SKS Edge Full Aluminium mudguard set, 28", black matte

Very good and well-made fenders. I haven't had aluminum fenders from SKS yet, so I can't judge their durability yet. But I expect that I will damage them somewhere while riding rather than them "falling apart" over time. Although I expect that they will probably withstand less damage than plastic fenders. It's still aluminum. But that doesn't matter at all.
I have had very good experiences with plastic fenders from SKS, they have lasted a long time and are still holding up (SKS Velo 55mm). They have practically never let me down and they fulfill their function perfectly.

When you have them mounted correctly with the minimum recommended distance from the wheel of at least 15mm along the entire length of the wheel, you will hardly notice them at first glance from the side. However, for me this is not enough, so at the end of the fender I have a greater distance from the wheel than 15mm. I don't really have a fetish for the "look" of a bike, so I didn't consider shortening the struts. Although it can still be adjusted. ?
I was a little worried that these aluminum fenders would make a little "rattle" or make some noise while riding. I haven't tried them on rough terrain yet, but on a broken gravel road or a shortcut when driving over a pothole, the fenders are more or less silent and I don't even know they're there.

Just be careful about compatibility with your bike. They may not fit perfectly. For example, my front fender didn't "fit" into the front fork on my Marin DSX FS. My tires are Vee Tire Rocketman 622x44. To be more specific, the fender fit just fine, but it was already in contact with the wheel and the wheel was rubbing against the fender. So if you want the front fender to fit on this bike model, you probably have to get a smaller tire size. I didn't want narrower tires, so I put a SKS Velo 55mm front fender, which I had on hand, and it fit there without any problems. And the wheel doesn't touch the fender and doesn't rub at all.

The rear fender is completely fine and fits without any problems and the rear wheel does not touch the fender at all. I have no problem with the Topeak Explorer 29r rear rack and everything fits together nicely. Although I now have two types of fenders on my bike and the front one is a little shorter than the aluminum fender, I don't mind it at all. They fulfill their function perfectly and that's enough for me.
I could have just put a set of SKS Velo mudguards on there, but what I don't like about them is that the rear mudguard is quite a bit shorter and doesn't mount all the way down to the chainring. And if I wanted dry feet, I would have to solve that myself with some kind of extension. At least that way I have one less problem.

PS: When I try the bike and fenders in worse terrain, I'll add information about how the fenders behave in such an environment.

Edit: After some testing, I'm adjusting the rating. The rear fender started to make some noises in rough terrain or on broken roads. It rattles a bit or whatever you want to call it, in short, it's a metallic sound like old fenders on an older bike. And I was also a little surprised by the not-so-ideal protection against splashing water. It's still okay from the back, but water sprays more from the sides of the fender. That's probably because of the fender's design, but you can see on the frame and on the bags I have on the rack how dirty they are from splashing water. So I'll probably replace the rear fender with a plastic Velo model. I have those on my trekking bike and they have much better protection against water.
But that's a shame. The fenders are really well made and look good as I described above, but their functionality is weaker.

Veľmi dobré a kvalitne spracované blatníky. Hliníkové blatníky od SKS som ešte nemal, takže zatiaľ neviem posúdiť životnosť. Ale počítam, že skôr ich poškodím ja niekde počas jazdy ako by sa mali časom “rozpadnúť.” Aj keď počítam, že pravdepodobne znesú menšie poškodenie ako plastové blatníky. Je to predsa len hliník. Ale to vôbec nevadí.
S plastovými blatníkmi mám od SKS veľmi dobré skúsenosti, dlho vydržali a ešte stále aj držia (SKS Velo 55mm). Prakticky ma ešte nikdy nesklamali a svoju funkciu plnia na jednotku.

Keď ich máte správne namontované s minimálnym odporúčaným odstupom od kolesa aspoň 15mm po celej dĺžke kolesa, tak na prvý pohľad z boku si ich takmer ani nevšimnete. Pre mňa je toto však nepodastatné, takže na konci blatníka mám väčší odstup od kolesa ako 15mm. Nemám až taký fetiš na “vzhľad” bicykla, takže som neriešil skrátenie vzpier. Aj keď sa to ešte dá upraviť. 😀
Trochu som sa obával, že tieto hliníkové blatníky budú trochu “hrkotať” alebo vydávať nejaké zvuky počas jazdy. V horšom teréne som ich ešte neskúšal, ale na takej rozbitej štrkovej ceste či skratka pri prejazde nejakou jamou, blatníky sú viac menej tiché a ani neviem, že tam sú.

Akurát si dajte pozor na kompatibilitu s vašim bicyklom. Nemusia úplne dobre pasovať. Mne sa napríklad “nezmestil” predný blatník do prednej vidlice na Marin DSX FS. Plášte mám Vee Tire Rocketman 622x44. Teda aby som bol konkrétnejší, tak blatník sa zmestil v pohode, ale už bol v kontakte s kolesom a koleso sa šúchalo o blatník. Takže ak chcete aby pasoval aj predný blatník na tento model bicykla, tak musíte dať pravdepodobne menší rozmer plášťa. Ja som nechcel užšie plášte, tak som dal predný blatník SKS Velo 55mm, čo som mal na vyše a ten sa tam zmestil bez problémov. A koleso sa blatníka nedotýka a vôbec sa tak nešúcha.

Zadný blatník je za to úplne v poriadku a bez problémov sa zmestil a zadné koleso sa vôbec blatníka nedotýka. Nemám problém ani so zadným nosičom Topeak Explorer 29r a všetko pekne spolu sedí. Síce mám teraz na bajku dva druhy blatníkov a ten predný je oproti tomu hliníkovému blatníku o trošku kratší, ale vôbec mi to nevadí. Funkciu si plnia na jednotku a to mi stačí.
Mohol som tam rovno dať sadu blatníkov SKS Velo, ale na nich sa mi nepáči, že zadný blatník je o dosť kratší a nemontuje sa dole až po prevodník. A pokiaľ by som chcel suché nohy, tak by som to musel vyriešiť svojpomocne nejakým predĺžením. Takto mám aspoň o problém menej.

PS: Keď bicykel a blatníky vyskúšam aj v horšom teréne, tak potom doplním info ako sa blatníky v takomto prostredí správajú.

Edit: Po nejakom testovaní upravujem hodnotenie. Zadný blatník predsa len trochu začal vydávať zvuky v horšom teréne alebo na rozbitej ceste. Trochu to hrkoce alebo ako to nazvať, skratka je to kovový zvuk ako u starých blatníkoch na staršom bicykli. A tiež ma aj trochu prekvapila nie ideálna ochrana proti striekajúcej vode. Zo zadu je to ešte v poriadku, no hlavne z bokov blatníka voda viac strieka. To je asi kvôli konštrukcii blatníka, no vidieť na ráme a na taškách, čo mám na nosiči, ako sú zašpinené od striekajúcej vody. Takže zrejme zadný blatník vymením za plastový model Velo. Tie mám na trekovom bajku a tie majú omnoho lepšiu ochranu proti vode.
Ale škoda no. Blatníky sú fakt dobre spracované a dobre vyzerajú ako popisujem vyššie, ale ich funkčnosť je slabšia.

Kvalitné blatníky