Hetchins resto - the bike that taste forgot

great job, stunning!

mudguards?

Proper awesome, need those red Bruemel mudguard for sure.

http://equusbicycle.com/bike/bluemels/Bluemels-04.jpg
http://equusbicycle.com/bike/bluemels/Bluemels-03.jpg

Nooooo, no mudguards on the Hetchins. My next classic bike project will be the one with mudguards - Dawes Galaxy with 600 Arabesque and GB mudguards.

Bruemel mudguard.

Are these made in Japan?

absolutely beautiful that. really lovely restoration.

Ah, come on - this neeeeeeds red bluemels!
Would be such a great finishing touch, and the clearances look oddly big at the moment.

Stunning!

It is your bike, but i think it would look (extra)class with mudguards. It is designed to take them after all.......

I would say something like the aluminium Tour De France would look amazing......

Or the Olympics in silver or red......Some on ebay BIN £25 at the moment.

agree silver mudguards not red or black

chrome even better!

I'd go with chrome or red.
Aren't there some more solid-colour looking red bluemels?
(as opposed to red anodised looking, like them up thar)

like these:

Hmmm, I suppose if I'm getting some SS GB mudguards for the Dawes anyway, I might as well see if they fit and what they look like on the Hetchins.

Probably take them off again, but it might be worth a go.

It's a British bicycle, no such thing as predictable weather here.

I really don't understand the British resistant to mudguard despite living in a country where we benefit from it.

can i ask from whom are you getting the GB mudguards?

Me? SJS, they have a limited number of them, but can special order other version, like the 650B one.

Any guidance on what width to go for with 32c tyres? Given that 40>32, my starting point would be that the 40mm ones would be wide enough, but this suggests that 50mm would be required. 50mm would be a bit chunky for my tastes.

50mm would be idea, 40mm might be a bit of a tight fit (I have a 45mm mudguard that just about fit with 33.3c tyres).

50mm doesn't sound as big as it sounded, plus the GB SS guard weight as much as the SKS Chromoplastic.

Hmmm, 50mm it is then. How 'long' are the long GB mudguards? Can't seem to find any photos showing the difference between the long and the short versions.

long - more coverage on the rear of each mudguard to reduced wear and tear to drivetrain and wet feet.

Hmmmmm, La Cycliste seems unimpressed by the idea of mudguards on the Hetchins - 'Mudguards? Nooooo. Hoo hoo hoo'. Feh, it's my bike.

It's your bike (and bum) in the end.

will La Cycliste clean the mud off that nice paintwork for you?

Three words:

Mudguards my arse.

Hah! As if. When we got back from the Pendle Witches I was under strict instructions to clean any road salt off her Roberts.

Hmmm, looks like no mudguards on the Hetchins - not enough clearance with the Record calipers to fit a 50mm GB mudguard. And La Cycliste is increasingly scornful of the idea. Back to plan A.