crud Roadracer Mk 2

[Tommy2]

I have snapped the very flimsy piece that the cable tie goes through on the rear guard, has any body found a suitable remedy for this?

I did get a new set for chrimbo from the wife but it was her fault I broke it!

 

[smokeysmoo]

I have snapped the very flimsy piece that the cable tie goes through on the rear guard

IME Crud are very good when it comes to supplying spares and individual parts.

 

[Tommy2]

IME Crud are very good when it comes to supplying spares and individual parts.

It's the main section of rear mud guard, it might be worth a try if its very cheap as being a Yorkshireman I do hate to replace something that can be salvaged.

 

[cyberknight]

It's the main section of rear mud guard, it might be worth a try if its very cheap as being a Yorkshireman I do hate to replace something that can be salvaged.

super glue an offcut of a cable tie on the the gaurd where the split is, worked for me.

 

[ColinJ]

It's the main section of rear mud guard, it might be worth a try if its very cheap as being a Yorkshireman I do hate to replace something that can be salvaged.

Superglue the cable tie on?

 

[ColinJ]

Great minds think alike!

 

[Tommy2]

Oh man, that means I've got to BUY superglue lol

 

[400bhp]

I have snapped the very flimsy piece that the cable tie goes through on the rear guard, has any body found a suitable remedy for this?

I did get a new set for chrimbo from the wife but it was her fault I broke it!

Drill 2 small (2mm iirc) holes just in front of the split and feed the cable tie through that. It's what I had to do.

 

[400bhp]

IME they can need a fair bit of tinkering with to get them just right.

The last ones I had I needed to leave a roll of insulation tape wedged under the edge of the front one when it was in the shed, to train it to sit away from the tyre.

There is an excellent install video on the Crud website that's worth watching too.

Sorry but I can't link to it from work.

Agree - it's better to spend a couple of hours fitting them, rather than constantly tinkering around with them.

One trick is to make sure that the cable ties are loose. Also, if you're not aware, there's a fair bit of movement allowed at the screws where the stays attach to the mudguard.

You could also shave down the brushes as this will often cause the rubbing.

If the mudguards are only just catching then they should settle down after a while.

On my Boardman I actually didn't bother attaching the front part of the front mudguard (Mk1's) as it doesn't do that much anyway.

I think Cruds have their place, but I decided to use a sledgehammer to crack the nut and just bought another bike that had proper mudguard clearances in the end. They [the cruds] just got on my wick too much (very flimsy-was always nervous of touching them as they would often go out of kilter).

 

[adamhearn]

Have a set on my Cannondale Synapse. When I bought the bike I had hoped that the sales patter of mudguard eyelets and larger clearances would have meant being able to fit something more substantial. However the extra clearance make the cruds fit extremely well and they help keep the drivetrain very clean.