I have been doing it. Then there is no room for the lip at the end of the fender. I could cut it to make it fit, but I'm a little more concerned that I might have been riding around on a board with the wrong tyre. Shouldn't treaded tyres be 11 5.5-6?
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@theadman I had this exact same issue with my TFL fender. I had one from the first ever batch and had hoped they fixed it, I guess not. For what it's worth, I cut the middle of mine out as a semi-circle and covered the outside with Gorilla Tape to close in the gap.
It worked, but I just didn't like it and ended up buying a magnetic fender. I haven't looked back, and it's been CNR Spectrum Mag Fenders for me ever since. OW+, +XR w/ WTFs, and a GT w/ WTFs all with magnetic fenders. Though, I have to make adapters for the WTF rails to get them to work.
It was a great thought to have the fender extend down past the top of the footpad, but it just doesn't work for larger tires.
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@biell in your opinion is that tyre size ok? <5mm clearance just seems wrong to me when it can easily pick up stones twice that size.
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@theadman looks a little big. i used rubber bushings with my float fender.
XR's got what plants crave!
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@notsure I don't know what to do. It's not FLs fault if some half wit has put the 6-6 tyre on there and it's wrong, and those tyres are being sold for OWs here. If I cut it to fit the ends of the fender will have to rest on the inner edges of the pads, will that be an issue with the front one?
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@theadman said in New parts from FL are finally here:
Shouldn't treaded tyres be 11 5.5-6?The stock Vega on the XR is sized 11.5x6.5-6. I’ve ran a Hoosier treaded with the same size and currently have the FF T1 which is 11x6-6 on my 4206 XR and a treaded D20 Hoosier 11x6-6 on my 4212 XR. I don’t think you would need the 11x5.5-6 for the Float Fender to fit right. I’ve only used FM fenders so I could be wrong.
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@hanahsdax the standard fenders I have fit fine, they just look terrible and one is broken.
Can you tell me with a 11x6-6 tyre/tire if you have a tiny clearance too? It's like 1/5th of an inch. -
Got brave with the scissors and pliers.
Can anyone confirm if the 11x6-6 is ok to run?
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@theadman My V1, Plus and XR all have 11x6-6 but I haven't used this type of fender before.
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@lia what's the clearance from the inside of the pads like?
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@theadman With stock pads it's about 5-7mm
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@lia thanks
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@theadman Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. I see you cut the fender already. Luckily, if it doesn't work for you, TFL charges a reasonable price for them.
Tires have a variance, and so most tires that work sometimes, might not work others. And, of course, PSI plays a big role. The lower the PSI, the more likely you are to get a tire working.
I have only ever used the Vega, Hoosier Slick, Burris Treaded, and Trail-Pro on an XR or a Plus. With that said, the Vega would work, and I remember the Hoosier 11x6-6 Slick being small. I think the Whisper is also known to be small, so that could work. The Burris Treaded and Trail-Pro are basically the same and both known to be large tires.
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@biell thanks. I think I had a bit of a panic about nothing. Nothing has got caught in the gap and the tyre isn't touching it even at speed or over bumps.
