Well most people probably wont think it is so hard to install some mud guards, and I thought that too.... Until I tried to install them, I managed to get the back one on but have not managed to get the front one on, I was unsure what the position should be and am not really sure about the position of the back one, seems abit brittle
If I was to get some that expensive I'd want something that I can easilly switch between my bikes though, unless I should just cope with the wet apart from my feet (I got some endura waterproof overshoes)
They are driving me mad I'm tearing my hair out trying to install these, I'll have to get another set for my main bike if these manage to go on :\..
Not sure what the problem is, Will - the pics look like it's fitted the way it's intended. They're bound to wobble a bit as they're not fixed at the mudguard itself. Raceblades are the same.
The Raceblades are quicker to release but the "rubber-band" fitting allows the mounting to move against the frame, so you need to bind the seatstays with tape to prevent the paint being worn off. I couldn't get the front one to fit, but then the Cervelo downtube's very deep.
They look like the same ones I've got on my Ribble - and they look fine.
I found the front one really fiddly to get it to clear the wheel and I had to replace a couple of the little screws on the quick release as the one supplied didn't all seem to fit properly!
They are much more robust than raceblades though (and were cheaper), I think the problem with them is they are designed to fit different sized wheels meaning they dont fit any quite perfectly.
I was cycling to college with it the other day and it felt ok, especially on the way back too where the road is super bumpy, although on the way there was this slightly drag and it caught the tyre up that.
I guess I wont put the front one on, its only the back I'm bothered about getting wet.
Cheers Mark! Couldn't remember if I'd just hurled it into a ditch somewhere along the 3 bridges route in disgust....at least it now has a useful life as a garden feature! javascript:emoticon(':D')
That one was a raceblade by the way...really easy to fit and really easy to destroy, the rubber fixings seemed to perish as well by the end of the winter. These new ones are a lot more robust and might even last a few months..
Best advice though is to buy a winter bike that has mudguard clearance and find someone with unnatural amounts of patience to fit them for you.
Or...you could get your mudguards from a local bike shop where they'll fit them at no charge, and instead of wasting your life with frustrations go for a latte, cappucino or read the cycle mags at Borders.
This way you'll improve as amateur cycle mechanics at no cost too, as they're usually full of pretty how-to pictures, as well as the latest from the dodgy heroes!
