Mudgaurds
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Quick advice = get some mudguards!!! A front one stops feet from getting wet too!0
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If you can slide a 4mm allen key between tyre and closest obstruction (normally the brake bridge) then cruds will fit.
I have them on my CAAD and they do a good job and weigh next to nothing (if that is a concern).
They can take a bit of 'faffing' to set up and on some bikes you need to 'customise' them, but once on they provide very good protection.
Check out the tips vids on their website.Yellow is the new Black.0 -
Several useful threads on this topic recently. Search will find them.Purveyor of "up"
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I think the OP is referring to those tail fin things that mtbers use.
If you can fit proper mudgaurds (what bike do you have?) then do it.More problems but still living....0 -
amaferanga wrote:I think the OP is referring to those tail fin things that mtbers use.
If you can fit proper mudgaurds (what bike do you have?) then do it.
Cube Peloton. Yeah I'm thinking the tail fin things.0 -
Oh right - no.
Get proper full guards.Yellow is the new Black.0 -
No less pretty than the fin thing.
Actually when they are fitted the full crud 2's are pretty discrete. If you have a black bike with all black tyres they are virtually invisible :-)Yellow is the new Black.0 -
smidsy wrote:No less pretty than the fin thing.
Actually when they are fitted the full crud 2's are pretty discrete. If you have a black bike with all black tyres they are virtually invisible :-)
Nah mines a white bike, well off white now after this weather.
Okay I'll check out the full guards as well. Still learning about this cycling business.0 -
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So will the mud and goo. It isn't just cosmetic either - the road gunk will work its way into the drive train. Mudguards prevent all this. A very good idea to get some, both for you and the bike, and those who ride with you or near you.Tetley10 wrote:smidsy wrote:Oh right - no.
Get proper full guards.
They're going to make my bike look less pretty though aren't they ??
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Hoopdriver wrote:
So will the mud and goo. It isn't just cosmetic either - the road gunk will work its way into the drive train. Mudguards prevent all this. A very good idea to get some, both for you and the bike, and those who ride with you or near you.Tetley10 wrote:smidsy wrote:Oh right - no.
Get proper full guards.
They're going to make my bike look less pretty though aren't they ??
True about the mud and goo. It's already caked in it. Cleaning day today.
I've read a lot about the cyclists behind you so another reason to get them.0 -
Full guards + overshoes and you can ride hours with dry feet in the rain. As for cosmetics, cruds are hardly noticeable. #biketart0
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Try these existing discussions on the same topic:
- Mudguards for winter.
- Best Road bike mud guards??
- YOUR Crudguard Roadracer 2 mudguard usage experience ?
My personal favorite guard is the SKS Raceblade Long
Or maybe one of these?
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Winter - Trek Madone 3.5 2012 with UDi2 upgrade.
For getting dirty - Moda Canon0 -
iPete wrote:Full guards + overshoes and you can ride hours with dry feet in the rain. As for cosmetics, cruds are hardly noticeable. #biketart
I've had all kinds of guards and even added a big flap, but I've never had dry feet after even just an hour in proper rain with properly wet roads with standing water. Cruds are good, but they sure don't keep my feet dry. And SKS guards are flawed in their design - the stay mounting metal is on the inside of the guard so water gets spat out when it hits it.More problems but still living....0 -
night_porter wrote:Quick advice = get some mudguards!!! A front one stops feet from getting wet too!
Yeah.... not always....
http://youtu.be/VQNwTkZJMiw
they were a complete waste of time then. Mind you, my arse was nice and dry.Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter0 -
If you dont have guards on when out with our group you will not be allowed to ride.Colnago c60 Eps super record 11
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Guards and flaps for this weather. Although we had floods too so nothing will keep the feet dry if they go underwater.0
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Thanks for all the advice given. As a newbie it's gratefully received.0
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You’ve still not bought any though, have you?! #holythreadresurrection0
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markyone said:
If you dont have guards on when out with our group you will not be allowed to ride.</blockquote
Not be allowed pmsl
Ive ridden with groups like that and yet when faced with 20 miles into a head wind with driving rain, most seen happy to sit directly behind me the whole way.
Cycling's expensive , no end of things you must have. Mudguards do work and are a courtesy for others but they cost money. And it all eventually serves to make it a less inclusive sport.
I dont bother with them apart from on a commuter and my brompton.0 -
seems a good reason not to have any tbh if your lot are that fun.markyone said:If you dont have guards on when out with our group you will not be allowed to ride.
MF can almost hear the bantz now.
#ohthejoy
#clubbies.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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I found the Roadracers wouldn't fit the front of my Ridley, not enough space between the inside of the forks and the spokes! Gone for SKS Pro Raceblades, not bad but not as good as full guards.0
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I have just fitted some plastic type SKS mudguards I took off another bike to a Ridley and must admit I had to cut away some of the mudguard where it went in the front fork to get it to fit.vincesummerskRoxcBTr said:I found the Roadracers wouldn't fit the front of my Ridley, not enough space between the inside of the forks and the spokes! Gone for SKS Pro Raceblades, not bad but not as good as full guards.
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