http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Mudguards en Wed, 13 May 2026 04:13:31 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8359#post-89834 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:00:24 +0000 Uberuce 89834@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sorry, Dave! Was kicking myself for not using my spare Friday morning to go and get a pair. I reckoned I could put it off till this week since the forecast was dry. Wrong. </p> <p>I also need a front mudguard for wintersaurus; the one it had on until yesterday doesn't fit the studded 35mm tyres. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8359#post-89822 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:11:05 +0000 DaveC 89822@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I know someone who needs mudguards. I was dodging spray on Saturday occationally ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8359#post-89747 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 23:13:35 +0000 Uberuce 89747@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There's a bike a few of us have seen around Edinburgh that has plastic milk bottles for front downtube crudcatchers. I think there's one under the rack, but I forget. </p> <p>Have you tried cutting out the middle man and just using a fold of duck tape as the flap, rufus? I hazard a guess that between its own rigidity and the weight of the muck it'll accrue almost instantly that it'll hang down enough to need no additional stiffening. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8359#post-89742 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 21:51:06 +0000 rufus 89742@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I bought SKS full length guards and managed to fit them on my old mountain bike, since I go down the Water of Leith on my commute. But the chain ring still got very muddy.</p> <p>I've now added a section of plastic mineral bottle to the bottom of the front guard, with duck tape, with just an inch or so clearance from the ground.</p> <p>It looks really stupid. But it works like magic. I hardly ever have to wash the bike down now. </p> <p>Ocasionally it crunches going up or down a kerb, but since it costs nothing in time or money to replace it there's no problem.</p> <p>There'll be a £25 version in a cycle shop somewhere soon I expect...... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8359#post-87019 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:09:20 +0000 Chimpofdoom 87019@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Kaputnik - I eventually took the trusty steed to Evans cycle shop on the way home one evening. They agreed that they wouldn't fit.</p> <p>Ended up with a topeak defender on the rear until I find a better one! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8359#post-86969 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:32:12 +0000 kaputnik 86969@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Chimpofdoom in that case I'm still not entirely sure the Crud Mk. 2s will fit a 28mm tyre, ther's quite a wide flange on the rear drive side to keep spray out of the mech and it may end up fouling the tyre. Even on a 23mm tyre they do a lot of rubbing.</p> <p>However, that said, one manufacturer's 25mm tyre can be the same as another's 28mm, so if you want to give it a try, I have a set currently not attached to a bike if you want to have a trial before you shell out for a pair? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8359#post-86966 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:19:47 +0000 Bruce 86966@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have had these on the bike for a few weeks now.</p> <p>Fitting was not as difficult as I had imagine but setting the time aside with a clear work are is important.</p> <p>The front mech guard did not need to be trimmed either.</p> <p>You do end up with a lot of spray out of the sides but all in all it makes the clean down of the bike a lot quicker and easier </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8359#post-85796 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:09:56 +0000 Chimpofdoom 85796@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My bad boy came with 700c wheels, currently sporting 700x28c marathons plus.</p> <p>I've heard it can be a challenge to find mudguards that will fit though! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8359#post-85790 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:37:53 +0000 kaputnik 85790@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Badboy is a 26" wheel, no? I very much doubt it. They are 700c only, and really will only take a 23 or 25mm tyre. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8359#post-85781 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:17:16 +0000 Chimpofdoom 85781@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nearly bought these at the weekend, just wondering if they'll fit on my badboy 9 rigid with marathon plus tyres.... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8359#post-83940 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:24:37 +0000 kaputnik 83940@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>yeah they'll fit. Just! You eventually get used to the sound of mud / grit / leaves / grass / general detritus getting stuck between the guard and the tyre. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8359#post-83930 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:20:16 +0000 remberbuck 83930@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Two points.</p> <p>You will be lucky with 25 tyres at 110psi, but to be fair there is a warning on the packaging.</p> <p>And, the pads that attach to your forks and stays work very well, but have a bad habit of trapping muck and moving, meaning scratches on your frame when time comes to take the guards off come the spring. I put insulating tape on the frame first and that works.</p> <p>That said they are are a wonderful piece of engineering, much better and cheaper than the SKS and Giant I had tried before. I am into my third season with them. They last. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8359#post-83643 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:50:45 +0000 Bruce 83643@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thank you chaps, will be ordering these for winter then </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8359#post-83636 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:37:40 +0000 recombodna 83636@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've got a pair and the appear quite flimsy when you unwrap them but they are very good. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8359#post-83633 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:18:33 +0000 Jackson Priest 83633@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My bro-in-law has the very same bike with the very same mudguards, so - yeah. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8359#post-83627 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:32:19 +0000 Instography 83627@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have a pair on my Specialised Langster, which has almost zero clearance under the brakes and at the bottom bracket. I have 25c Gatorskins and the guards just make it but it's so tight that if I pick up a little stone on the tyre, I can hear it scuffing on the underside of the guard. So, should fit if you have 25c tyres or smaller. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8359#post-83625 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:17:22 +0000 Bruce 83625@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Does anyone know if these will fit a Specialized Allez 2011 </p> <p>Crud Road Racer Mk2 </p> <p><a href="http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=54934&amp;gclid=CPvK75e0oLICFYKMfAod7TkA1A" rel="nofollow">http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=54934&amp;gclid=CPvK75e0oLICFYKMfAod7TkA1A</a> </p>