Rushey Green, Catford, 5.45-ish yesterday

[Dec66]

Nothing wrong with mudguards. Essential for a year round, all weather commute imo

Wet weather trousers and overshoes for me. Or a wet arse and feet, depending on how well I've read the clouds...!

 

[ianrauk]

I get far too hot in overtrousers, however cold it is.

 

[Dec66]

Ewww s*it mark up back....not a good look

Ah, it's OK, let it dry and palm it off..!

TBH you can't really get mudguards on my Triban 500 because the clearance are so tight, people complained about that (could put one of those flap jobbies on the seat post but I don't think they're much cop).

 

[ianrauk]

Race blades will fit your bike easy enough.

 

[Dec66]

Race blades will fit your bike easy enough.

Apparently not... As I said, lots of people moaned about it. You can't go any higher than 25c on the tyres for the same reason (I run with 23c)

 

[ianrauk]

Apparently not... As I said, lots of people moaned about it. You can't go any higher than 25c on the tyres for the same reason (I run with 23c)

Yes you can. They attach to the seat stays and front forks. My bike doesn't have enough clearance for normal guards either, race blades fit fine.

 

[Dec66]

Ah, OK, gotcha, my bad.

I'll take a look. I enjoy getting wet though, a good moan always sets up the working day nicely

 

[vickster]

A bit antisocial in busy bike commuting areas potentially tho

 

[ianrauk]

To be fair, that route isn't very busy until after Lewisham or New Cross.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Yes you can. They attach to the seat stays and front forks. My bike doesn't have enough clearance for normal guards either, race blades fit fine.

While we're on this thread diversion, will Crud roadracers go with 25cc tyres? CRC suggests they will.

 

[Dec66]

To be fair, that route isn't very busy until after Lewisham or New Cross.

In terms of cyclists or traffic?

The former, agreed. The latter? Good job it wasn't my first time out in cleats last night, I'd have fallen off a dozen times with that bl**dy traffic and the indecisiveness!

 

[vickster]

While we're on this thread diversion, will Crud roadracers go with 25cc tyres? CRC suggests they will.

Yes, but they'll possibly rub (they did on my Avail with 25mm tyres). They are quite crap and flimsy though. I have them on my PX bike and the bottom part of my rear mudguard fell off on ride 3 never to be seen again (luckily a spare is provided)

 

[vickster]

To be fair, that route isn't very busy until after Lewisham or New Cross.

That's ok if he stops there and doesn't go more central I guess A face full of dirty water does stop wheelsuckers though

 

[martint235]

That's ok if he stops there and doesn't go more central I guess A face full of dirty water does stop wheelsuckers though

I can quite honestly say that when I set my commuting bike up, I'm really really not thinking about what other people may like. If they don't like it they can move.

 

[Dec66]

That's ok if he stops there and doesn't go more central I guess A face full of dirty water does stop wheelsuckers though

I'm in Canary Wharf (that place where the intellectual cream of the country don't know how to use pedestrian crossings), so I branch off at the hellish Molesworth St/Armpit Vale roundabout, up and over the A2 into Greenwich, through the foot tunnel (on foot) and up the Isle of Dogs.

Plenty of admirers for the russet gusset. Ick.