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Crud Road Racer Mk. 2 road bike mudguard set £16.56 at Halfords (click and collect free, delivery £2.99 or free if basket over £30)
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Highly regarded mudguard set for bikes without mounting lugs, pretty much essential at this time of year. Most people in my club have these and they seem to work well without excessive rubbing etc.
RRP is £30, most places are around £20. This is a price match with Amazon (free delivery for Prime), also extra 10% British Cycling discount possible if the Halfords bod allows you the BC discount on top of the web-only price (not all do, it's technically not allowed) meaning price would be £14.90.
RRP is £30, most places are around £20. This is a price match with Amazon (free delivery for Prime), also extra 10% British Cycling discount possible if the Halfords bod allows you the BC discount on top of the web-only price (not all do, it's technically not allowed) meaning price would be £14.90.
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Better cancel that order then!
Why are they no good?
Tight fit?
4.5 stars at Road.cc road.cc/con…rds
Not being funny, but its helpful for people if you give a reason why.
I've personally found these quite good on a Cannondale Supersix. The clearance is very low, and they are a fiddle to get on with a little bit of rubbing and movement, and occasional readjustment, but I think its to be expected.
Despite niggles, they keep the surface spray off your bum and feet which is the main thing. I'm always pleased come spring when I can take them off again, but they do the job and this a great price.
I'd say about 60% of my club now have these, many having moved from Raceblades. Like all mudguards they are fiddly to set up, but once fitted properly they don't rattle.
For £16 these are very good value.
Depends on the bike in question - one of my bikes has an old frame without much in the way of wheel clearance and without lugs for mudguards - these are about the only mudguards that will fit and they work perfectly. I suspect they are just a bit too complicated to fit for some posters ;-)
I wouldn't say they are a terrible product but I bought a set for a Boardman hybrid with disc brakes and due to the location of the front caliper I couldn't get them to fit without rubbing.
I did end up buying SKS ones which sill had to be modified (by bending the support around the caliper) and they have been rock solid and remained on the bike for 2 complete years now without needing to be adjusted
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Pay particular attention to rules 5 and 9 Lol!!!:p
I've had a set of these on my bike a couple of years, once you've cut them to size, set them up and stopped them rubbing they are pretty good, though I'll admit I haven't bothered removing them at all on my triban 3. They are the only option though for many bikes.
still worth a look I guess
anybody actually successfully purchased ??
Have the SKS raceblade longs been redesigned yet? They were prone to shearing and causing all manner of problems/damage, as many will testify... bikeradar.com/for…mp;
I'll pick these up as mine are now missing a couple of screws, and I've lost the tail for the front guard.
Yep I hate cycling in the rain and drive to the gym but I don't mind the cold weather.
They do rub a little with their sponge bushes and are designed to be weak so they snap off and prevent you somersaulting over the handlebars should they get caught or something gets trapped.
If normal fenders fit, go with those but they can be fiddly to put on for some, at least they don't rub or need adjusting.
Those with OCD should not buy lol.
Never had that issue on the 2 sets I've had, and my road bike doesn't have that much clearance. Once setup, they last me through winter and early spring with no problem.
Its not the actual guard that rubs for me but where the arms connect to the guard (outside of tyres/wheels)
I've done a few hundred km with them on now and I'd say this wasn't really the case. The flimsiness is deliberate and means that instead of fouling on the wheel the guide brushes act on the rim to centralise the guard and keep it from rubbing. They certainly don't ever rattle, and I can't really see how they could as there is nothing with sufficient rigidity or mass to make the noise.
There's also nothing to 'move' to put them out of position as the top is firmly secured by cable tie round the caliper mounts. The brushes and general flexibility of the guards ensures they don't foul the tyre for anything but a brief moment over harsh bumps and the clamping of the arms to the seat stays and forks is variable so it should be possible to find a combination of bands that does the trick without any movement.
The small bits of grit that inevitably cling to a wet tyre do scuff round the inside of the guard, but that's a function of the lack of clearance afforded by my frame and 25mm tyres and not really to do with the guards per se. Other bikes will of course have more or less clearance, but I'd say that as I'm obviously hearing 1-2mm bits of grit rubbing I probably have about as low a clearance as is feasible for mudguards without permanent tyre/guard scuffing.
Within a few revolutions they are clear again though, and if riding in proper wet weather then you can't hear it because of all the other noise the water is making on the road and being splashed up into the guards.
Apart from that though they are commendably silent and, considering I almost threw them on and expected to have to adjust them after a ride or two (and I did it after a few beers too!), I'd say they are only a little bit fiddly to set up (small knurled nuts, sticky pads etc.)
I dare say there is may be some weird frame geometry that they might not suit, but other than that and with a bit of thought into where the supports should be fixed, I'm thinking they're a bit 'fire and forget' for the winter.