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If they all break at the same spot maybe it's you.
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Do you use a soft washer of some sort?
Is the fender stressed, or is it following it's natural curve?
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I have thought this myself, it's not like I was jumping off curbs or anything. This one broke on the A44 just outside Wyre Piddle, it's a perfectly smooth piece of road.
I'm not sure I even used a washer so that's a good point. Soft would be not metal?
It's hard to say if the 'fender' was stressed but the A44 is a bit of a shit road, so maybe. I definitely was when it broke as the rear section went up inside the front section and jammed the wheel while I was being overtaken by a massive HGV...
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So this happened back in May and since then I've been riding my fixed bike around with one and a half mudguards:
I did drill the rear mudguard as my Pearson Douche has a proper mudguard fitting in the brake bridge and I hate the PDW brake bracket, and that's where it broke, but I still don't really think this should have happened and am not inclined to spend £70 on another pair.
I've now put 28mm tyres on so definitely need new guards.
I think I have snapped just about every mudguard known to man, and it's always the rear that goes. I would like decent coverage, no rattles and to pay less than £70. Significantly less. The obvious thing I suppose is longboards but internet research suggests they snap more than rice krispies on a bad day.
Has anyone got any alternative suggestions before I give longboards a go?
Alternatively, if anyone has a friend who works at a mudguard or bicycle accessory company I would be happy to work with them to develop a mudguard that doesn't actually break - perhaps using fibre-reinforced concrete or COR-TEN steel - or destructively test their new products to oblivion (well, snap them).