The backwards fender trend

[Sven]

Passing the time, while looking on ebay as well as Craigslist for project bike , I noticed across about 6 bikes that had the front fender mounted backwards. Did I miss the memo, or something?

 

[fordmike65]

You sure the forks aren't flipped as well? I see a lot of that too.

 

[rhenning]

That isn't only a CL thing. You can go and look at new bikes at Walmart and see the same thing. Roger

 

[GTs58]

I think it's some stupid fad that someone started and it caught on like a California wild fire. Kind a like calling a ballooner a heavyweight.

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[spoker]

i had a couple with the fenders on right,had to put them on backwards so they would sell

 

[barneyguey]

There's something not right about it! Looks like dog #%@/! LOL

 

[spoker]

iv seen it mostly in socal

 

[Sven]

Passing the time, while looking on ebay as well as Craigslist for project bike , I noticed across about 6 bikes that had the front fender mounted backwards. Did I miss the memo, or something?

I guess I did miss the memo. My brother in law found this and passed it on to me. The backwards fork thing, not so much fender...The fade is "scraper bikes" originated in Oakland CA. Take a BMX frame, flip the front fork backwards . Put 27 inch wheels, that the spokes have been covered with Duct tape to simulate mag wheels, on it. "Donking " it.

 

[Talewinds]

I guess I did miss the memo. My brother in law found this and passed it on to me. The backwards fork thing, not so much fender...The fade is "scraper bikes" originated in Oakland CA. Take a BMX frame, flip the front fork backwards . Put 27 inch wheels, that the spokes have been covered with Duct tape to simulate mag wheels, on it. "Donking " it.

Oh, great, the "Scraper Bikes" video I haven't seen in years... Now I won't be able to get that out of my head all day. Wish I had never looked that up.

 

[Shawn Michael]

Passing the time, while looking on ebay as well as Craigslist for project bike , I noticed across about 6 bikes that had the front fender mounted backwards. Did I miss the memo, or something?

I didn't know it was a thing either. I just thought it was stupid lazy people that didn't know any better.