Upgrading old mudguard with Secu-clip

[matticus]

I have an old front guard which has 4 *separate* stays, each with a loop end. (so 2 loops are attached to the bolt that screws into eachl ower fork-leg)

Has anyone managed to upgrade this setup to use Secu-clips? They are usually supplied with new mudguards that have the "1-piece"* type of stay , and my fettling suggests they work much better with that design!
*(i.e. a single piece of wire is bent into a "V", and both ends attach to a different fitment on the mudguard)

 

[PapaZita]

I think you would need also to replace the stays with the “V” type. The shape of the “V” stay, at the bend, engages with the clip in such a way that it releases when required.

 

[matticus]

Yeah, that's the fallback plan (turns out they're only £4 a set!). I don't really like chucking stuff, but, well ...

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I think you would need also to replace the stays with the “V” type. The shape of the “V” stay, at the bend, engages with the clip in such a way that it releases when required.

Thats what I did when I fitted secu clips to one of my bikes.

 

[PapaZita]

I don't really like chucking stuff, but, well ...

Could you swap the straight stays for the “V” type on the rear mudguard of another bike?

 

[Ian H]

If you make sure the straight ends are not burred and tighten the eye-bolts only enough to just hold the guard in place, they should release when forced. Test by giving the mudguard a sharp tug, obviously without breaking it.

 

[andrew_s]

If you make sure the straight ends are not burred and tighten the eye-bolts only enough to just hold the guard in place, they should release when forced. Test by giving the mudguard a sharp tug, obviously without breaking it.

Sounds like a recipe for the eye-bolt nuts coming loose and vanishing to me.

 

[Ian H]

Sounds like a recipe for the eye-bolt nuts coming loose and vanishing to me.

Not if you do it right. Time-honoured method.