Mudguards

these are quite funky think I might get some until Ezra returns my fastboy, been caught too many times without my waterproof troosers.

made mine

Wasn't someone using some kind of ikea wooden slat awhile back? I remember thinking it actually looked quite nice and minimal. I was also wondering if anyone's ever made anything to fit to a read brake hole? That would be a great idea.

Has anyone found raceblade-type or full mudguards which will work with 700c wheels on a old steel frame setup for 27" wheels?

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@ stuf - errr... hmmmm.... wha?! If i understand your question correctly - all of them will work.
Why wouldn't they?
Raceblades, and the clones (from bikehut / sjscycles) should all fit 700c wheels.
I would choose full mudguards (SKS, etc) to take up the extra space around the wheels for aesthetic purposes.

thanks for the non-sarcastic answer provenad.

I should have explained the problem more but I have indeed googled this extensively.

my fixie is made from an old 60s 27" wheel frame. When you put 700c raceblades on the bike, the end of the rear blade scrapes the back tyre because the frame angles are slightly off. Front fits fine.

Full mudguards should work but the bracket that is connected to the brake mount would have to be extended a bit.

Was wondering if anyone had any experience of fitting mudguards of either type on a 27" wheel frame

Was wondering if anyone had any experience of fitting mudguards of either type on a 27" wheel frame

Yep, and I found that there was just about enough drop available on the clip that attaches to the rear brake bridge to get the gear close enough to the tyre for it not to look crap. There's also a fair amount of flex and adjustment in the guard (SKS 35) and stays to allow the guard to sit at an even distance from the tyre most of the way round.

On the current set-up I haven't bothered putting a spacer between the chainstay bridge and the mudguard, so the front end of the guard does sit a little way forward from the tyre at that point, closer to the seat tube. But I have used spacers in the past to get it all to fit snugly and look tidier.

You should just be able to bend the race blade stays, after all seat stays are not at a constant angle, geometry and size of bike has more of an influence than 27" vs 700c.

I have full gards on my 27" -> 700c bike. It's fine. They work much better than race blades + they take up the gap well as prav said. Yes you may have to tweak the front mudguard by extending the bit that bolts onto the fork crown.

what happens if you slide rearmost the bracket up / slide the forward bracket backwards along the raceblade?
They are very adjustable because different frame sizes also differ in seatstay angle.
If that doesn't work, they are only a bit of wire - you could bend them into shape to fit...?

ooh jinx!

I think we are one and the same prav. We keep on doing this.

Don't ever leave me.

thanks for the replies guys - I didn't want to go bending my raceblade arms as I use them on another bike - will probably go down the full guard route once I replace my knackered bottom bracket

good bottom bracket for a 20-stoner is for another thread ;)

good bottom bracket for a 20-stoner is for another thread ;)

Phil!

Phil!

a poor 20-stoner :(

Shimano if JIS.
Campagnolo if ISO.

Aluminium mudguards ftw! Bend em ... they stay there.

Has anyone found raceblade-type or full mudguards which will work with 700c wheels on a old steel frame setup for 27" wheels?

I have SKS full guards in exactly that situation.

As provenrad and others have mentioned, they're flexible so they fit fine.

Might have to watch out for the front fitting though-- the guards seem to be made for attaching to bolt-fitting brakes (6mm diameter I believe). I've drilled my forks to accept the allen-bolt-sleeve type brake (8mm dia.) and so I need to go buy a circular file to open up the hole on the mudguard bracket.

This weather leaves me with those wonderful dirty-puddle stripes up my back and my toes invariably soaking from the front wheel's spray.

I don't mind so much of I'm bopping around on the weekend but it's really boring if I'm riding to work and so on.

Can anyone suggest any mudguards that are:
a) relatively aesthetically pleasing.
b) effective (I got big feet so can't always use a front mudguard as it gets in the way of my clodhoppers when I turn)
c) unlikely to get pinched/broken/bent/fall off/cracked/etc

try here? http://www.londonfgss.com/search.php?searchid=1778541

SKS Raceblades.
Oh, and SEARCH.
If you look at similar threads listed at the bottom of this page (must be logged in?) you can see it's been done to death... better to resurrect an old thread if it helps keep info in the same place.

;) thanks, searching.

just go to Condor and get those cheap £9 rear mudguard, work rather well (especially if your tyres is 23c or smaller).

just go to Condor and get those cheap £9 rear mudguard, work rather well (especially if your tyres is 23c or smaller).

Which ones are these?