'real' mudguards for a mountainbike

zaynan

I have a Cannondale F700 hartail mountainbike which has been retired from front-line off-road action to adopt a more leisurely life as a winter commuter. The problem is that I'd like to fit full length or nearly full length mudguards BUT there is only 1 set of eyelets at the rear drop out but none on the seatstays (it's wishbone) nor any drillings on the chainstay bridge (it's a disk specific frame). The same problem occus at the front - 1 set of eyelets at the fork drop outs but no other fising points above - to make matters worse the forks are headshock!

If anyone is stilL with me out there (i'll cut to the chase), can you recommend any bodges or mudguards that I can buy that might work? I've looked at the SKS raceblade XL which are for 700c wheels up to 32c tyre size. I'm running schwalbe big apples 26x2.0 - with the large profile of the 'balloony' schwalbes could these fit a guard desined for 700x32c max?

SJS Cycles also have what appears to be a solution on offer but they apear to be only made of carbon and cost £100 for the pair - I might as well buy gold plated ones!

I really don't want to put those fugly cycraguard or crud catcher things on either - they just look wrong!

Any help would be most appreciated please!!!

Sir HC

http://wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx? ... uard%20Set

Try using some p clips to secure the tops of the mudguards, failing that, cable ties.
http://www.larpro.com.au/larpro/images_cat/135.jpg

zaynan

Thanks Sir HC
P clips are fine but the problem is the 'bridge' at the top of each mudguard - there's nowhere to stick a bolt through on my frame or forks.....