That's the kind of stuff we should have more of in this thread. More cheaply but sensibly converted road bikes and fewer peach stemmed mob-rousers.
Cheers. Peach-stemmed mob-rousers is a lovely turn of phrase. I nearly bought a Toyko Fixed Wide Open just the other day, as they're on a massive sale, and it would be lighter, nicer, have eyelets and proper clearance for rack and mudguards and bigger tyres, but I'm glad I didn't to be honest. There's satisfaction to be had in taking something you already have and making it fit a new purpose rather than just getting your wallet out!
Seems like a good idea, though I would worry a little about sway with the mounting position that far back.
The position is actually talked up as a deliberate thing in the product info, to enable decent heel clearance with panniers even on road bikes with short chainstays. Will report back if there's sway.
If it doesn´t, some v-brake noodles will do the job. That´s how I fitted a PDW basket on my road bike:
Nice job on that Miyata by the way. I´m slowly upgrading my road bike to something similar, although I think I´ll get a Tubus Fly rear rack. I´d like to fit full mudguards too, because Raceblades are only useful with light rain, but unfortunately clearances are too tight . :(
Noodles look great, that's ingenious! Yep I was eyeing up the Tubus Fly as well, but decided I didn't need to spend that much in the end. I think Tubus racks come with mounting hardware for bikes without eyelets too? Otherwise I guess there's the p-clip route. Agreed that Raceblades are not a proper substitute for real mudguards, it's not bad at the back but I think I might get one of these mudflaps to extend the coverage on the front.
Cheers. Peach-stemmed mob-rousers is a lovely turn of phrase. I nearly bought a Toyko Fixed Wide Open just the other day, as they're on a massive sale, and it would be lighter, nicer, have eyelets and proper clearance for rack and mudguards and bigger tyres, but I'm glad I didn't to be honest. There's satisfaction to be had in taking something you already have and making it fit a new purpose rather than just getting your wallet out!
The position is actually talked up as a deliberate thing in the product info, to enable decent heel clearance with panniers even on road bikes with short chainstays. Will report back if there's sway.
Noodles look great, that's ingenious! Yep I was eyeing up the Tubus Fly as well, but decided I didn't need to spend that much in the end. I think Tubus racks come with mounting hardware for bikes without eyelets too? Otherwise I guess there's the p-clip route. Agreed that Raceblades are not a proper substitute for real mudguards, it's not bad at the back but I think I might get one of these mudflaps to extend the coverage on the front.