Mudguards

@Egghead @seager thanks both.

I have Tektro 926AL which I believe have shorter arms than RX5 by 5mm, which might make the difference

Would the 700c 35mm SKS chromoplastics work over a 650b wheelset with 38mm tyre? I can't get my head around it.

yes

Sounds like you'd get a lot of side spray. 45mm guards for 38 mm tyres sounds more like it. Length wise you'd be ok as the wheel is smaller than what the guards are designed for.

@russmeyer @amey

Thanks both - annoyingly I can't fit 45mm guards in my frame I don't think so I might just go for 28mm tyres and stick with 700c and let mudguards do their job.

Why won't they fit? You can drill/cut/file/dremel them at stays/fork legs. If you can fit 38mm tyres you should be able to squeeze 45mm guards in there. Alternatively Gilles Berthoud make a 650b specific guard in 40mm width - middle ground as it were. I'm using them on a bike and have a pair hanging around for another project as well.
http://sella-berolinum.de/shop-teile-parts/schutzbleche/650b-584mm-/

Fitting blumels - how difficult? Never fitted guards before. Can I do it myself at home?

Did you ever mess with Meccano when you were a kid?

Easy, with a bit of patience.
If you need to cut the stays, I'd recommend putting them in a vice to hold them steady while you hit them with a hacksaw - or just use a cutting disc on a dremel.

I did it myself. You'll need a saw to cut the stays to size and a fair amount of fettling to get them right. Mine snapped off a few months later so I'd managed to balls up the installation somehow. If I could go back I'd have asked my LBS to install the bloody things.

I just took the 'guards off all our bikes now that summers here.
Forgot how much more awesome bikes are without them...

You don't get rain in summer?

Not often enough to give a shit in my experience. I might put them back on for our 3 week tour of Scotland in July.
C'mon, like anyone on here had anything more than a cut up mineral water bottle before the apocalypse.
We've changed man.

I'm old and was fending off before yadda yadda.

@Scilly.Suffolk, 3 months ago you mentioned you had some P-clips you weren't using. Talk to me

Pretty sure I've given them away now, but I'll check when I get home.

Cheers dude.

Same theme, what's the best way to attach a rear mudguard to the bottom bracket / seat tube area, if the frame (Charge Plug) doesn't have the small bar between chain stays?

Light mount to the chainstay, attach guard to this.

Gone: soz.

I did my Plug all with p-clips. iirc, needed one for each seat stay, one for the brake bridge and one for the chainstay bridge. it was a pain to do, but it's held up fine.

i've got some clips left over - i'll have a look tomorrow and see what i can find.

lfgss

I've got 2 x 10mm left. Asking got a couple of bigger ones but don't think they will be suitable.

PM if you want either / all.

Mudguards!
Thank God for them today in London!
Most of the year too, but fucking hell, today!
And yesterday actually.

CSB...

Does anyone have any experience with using p-clips to attach mudguards to frames without rear eyelets? Any potential problems, or smooth sailing?