Best Mudguards for a Scott Sportster Hybrid

mike48

Hello All

I have just purchased a Scott Sportster for communting to work and need some advice/guidance on the best mudguards to get for it.

The only mudguards they had available in the shop I bought it from where pretty wide and more suited to a an mtb and the tyres I have are only 32mm wide so I opted against in the end. The guy at the shop said he is going to order some in and to come back later in the week but I wondered if anyone could recommend somewhere else to get some from.

Many thanks

harleyrott

Try "SKS" mudguards, they do a wide range and top quality, a bit dear but you get what you pay for. Most good shops will sell them. you will just have to check which ones will be o.k for your bike.
http://www.evanscycles.com/categories/b ... with-stays

DanielCoffey

You will want SKS Chromoplastic P45 if you have 700C wheels (28-37mm)

fonty1978

Hi, I also have a Scott Sportster Hybrid too and i bought the SKS mudguards. Be careful if you have disc brakes though, as i struggled to fit the stay [ goes in a parallel line from the mudguard to the hub].

Ii got round this by using a P - clip bracket to hurdle the disc brake mounting. If you encounter this problem give me a shout and i'll send you pics to illustrate how i did it.

mike48

Thanks for the replies fellas. I think I will invest in a set of those SKS guards.

Thanks again.

mike48

Thanks for the replies fellas. I think I will invest in a set of those SKS guards.

Thanks again.

billmck

fonty1978- I am having a lot of trouble fitting mudguards to my Dr Dew with disc brakes - can you send me the photos you mentioned? You seem to have solved my problem with your P-clip!
Thanks!

fonty1978 wrote:

Hi, I also have a Scott Sportster Hybrid too and i bought the SKS mudguards. Be careful if you have disc brakes though, as i struggled to fit the stay [ goes in a parallel line from the mudguard to the hub].

Ii got round this by using a P - clip bracket to hurdle the disc brake mounting. If you encounter this problem give me a shout and i'll send you pics to illustrate how i did it.

fonty1978

billmck wrote:

fonty1978- I am having a lot of trouble fitting mudguards to my Dr Dew with disc brakes - can you send me the photos you mentioned? You seem to have solved my problem with your P-clip!
Thanks!

fonty1978 wrote:

Hi, I also have a Scott Sportster Hybrid too and i bought the SKS mudguards. Be careful if you have disc brakes though, as i struggled to fit the stay [ goes in a parallel line from the mudguard to the hub].

Ii got round this by using a P - clip bracket to hurdle the disc brake mounting. If you encounter this problem give me a shout and i'll send you pics to illustrate how i did it.

I'll get some pics uploaded for you hopefully by tomorrow.

fonty1978

fonty1978 wrote:

billmck wrote:

fonty1978- I am having a lot of trouble fitting mudguards to my Dr Dew with disc brakes - can you send me the photos you mentioned? You seem to have solved my problem with your P-clip!
Thanks!

fonty1978 wrote:

Hi, I also have a Scott Sportster Hybrid too and i bought the SKS mudguards. Be careful if you have disc brakes though, as i struggled to fit the stay [ goes in a parallel line from the mudguard to the hub].

Ii got round this by using a P - clip bracket to hurdle the disc brake mounting. If you encounter this problem give me a shout and i'll send you pics to illustrate how i did it.

I'll get some pics uploaded for you hopefully by tomorrow.

Here goes....


http://www.flickr.com/photos/archie1978/2889854567/

As you will hopefully be able to see from the pics i hurdled round the boss with a nut and bolt arrangement and standard metal p-clip which solves the issue.

I wasn't helped by the fact that the disc mounting uses holes which a mudguard would fit into very nicely!! :roll:

billmck

Thanks for taking the time to upload the photos... they really helped. Motivated to have another go at fitting the guards!