Mudguards

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HarmanMogul in reply to @bright

I don't like the mud flap and overall flat top agricultural look of bluemels. Maybe the flap can be changed.

I agree with this. The tyre is curved, why not the mudguard? Cost of fab, I guess.

I have not tried the high-zoot guards @RonnieOatmilk mentions but have had many years' good service from regular SKS plastic sets, so am surprised he finds they wobble and crack.

Perhaps I will forego guards, or use an MTB-style short guard on this bike, which is likelier to be ridden solo than in a group.

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RonnieOatmilk in reply to @HarmanMogul

Just my experience, went through about two sets of Blumels before giving up. Both split with cracks. Could have been stones, whacks, not sure tbh, but only other mudguards I had crack were the VO ones before they started giving you the reinforcement plates for inside the drilled holes.

Also found they wobbles loads, particularly the front one, especially without both hands on the bars.

I could be unlucky, I'm sure way more people have plastic ones and they're fine.

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ltc in reply to @RonnieOatmilk

Odd, I've had the same set of Bluemels for a few years, on a couple of bikes. Not very glamorous but just do the job and aren't showing any signs of packing in to give me an excuse to get something posher.

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