http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Mudguards en Wed, 13 May 2026 05:23:31 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15290#post-201157 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 09:46:14 +0000 wingpig 201157@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's sort of logical for EBC - they don't sell frames, so their categories are "bikes" and "accessories", even if some of the accessories are components, vital or optional.</p> <p>It's not that Vavert don't have a "narrow" size, just that it might not be sleek-road-device narrow like Flinger's 23mm-tyre-hugging felt-brush things. Their "35" size starts looking a touch small with a well-inflated 28mm tyre on it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15290#post-201156 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 09:44:17 +0000 Dave 201156@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've had good luck re-riveting the bridge onto the guards. Eventually the guard itself falls apart, but the cost isn't enough to bother me (I recently had to replace SWMBO's after ~5 years when the rivets pulled through leaving a big hole) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15290#post-201155 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 09:40:59 +0000 amir 201155@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks chdot. If I get time today, I'll operate. </p> <p>Has anyone got the narrow Vavert guards to confirm wing pig's observed on the wider ones? Will the sks safety clips transfer to Vavert guards? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15290#post-201154 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 09:39:17 +0000 algo 201154@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I completely agree with Kaputnik about single vs double stay. I have previously used p-clips and rivets to create a new fixing on the mudguard, and bought 3mm stainless rod to make my own mudguard stays - this allows you to make the "eye" which goes round the mount point for the mudguard stay on the frame... bending the stuff is pretty easy. It's pretty cheap. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15290#post-201150 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 09:27:53 +0000 chdot 201150@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"As a mudguard? A bit floppy?"</p> <p>Good for 'fixing' cracks <em>and</em> making mudflaps. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15290#post-201148 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 09:18:10 +0000 amir 201148@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's interesting how some online shops have guards in the "components" category and others as "accessories" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15290#post-201147 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 09:17:42 +0000 wingpig 201147@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Vavert. SKS bridges fail too easily. Vavert are thick and plasticky. Don't know that they do "black" or "narrow" though. Perhaps get a plasticky Vavert bridge from a spares supplier and wodge something into the slot (rubber tap washer trimmed to the right shape) to keep it at the right height? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15290#post-201146 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 09:17:28 +0000 amir 201146@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As a mudguard? A bit floppy? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15290#post-201144 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 09:11:22 +0000 chdot 201144@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Duck tape. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15290#post-201141 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 09:09:07 +0000 amir 201141@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My rear SKS mudguard is starting to fail again after only 2 years and 7k miles. These a narrow road guards. Again it's at the bridge - where the edges of the chromoplastic meets the bridge pinchy-clamp thing. It hasn't quite failed but it's difficult to get the bridge to support the guard properly so it either vibrates annoyingly or rubs the tyres or both. Seems like a design issue.</p> <p>If I get a moment I might investigate an Arellcat-esque solution. The alternative is to get new guards.</p> <p>Features in decreasing order of desirability are:</p> <p>- fits my Spa audax bike</p> <p>- proper protection a la sks full guards</p> <p>- well made so doesn't disintegrate over 2 years of commuting and winter cycling and doesn't vibrate annoyingly</p> <p>- safety clip things on the front</p> <p>- lightweight - i.e. not steel girders</p> <p>- black</p> <p>Any thoughts? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15290#post-195992 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 16:16:45 +0000 Kim 195992@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.woodguards.co.uk/">Woodguards</a>! OK, not serious... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15290#post-195986 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 16:10:48 +0000 newtoit 195986@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>One of my front stays has snapped, just where it attached to the mudguard. Guard remains attached but now the bit that had a stopper on it is no longer. I'm guessing I caught it on something when getting my bike out.</p> <p>My question would be whether it's worth trying to source a spare and get it sorted, or, given it seems to be cosmetic, carry on and see if it dies? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15290#post-195952 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:54:37 +0000 Arellcat 195952@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've used SKS since they were ESGE, and the first thing I do with a new set is drill out all the rivets from the brackets and replace with zip ties. Fronts are zip tied to the fork bridge with a spacer made of rubber tube, and rears are zip tied to the chainstay and seatstay bridges using inner tube packing. I also use the rear rack stays as mudguard stays (where possible) for less clutter and more rigidity. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15290#post-195943 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:00:09 +0000 amir 195943@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I always have a problem with the rear bridge on my sks's. Any solutions? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15290#post-195940 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 12:53:45 +0000 ARobComp 195940@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>what size tyres? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15290#post-195937 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 12:43:05 +0000 kaputnik 195937@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Tk I'd say any mudguard with a twin-leg stay would be an improvement. SKS Chromoplastics, or Vaverts. The only mudguards I've had snap on me (twice) were Velo Orange onces and these used a single-leg stay. This leaves too long a portion of the mudguard unsupported and over-flexing on rough roads (i.e anywhere in Edinburgh) which inevitably leads to snapping as the plastic gets more brittle with age.</p> <p>The Chromoplastic material also seems quite good at not snapping as it's a multi-layer laminate. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15290#post-195932 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 12:16:31 +0000 chdot 195932@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Sahara Latte"</p> <p>(<a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=746&amp;page=192#post-171174">Not beige</a>) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15290#post-195929 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 12:12:22 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 195929@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Vavert. Holding on nicely for me (only time one broke was when a saddlebag was resting on it and I hadn't noticed). I think they have a better range of colours too (mine are brown to match the Sahara Latte bike). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15290#post-195927 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 12:03:01 +0000 tk 195927@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Can anyone recommend an alternative mudguard to the SKS range? I'm now on my third set of 28mm compatible SKS Commuter mudguards in as many years and they keep cracking. </p> <p>I'd like something that will last a bit longer than a single season if it exists! </p>