Reddit reviews Planet Bike Full bike fenders - 26" x 60mm (black)
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Durable all-weather polycarbonate bladesSteel U-stays and hardware are pre-installedEyelets Required?: YesRelease Tabs on front fender for added safetyWheel size: 26”Fender width: 60mmMaterial: PolycarbonateMaximum Tire Width: 48 mmWheel Size: 26"Requires Eyelets?: YesWeight: 505 g
While I agree that the $5k figure is more than a bit out there given the context, it's not hard at all to beat the RadCity, at the same or better quality, for less money by going DIY.
This build took me less time to throw together than it took to write it out here:
Gravity BaseCamp 1.0: $299
48v 1000w hub motor kit from ebay: $150
48v 14Ah battery from em3ev + 2A charger + $100-ish shipping to USA: $559 (note: em3ev calls it 47v 13.6Ah because they significantly understate the specs of their cells. Any other manufacturer would sell this pack with these cells as 48v 14Ah. Also, this pack includes per-cell fusing, as well as fuses on the signal wires.)
8-speed freewheel for the hub motor: $22
Disk brake compatible rear rack: $35
Fenders: $32
Labor, at $10/hr, assuming a first-time builder: $40
Total, including labor and shipping: $1137
That's $360 less than the RadCity, including labor, for a bike of similar quality and features, with 100% user-replaceable and user-interchangeable parts. And there's room to cut costs further, if you spend more time shopping around than the 5 minutes I spent.
If you don't want to go through that much trouble, that's totally fine. Not everyone finds value in DIY, or enjoys getting their hands greasy. That's why prebuilts exist and sell well, and for a prebuilt, the RadCity isn't a bad value. But the criticism regarding the move to a proprietary battery is valid, and to imply that it's remotely difficult to improve on the RadCity formula by going DIY is, in my opinion, just silly.
Those fender rods literally can rub you the wrong way. If that happens you can clip them to be shorter.
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I'm more a fan of the Planet Bike full fender, which uses supports like this...
https://www.amazon.com/Planet-Bike-Full-bike-fenders/dp/B00TQ43EXG/
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https://www.amazon.com/Planet-Bike-Full-bike-fenders/dp/B00PAFELMI/
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With these the rod adjusts inside of a sleeve near the mount point. Cleaner and easier IMO.