How do you kna mud guard will fit?

ianbar
ianbar Posts: 1,354
edited July 2012 in Road beginners
Hello, I have a caad8 and I am thinking of usin it o commute and maybe as my winter bike if I get a new one soon.how do I know I can fit mud guards? There doesn't look a great deal of spade between the tyre and calipers to me but I guess mud guards are thin!
enigma esprit
cannondale caad8 tiagra 2012

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  • TheEnglishman
    TheEnglishman Posts: 587
    http://www.crudproducts.com/ - the RoadRacer mk2's

    I didn't think they'd fit my bike, but they do! Recommended! (If a bit fiddly to fit in the first place)
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  • ianbar
    ianbar Posts: 1,354
    Thank you I will look into it more then,if I can the. Gives me good excuse to look into a new main bike ;-)
    enigma esprit
    cannondale caad8 tiagra 2012
  • EarlyGo
    EarlyGo Posts: 281
    ianbar,

    If you can slide a 4mm allen key between the top of the tyre and the brake caliper / frame then crud road racers mk2 will fit.

    If the allen key doesn't fit then check the spec of your tyres and buy a lower profile (height) tyre. Check out this months C+ and you'll see that the height of tyres varies by 1-2mm which could make all the difference to getting mudguards on or not.

    I couldn't get mudguards on my Spesh Secteur with 25mm Spesh 'all conditions' tyres on but they fitted easily with some 23mm Vittoria slicks fitted instead.

    Regards, EarlyGo

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