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
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 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 fender mounts on that $10k bike as far as I know, though. But it is custom, so who knows?)
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 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
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!)
The No. 22 custom Titanium Fenders are made to order, and then have about a 12-week lead time at the moment.
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!
