Are crud road racer mud guards for road bikes anything decent?

[commutercallum]

Here is a link below please go on it and tell me what you think of these mud-guards
will they fit a carera tdf road bike?
if yes how much would you rate them out of 10?
and what is your personal opinion on them?

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_743265_langId_-1_categoryId_210163

 

[Nearly there]

Ive just fitted them to my bike and have kept my bike clean oh and I got mine here
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crud-Roadra...NFKA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350758033&sr=8-1

 

[Hacienda71]

Personally I would spend a little extra and get the MK2's. The coverage is far better. You need a clearance of about 4mm for them to fit. There is a video on the Crud website showing exactly how to fit them, they do need a little fettling when you fit. They are about the best guard you can get if you can't fit a proper guard on your bike. Far better than race blades imho.

 

[Nearly there]

Ive just fitted them to my bike and have kept my bike clean oh and I got mine here
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crud-Roadra...NFKA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350758033&sr=8-1

These are the MK2s but its not in the title

 

[Easytigers]

Hope they're ok...going to fit mine in the morning!!!

 

[Hacienda71]

Here is a link to a review that ColinJ did.

 

[ColinJ]

Here is a link to a review that ColinJ did.

Ha ha - I was just adding a link at the top of that page to try and flog a few bikes!

(Someone bought a bike costing nearly £3k through one of my links last year and I made a decent sum on that.)

I'd definitely recommend you to check the clearance. I've met so many people who complain about the Cruds not fitting when there just isn't room on their bikes to squeeze them in. They do need careful adjustment, and on mucky days they tend to clog if you don't rinse them out so ride through a few shallow puddles!

I'm still a fan though. I hated getting a wet back and a filthy bike on bad weather rides.

 

[Matthew_T]

I have them fitted to my race bike. They are very good. They say that they fit sizes up to 25c but I have a 28c tyre on the front and it just rubs a little when cornering.
I got them purely for the weight and convenience of fitting. I have a steel bike and panniers which weigh almost the same as the bike (bike = 17kg, panniers + rack + other stuff = 12/13kg).

Amazon are the cheapest.

 

[Licramite]

i just fitted front and extended my rear mudguards for the winter, - I haven,t tried off roadng lately suspect I will need water wings

 

[cyberknight]

I have them on my vituoso which is much of a muchness with the TDF .
The mk 2 are a lot better and i think the best bit of them is the extended piece that keeps the muck from the back wheel going all over the chainrings .
I run them with 23s but i reckon you could get away with 25s .

 

[Red Light]

I was recommended the Race Blade equivalent and I wouldn't recommend the short ones like you are suggesting. Go for the long Mk 2's instead. With the short ones, the muck still comes off the rear tyres all over the seat tube, bottom bracket and chainrings while on the front when you go fast the water gets thrown up off the unshielded part of the tyre and then is blown back over you. I have now fitted proper mudguards and put the Race Blades in the bits bin.

 

[Matthew_T]

The mk 2 are a lot better and i think the best bit of them is the extended piece that keeps the muck from the back wheel going all over the chainrings .

I have found that as well. However, the widened bit stops at the kickstand bar so I get a build up of muck on that.

 

[commutercallum]

Thanks for all the comments guys i will be getting the MK2 now

 

[endoman]

Mine will go on after tomorrow's ride, stop on until Cheshire Cat next year, quite sad really. They do work well though.

 

[vickster]

I have the Mk2s on my Giant on 25mm tyres, they rub and squeak but nothing else will fit (except maybe the Giant ones) so I have to put up with it, may be better on 23mm tyres...and I got them free so can't really moan. But they are far from perfect, the stays are just too flimsy, but not much else out there for road bikes