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Can you not just push the guard all the way up against the underneath of the fork crown? Or is something getting in the way?
My PDW guards are super tight at the rear on my road fixed because the position of the rear bridge is very close to the tyre.
I found a very flat, domed hex bolt which kinda helped, but I still find myself unclogging the rear guard on long winter rides. I carry a chopstick around for this.
hollow__legs
OK so I have fitted mudguards to the winter bike I built up (a second hand bob jackson frame - complete with audax UK sticker). It was built for the original owner with close clearance at the front (I have the bob jackson paperwork which shows this) and it is so close I can't quite get my SKS longboards to fit without the odd scraping noise when it gets wet and muddy.
I've fettled it as much as I can (re-drilling the brake mounting bracket and filing down a nut and playing with the stays etc etc) and it's the closest I can get the mudguard to the underside of the fork crown (2-3 mm gap).
My question is this - would I stand any better chance with PDW (or other) mudguards or does close clearance actually mean "not enough clearance" in this instance? I can't see how it would help me given PDW are not circular x-section, but I thought I would ask as I'm pretty fed up given the amount of extra tinkering I've had to do on top of the usual rage filled mudguard fitting session...
edit - tyres are 25c Conti four seasons on rim brake aksiums - they don't look partic bulbous...