outlash
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What's the point of me answering? You've already said they'll last until March.
Tony.
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Caadx and mudguards
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The bracket where the brake caliper would be on normal bikes needs something between it an the mudguard , it will wear here and eventually snap in 2 without something between it , others have used old tubes , I used sticky backed Velcro .
potsy
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Personally I'd have bent the stay to fit for the extra strength, they may also rattle a bit more with just the one.
Also why is there such a gap, looks a very shoddy job to me?
ColinJ
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No, I found the picture online, but I am thinking of getting a CAADX with disc brakes and would like to fit mudguards so I would probably do the same kind of bodge.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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And also - what size tyres can be fitted and still leave plenty of clearance under the mudguards?
I put up with the odd noise coming from my Basso with its Crud Roadracers on but if I had a bike designed to take mudguards, then I would expect that not to be an issue!
ColinJ
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That's a neat solution!
potsy
Rambler
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That's similar to what I use on my Tricross, still had to bend the stays a little though.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I've been thinking that my Basso is neither one thing nor the other so am toying with replacing it with a CAADX or similar.
A CX bike with a rack and mudguards and biggish semi-slick tyres would be good for towpaths, moderately rough bridleways, light touring duties and rides in bad weather. My Cannondale would be kept for fair-weather road rides, and my MTB would still be available for gnarly offroad.
400bhp
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+1. Vibration will have them at the bridge.
Crankarm
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That CAADX is such a poorly thought out frame. Merida obviously thought it's riders were well 'ard not needing mud guards so put the rear brake calliper in the crap 'outside the rear triangle position' as opposed to inside making mounting mud guards and a rack really easy. Front fork fail as bosses for mud guards with calliper in the way is another fail. I guess it is cheap so this is the reason why.
You will need to make adaptations to use all the mud guard stays otherwise the mud guards will rattle like hell and possibly catch the tyres which I think you already found out.
Why isn't this thread in the Technical Know How forum?
You will need to make adaptations to use all the mud guard stays otherwise the mud guards will rattle like hell and possibly catch the tyres which I think you already found out.
Why isn't this thread in the Technical Know How forum?
outlash
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So which bike are you coating off this time? The CAADX or the Merida, or both? Here'a a crazy thought, maybe the frame is designed for, wait for it, cyclocross so having mounts for racks and guards weren't at the forefront of the designers minds? Actually, I'll further that point by mentioning that there's only one mounting point on the dropouts. But of course, you'd know that if you actually owned one.
Take your trolling elsewhere.
Tony.
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