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No. 22 full-coverage $1000 custom Titanium bike fenders, all-road bike
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Yes, this is ludicrous, but if you already have a fancy custom gravel, rando, or even super commuter bike, you know you really want a set of No22’s new thousand-dollar titanium fenders to top it off, right? I mean, if you want to keep your butt dry and legs clean on wet rides, you probably don’t have any other option. I mean you can’t just put standard full-coverage fenders on your custom bike, am I right?

Everyone who rides year-round should have full-coverage fenders

(Photo/Cory Benson)

All kidding aside… did I say this was wild, yet? Because it’s legit nutty. I mean, you can get a set of excellent perfectly functional SKS Bluemels of the Longboards I reviewed for about $50, even a hand-shaped, turtle-stamped in Japan set of Honjo fenders will only cost you about $200. We even reviewed some great full-metal PDW ones last year, that sit in between budget-wise.

Now that I’ve got that out of the way as a reality disclaimer, let’s talk titanium.

No. 22 Bicycle Co. custom full-coverage Titanium Fenders

No. 22 full-coverage $1000 custom Titanium bike fenders, gravel bike
(Photos/No. 22)

No. 22 already makes a lot of killer custom ti road and gravel bikes – from classic designs to that 3D-printed aerodynamic prototype Reactor Aero road bike which actually opened up for pre-sales just this week!

No. 22 Bicycle Company Reactor Aero custom 3d-printed ti titanium road bike, frameset

(No fender mounts on that $10k bike as far as I know, though. But it is custom, so who knows?)

No. 22 full-coverage $1000 custom Titanium bike fenders, angled

And for their gravel and commuter bikes, 22 wasn’t happy with putting plastic or aluminum fenders on what they consider “some of the sweetest Ti beauties you’ve ever seen”. Basically, they searched for someone else making titanium fenders and came up empty-handed. So they decided to make their own. What they describe as a “gorgeous, ultralight-yet-super-strong” set of titanium fenders sure to last a lifetime, no matter how foul your off-season riding weather ends up.

Tech details

No. 22 full-coverage $1000 custom Titanium bike fenders, angled rear
  • No. 22 describes them as “the most durable full-coverage fenders on the market”
  • Full one-piece titanium fender blades cut & shaped by No. 22
  • Black-anodized aluminum fender struts, with stainless steel hardware
  • Completely corrosion resistant
  • Fits road or gravel bikes with full fender mounts
  • Road version is 22.5mm tall with a 22.5mm radius (meaning a 1/2 circle section ~45mm wide).
    Road 30mm max recommended tire size
  • Gravel version is 25mm tall x 25mm radius (~50mm wide).
    Gravel 35mm max recommended tire size
  • Raw titanium finish standard
  • Upgrade finishes include: single color or fade anodized, high-polished ti, or custom Cerakote & anodizing

No. 22 Titanium Fenders – Pricing, availability & options

No. 22 full-coverage $1000 custom Titanium bike fenders, raw ti

Wildly enough, the thousand-dollar pricetag is just the starting point. For $1000 No. 22 gives you the full-coverage Titanium Fenders in the standard raw ti finish – in either Road or Gravel widths. Anodizing adds $100 extra, polishing adds $200. And custom Cerakote and ano colors will bring the cost of your bespoke ti fenders up to $1500. But can you really put a price on beauty & functionality? (Yes, you can. And it’s a high price!)

No. 22 full-coverage $1000 custom Titanium bike fenders, commuter

The No. 22 custom Titanium Fenders are made to order, and then have about a 12-week lead time at the moment.

No. 22 Bicycle Company Reactor Aero custom 3d-printed ti titanium road bike, complete bike at MADE
(Photo by Dylan van Weelden/No. 22)

Btw, if you want that custom Reactor Aero road bike, it sells for $10,000-15,000 just for the frameset. Plus, you’ll need to put down a $1000 deposit now, with delivery not slated until late next year. And to think, you could spend that thousand bucks on a set of ti fenders today, and already have a dry rear end this winter!

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Joenomad
Joenomad
23 days ago

For the bike commuting anesthesiologist.

Dylan Sutton
Dylan Sutton
20 days ago
Reply to  Joenomad

You must be thinking of dentists. None of the three bike commuting anesthesiologists I know ride fancy commuter bikes. My wife’s focus paralane is probably the priciest, another is on a badly maintained surly, and a third is on a beater specialized allez. As a profession they generally go for function over form, and hospital bike parking is not where you want to leave a pretty bike.

As for these being  “the most durable full-coverage fenders on the market”, I seriously doubt they would shrug off being hung on a Steady rack, or transported on a vertical bike rack the way my plastic Bontrager fenders do without even getting a scratch on them.

Joenomad
Joenomad
20 days ago
Reply to  Dylan Sutton

4 out of 5 dentists surveyed approved over priced Ti fenders for their over priced Ti commuter bikes.

nooner
nooner
23 days ago

As cyclists we all slog in the wet during the winter months, but can you put a price tag on elegance and taste?

JOM4
JOM4
23 days ago

As long as you are spending $1500, why not paint the brackets and hardware to match as well?

Marcel
Marcel
23 days ago

The front one is too short on both sides. You still get sprayed in the face from the front (ok, a bit less than without fender, but still) and the bottom bracket is still in the line of fire.

DaveJ
DaveJ
23 days ago
Reply to  Marcel

I was about to comment that these need an integrated and elegant mud-flap solution.

threeringcircus
threeringcircus
23 days ago
Reply to  Marcel

100%…need some mud flaps to finish those off. If I had the cash to splash on a bike like this, the fenders to finish it off would be an easy choice. Quite lovely.

nooner
nooner
22 days ago

Hmm, i think my standard custom gorilla tape/milk jug (works a treat) mudflaps would contrast with this elegant fender design. but if it’s pissing down… give me the tape man!

J-O
J-O
22 days ago
Reply to  nooner

You can cut some 0.8mm polyprop sheet to the right shape and drill 2 small holes for M3 nyloc nuts and bolts to fit them, easy/cheap/slick. A bit of reflective tape across the plastic sheet and they look great!

2TurnersNotEnough
2TurnersNotEnough
23 days ago

As someone who has a custom titanium gravel bike (not a no. 22) with fender mounts, I’d seriously consider getting a set and having my builder bead blast them to match my frame. But that $1K price tag is even a bit steep for me.

Fender Police!
Fender Police!
20 days ago

Seriously how is no one talking about how the front fender is too short on both sides, besides Marcel below? Has any reviewer ever ridden a bike in the rain? Everyone is fawning over these fenders, but seriously, the front fender is ridiculous. I have an ENVE GRD fork with integrated fender, which is about the same length in the front, and let me tell you, I get more spray with the fender on, than with it off.

Hambini
Hambini
20 days ago

Buy once cry once! Am I right or am I right?

Brian
19 days ago

Wait… I do?

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