Full Mudguards on mountain bike without eyes

Garbit

Hello all,

I've got a GT Agressor XC 3 2009 Mountain bike which I'd like to fit full mud guards to but I don't think I have eyes to fit them to (see pics). Can anyone suggest any solutions for me? I've got crud catchers and a neoprene sleeve on the front fork at the minute but frankly it doesn't stop the spray and I'm covered most days!





I've also been thinking about selling this and either getting a road bike or a commuter/touring bike but that's a whole other thread

thanks in advance

Andy

mrmonkfinger

Been there, done that...

See carrera kraken link in my sig and http://rideitfixit.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/more-winter-fettling.html

3 P-clips will sort out a suspension fork. I needed to knock up a bracket, and used 4.

2 P-clips sort out the chainstays near the hub.

If you don't have the bridge near the crank, you can use a bike light bracket on the seattube to make a mount point.

father_jack

If you do buy a road bike it's likely it won't have clearence for mudguards either. It really is a pain getting a bike to fit. I thought have no problem with one of my bikes, but the front derailler clashes with the rear mudguard.

unixnerd

Zefal make mudguards that bolt onto the fork bridge, I've used a set for a few years and they're great. Not all forks have a mounting hole in the middle of the fork bridge so check before buying.

Garbit

Hey there chaps thanks for the replies. I've seen a few options and I've been looking at the following;

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/sks/velo-55-cross-mtb-mudguard-set-ec041702#answers

There are some pictures of the velo 65 here (not 55 above) which look good ;
http://reviews.mtbr.com/sks-interbike-booth

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/sks-velo-42-urban-clip-on-mudguard-set/
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/zefal-paragon-mudguards/

Can anyone recommend one of these or another we haven't seen yet?

thanks again

Andy

mrmonkfinger

Velos look pretty good to me, they have a built in handy frame clip which saves a bit of faff.

Garbit

I went with the SKS Velo 55's in the end which worked well. Only problem now is some bar steward has nicked it sadface

alvamat

yeah,not all forks have a mounting hole in the middle of the fork bridge so check before buying.thanks