I used to be pleasantly shocked final yr with how efficient Ass-Savers’ newest Win Wing fender stored highway and gravel spray at bay, and now gen 2 is even higher. Upgraded with a more durable plastic mounting bracket, new body safety, and a extra visually-pleasing black wishbone with non-obligatory stealth graphics. The adjustments are refined. Sufficient in order that you can miss them – outdoors of the brand new black shade. However model 2.0 is genuinely higher. And it’s nice to see such a easy, reasonably priced & practical small product be regularly refined…
Ass Savers Win Wing 2 improved strap-on fender
A easy wishbone looped over your tire and strapped to the seatstays, the Win Wing fender stops mud and water proper on the supply. Ass Savers name it “tangential protection”. The Win Wing stops spray on the tire, earlier than it’s thrown in direction of your… ass. And I kinda adore it, from highway to gravel, even to defending the dropper submit seals on my XC bikes.
It was a giant leap from the unique Ass-Savers that merely clipped onto your saddle. However oh, how far more efficient these new fenders are!
So, what’s truly new?
From a technical perspective, the brand new (black) Win Wing 2 is incrementally stronger than the unique (grey) because of a revised reinforcement design. The brand new structural rib extends a bit additional up the leg of the wishbone away from the foot the place it straps round your stays.
It additionally strikes the left-side slot away from the sting. So you’ll be able to nonetheless safe the fender in your bike with a zip-tie, however with decreased likelihood of failure at a weak level there.
The highest of the loop can be a bit thicker and the cutout on the central pin that adjusts the fender angle is smaller and extra bolstered. Successfully with the identical quantity (weight) of fabric, the brand new Ass-Savers Win Wing 2 is extra immune to breaking when it’s on or off the bike.
Bear in mind, simply because Ass Savers calls it a wishbone, you shouldn’t pull each ends aside and make a want. Except your want is to interrupt a wonderfully practical fender. It’s powerful, however not indestructible.
One other tiny replace, Ass-Savers now ships the Win Wing 2 with two little clear polyurethane frame-saver stickers. Frightened about scuffing your body, stick these across the seatstays earlier than strapping on the fender.
Lastly, it’s black.
The unique had a grey wishbone and all method of colourful fender blades. Now the brand new Ass-Savers Win Wing 2 will get a extra refined-looking black wishbone & rubber ft/straps. And along with colourful blades, you too can go for the gloss black on matte black restricted Stealth version like I’ve on my Festka One Gravel aka Rover prototype right here – should you act quick.
My Gravel Stealth model weighed 73g (with out body saver stickers) a whopping 1g greater than my first era fender. 😉
Ass Savers Win Wing 2 – Pricing, Choices & Availability
Similar to the OG, the up to date Ass Savers Win Wing 2 will nonetheless are available in 2 sizes. Decide Street for as much as 35mm tires (64g) or Gravel for as much as 60mm tires (72g). We’ve solely seen the gen 2 for the larger gravel one to date. They’ve successfully unchanged costs beginning at 26€ and obtainable from immediately – direct from Ass Savers or their retailers.
The Stealth model provides an additional euro, and even two for essentially the most colourful Spektrum. However the fender blades themselves are unchanged. So you’ll be able to swap these round between v1 & v2 if you have already got one you actually love, just like the restricted Squid version or our fav Bohemian Border Bash version.
