SKS Chromatic mudguard spacers/adaptors

[slowmotion]

I've got a Dawes 501 hybrid that hasn't been used for a while, the first new bike I ever bought. About seven years ago, I tried to put some SKS mudguards on it, with limited success. The problem was that the frame fixing holes (not the stay fixings) put the guards far too far away from the wheels. I reckon that I need some kind of flat stainless steel strip, about 12mm wide, with a couple of 5mm holes at 20mm centres, to get the guards in the correct position, ie, further from the frame and closer to the tyres.

I'm sure that this must be a really common problem. Can anybody suggest a simple, preferably off-the peg solution? All my tools are scattered to the four winds at present, so I'm slightly limited on the DIY front.

Thank you very much.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

Not exactly sure what you mean, but I used rubber tap washers to move guards further from frame mounting points.

 

[biggs682]

@slowmotion have a look at sjs as they do loads of mudguard spares or have a wonder around B & Q yu will be surprised what you can adapt