Little nipples

[MarkF]

The muguard spokes that come through the guards themselves....where can I get those little black rubber nipples that cover the sharp tips?

 

[Vapin' Joe]

LBS spares box, bound to have them.

 

[John the Monkey]

What he said - if not, I think SKS sell a spares kit that includes them, in fact, you can buy them alone, now I check;
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/category-Mudguard-Spares-643.htm
(and they're called mudguard stay end caps, to save you the embarrassment of walking into the LBS and going "Have you got little nipples..?")

 

[betty swollocks]

A much neater job is to cut the mudguard stays very accurately and attach them on the inside of the mudguard attachment thingy, like this:-

 

[Fnaar]

A much neater job is to cut the mudguard stays very accurately and attach them on the inside of the mudguard attachment thingy, like this:-[/IMG]

(Clutches handbag and purses lips a la Les Dawson) ... ooh, get her and her fancy ways....

 

[GrahamG]

Are they hard to cut through? Is it a hacksaw job or just some beefy wire cutters?

 

[betty swollocks]

With a thread entitled 'Little Nipples', it is, of course, entirely predictable
that Fnaar would latch onto it!

 

[John the Monkey]

A much neater job is to cut the mudguard stays very accurately and attach them on the inside of the mudguard attachment thingy, like this

V. neat indeed. I always have a vague feeling that I may need the extra bit for adjustment/fettling in the future (under what circumstances, I readily admit to having no idea), so I've always just capped mine, personally.

 

[betty swollocks]

Graham: some old cable cutters and a bit of brute strength does the trick. The ends fly off like shrapnel though, so be careful!

 

[Tynan]

I'd want the spare, the mudguards getting bent, different tyre

what's on the inside of the fitting? oh so close to the tyre?

 

[betty swollocks]

Here it is from another angle.
The little bolt that goes through has a hole on the inside which the stay slots into. The little bolt can then be screwed tight, thereby securing the stay.
As can be seen, I hope, there's plenty of tyre clearance.

I think that bit of crap on the mudguard, which I've just noticed, is a piece of dried slug...or something

 

[Tynan]

fair nuff

yours go wider than mine

 

[MarkF]

Very neat Betty!

Thanks for the replies.