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PlanetX have clippers at 60% off - now £8
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Oh ta
Didn't know that the winter Rourke was coveted 🤗
Tbh I had very little clearance on the front of the Rourke (with 28's) which is odd as the clearance is enourmous at the back, I thought it was a fork switch at first, but the stamped numbers match up and Rourke can't tell me anymore detail than they did build it. But anyway, I hunted around the back of BC and in the bins for a while and eventually found a front mudguard that had a 'clip' for under the fork crown/brake bridge, so the mudguard didn't actually go under the crown, if that makes sense, just the clip did, and then the mudguard started again.
I think SKS did some a while ago perhaps?
Anyway an MTB conversion sounds wicked and I look forward to seeing it unfold!
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That Stumpy is rad.
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Thanks @russmeyer @Tijs @richardshill @Netakure for the tips, I actually woke up on time for once so had time to tweak this. Looked at the bar position on my Dolan and emulated that, and then used the ruler tip for setting the shifters. Still having serious shifting issues. Rear is passable but the font just will not shift up to matter how many times I reorganise it. I think the dodgy cuts I made on the cable outers due to a lack of proper pliers is causing the cable to move poorly. Come payday will treat myself to a decent pair of cutters, some new inners and try again.
As much as I would love this to be a lower budget version of @Ecobeard amazing Rourke, the clearance on the front fork is about 4mm which all but rules that out.
From the pile of abandoned bikes where I live I've found a suitable MTB for turning into a biblical rain commuter, with this for inspiration. I think this may be more suitable than trying to find a crazy low clearance long mudguard for the bianchi. Even if I can, totally building it up for shop running anyway.