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

[tribanjules]

put cruds on my triban3 this morning. Apart from v tight clearance for front one it was straight forward.
Will lock the screws with superglue once ive had a test run tho

 

[Fubar]

put cruds on my triban3 this morning. Apart from v tight clearance for front one it was straight forward.
Will lock the screws with superglue once ive had a test run tho

That sounds like a good plan, I went with what the video and instructions said "dont overtighten, only use your fingers, etc etc" and within about 2 miles one of the back screws had disappeared! Luckily one of our number had a spare cable tie.

 

[tribanjules]

That sounds like a good plan, I went with what the video and instructions said "dont overtighten, only use your fingers, etc etc" and within about 2 miles one of the back screws had disappeared! Luckily one of our number had a spare cable tie.

and my "finger tight" would strip the platic threads so been v cautious !

 

[ColinJ]

and my "finger tight" would strip the platic threads so been v cautious !

I foolishly used pliers on mine and snapped a bolt!

 

[black'n'yellow]

I use crud mk2s in preference to 'proper' guards on my winter bike (which has full clearance) - personally I think they're great. Lighter and possibly even better protection than the SKS chromo guards that I took off. No issues with fitting and no problems in use (yet) 3-4 months after fitting.

 

[Nocode]

I use crud mk2s in preference to 'proper' guards on my winter bike (which has full clearance) - personally I think they're great. Lighter and possibly even better protection than the SKS chromo guards that I took off. No issues with fitting and no problems in use (yet) 3-4 months after fitting.

Thanks, that's reassuring for me that's about to fit mine!

 

[judder]

If putting cruds on make sure you put some insulation tape on your frame under where the plastic lugs sit as they will rub your shiny paintwork away...

 

[Nocode]

If putting cruds on make sure you put some insulation tape on your frame under where the plastic lugs sit as they will rub your shiny paintwork away...

Yep, thank you - I've bought some of that 3M helicopter tape for the job.

 

[Nocode]

Right, well fitted these over the weekend. Took me a while, but I intentionally took my time and watched the video numerous times.

I think they look good, very minimal and hard to tell my bike has mudguards fitted. However I have 2 issues;

1. The front guard rubs (the back are fine). I must have spent 20-30 mins adjusting trying not to get them to rub but to no avail. I thought I had nailed it last night before I went to bed as the wheel appeared to be spinning freely, but up this morning and out on the road and I can hear the rubbing noise - argh. I'm hoping it will settle-down?
2. I didn't have enough clearance on the rear between the wheel and frame to fit the chainguard thing that comes with the mk2. I had to just fit a normal piece instead which is a real shame.

Should I be concerned about the rubbing on the front? In peoples experience does this settle down, or do I need to have another fiddle with it tonight? The rubbing was there straight away when heading-out the door, so I think it was too soon to have picked-up debris.

 

[ColinJ]

I bodged a different type of mudguard onto a singlespeed bike and it only rubbed when I was riding the bike. I finally realised that the forks must have been flexing enough under load to take up the tiny clearance!

As for "will it settle down?" - only when the tyre and/or the mudguard have worn down! Try and spot exactly where the rubbing is happening and fix it, even if that involves cutting or grinding away at the mudguard.

 

[400bhp]

Right, well fitted these over the weekend. Took me a while, but I intentionally took my time and watched the video numerous times.

I think they look good, very minimal and hard to tell my bike has mudguards fitted. However I have 2 issues;

1. The front guard rubs (the back are fine). I must have spent 20-30 mins adjusting trying not to get them to rub but to no avail. I thought I had nailed it last night before I went to bed as the wheel appeared to be spinning freely, but up this morning and out on the road and I can hear the rubbing noise - argh. I'm hoping it will settle-down?
2. I didn't have enough clearance on the rear between the wheel and frame to fit the chainguard thing that comes with the mk2. I had to just fit a normal piece instead which is a real shame.

Should I be concerned about the rubbing on the front? In peoples experience does this settle down, or do I need to have another fiddle with it tonight? The rubbing was there straight away when heading-out the door, so I think it was too soon to have picked-up debris.

It shouldn't rub, unless there's detritus on the guard.

The front should be easier than the back - I take it you have adjusted the screws on the arms which allow you to increase/reduce the clearance from the wheel?

 

[Nocode]

It shouldn't rub, unless there's detritus on the guard.

The front should be easier than the back - I take it you have adjusted the screws on the arms which allow you to increase/reduce the clearance from the wheel?

Yeah, I did what was described on the video. Adjust the gap between the guard and wheels to around 5mm and then tighten all the screws. Lift the guard away from the wheel and slowly release back again - so it 'learns' the wheel circumference (supposedly!) and then that's it.

I'm pretty convinced I had it last night in a position where it wasn't producing any rubbing noise - except maybe for those centering-brushes lightly rubbing on the rims - which is what I was referring to in my other post when I set "will it settle down".

With my previous adjustments though I was finding that it would rub, but once I had lifted the guard away and released it back that the rubbing went, but would come back again after a while. However, as I said - I thought I had nailed it last night - but I guess not!

How tight did people cable tie the guard to the brakes? I've got mine pulled in tightly, but I wonder whether I need to slacken it... Not sure what else I can do except fiddle with the front guard space from the wheel again and hope I hit the sweetspot.

 

[400bhp]

Yeah, I did what was described on the video. Adjust the gap between the guard and wheels to around 5mm and then tighten all the screws. Lift the guard away from the wheel and slowly release back again - so it 'learns' the wheel circumference (supposedly!) and then that's it.

I'm pretty convinced I had it last night in a position where it wasn't producing any rubbing noise - except maybe for those centering-brushes lightly rubbing on the rims - which is what I was referring to in my other post when I set "will it settle down".

With my previous adjustments though I was finding that it would rub, but once I had lifted the guard away and released it back that the rubbing went, but would come back again after a while. However, as I said - I thought I had nailed it last night - but I guess not!

How tight did people cable tie the guard to the brakes? I've got mine pulled in tightly, but I wonder whether I need to slacken it... Not sure what else I can do except fiddle with the front guard space from the wheel again and hope I hit the sweetspot.

Yes, loosen it. From past negative experience, I leave mine loose

 

[Nocode]

Yes, loosen it. From past negative experience, I leave mine loose

Cool, will give it a try and report back. Thanks!

/fingers crossed

 

[mrandmrspoves]

I couldn't get rid of the rub from the front of my cruds, so I trimmed about an inch off the front and then left it for 48 hours with some packing wedged under the guard to lift it away from the tyre.....sorted!