SKS Race Blade or Crud Road Racer MK2
brucebanner
Posts: 256
Hi All,
I'm in need of a set of muguards to prepare for the rainy weather, which so far I've managed to avoid somewhat. Which one shall I get for my Trek 1.5 compact?
- http://www.evanscycles.com/products/sks ... k-ec012084
- http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cru ... t-ec024071
- or anything else you have in mind.
How do I figure out if the guards will fit my tyre? If I decide to upgrade the wheels to, say, Mavic Cosmic Carbon SL 2010 Wheelset will these fit?
Please also say why you prefer one from the other.
I'm in need of a set of muguards to prepare for the rainy weather, which so far I've managed to avoid somewhat. Which one shall I get for my Trek 1.5 compact?
- http://www.evanscycles.com/products/sks ... k-ec012084
- http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cru ... t-ec024071
- or anything else you have in mind.
How do I figure out if the guards will fit my tyre? If I decide to upgrade the wheels to, say, Mavic Cosmic Carbon SL 2010 Wheelset will these fit?
Please also say why you prefer one from the other.
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Those are wheels not tyres. It's the tyres you need to worry about, not the wheels!
Have a look at the bike review site in my signature for a review of the Cruds...0 -
Cruds.0
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Cruds , there is a new updated 2011 version on the market. SKS raceblades should be burned in a big pile asap!0
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Race Bloods or poo. Bought them, didn't work.................so I bought another bike! Really.Say... That's a nice bike..
Trax T700 with Lew Racing Pro VT-1 ;-)0 -
+1 Cruds - I've never tried them, but setting them up has to be eaiser than the raceblades. They're a real bitch.
Cruds look cooler too.0 -
How have the Mk2 changed?
Apart fro being longer - and stronger (as described), is there any other difference to warrant an upgrade?
Connections changed??0 -
Make you have enough clearance for the cruds, Mr. Crud told me you have to be able to fit a 5mm allen key between the tyre and the brake or they won't fit.Smarter than the average bear.0
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Yeah, there appears to be a fit issue on some bikes. IIRC Planet Xs are a bit tight...0
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My Crud MK II's came this morning. Awesome. And, for whatever reason, just worked straight away.My blog: http://www.roubaixcycling.cc (kit reviews and other musings)
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Facebook? No. Just say no.0 -
I'm glad for you. I bought cruds last year and always though it would be a miracle if they fitted on my allez sport. I was right, clearances just too tight to get them to run freely.
Admittedly I've got 700x25's on instead of 23's but even then with the smaller tyres I think it's a long shot.0 -
That 2mm difference on the tyre will make a big difference to fit.0
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It'd be great if someone with a trek 1.5 would confirm whether the Cruds fitted on it or not.0
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brucebanner wrote:It'd be great if someone with a trek 1.5 would confirm whether the Cruds fitted on it or not.
I just fitted a set of SKS chromeplastic mudguards on my GF's trek 1.2WSD with no problems. (ok it took a while, but they go on fine
I would fit these as a proper set of guards over the roadracers.... i0