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www.richtreen.co.uk
Joined: 15 Jul 2009
Posts: 9
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 Posted Tue Nov 3, 2009 8:08 pm |
Indeed !
After reading the posts about being able to get a 4mm Allen Key between the tyre and brakes I decided to see how much clearance I don't have - nope not with the 25mm at running pressures. I shall be investing in some 23mm rubber so I can get some rides in and stay dry !
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Fungus The Muffin Man
Joined: 12 Jun 2009
Posts: 537
Location: Heywood ,Lancs
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Posted Wed Nov 4, 2009 9:28 am |
| evil_breakfast wrote: | | djbarren wrote: | This is an e-mail that I recieved from the guys at crud concerning these mudguards, hope it is of some help to you.
We took 3 weeks to do the instructions page, but I would do it slightly different now. You can actually get the 'guard to follow the line of your tyre with the following method.
First, loosen the cabletie.
second, move the stays down the chainstay at the back towards the rear axle.
Then. fix the 'guard with 5mm clearance at the back, like pic 6 in the instructions. Tighten the nuts. THEN pull the mudguard up in the middle where it touches the tyre. The mudguard will increase its arc until it matches the circumference of the tyre. Re-tighten cabletie until it just rests the blade under the brake-fork area. make sure nuts are tight, and away you go.
Hope this helps...let me know.
Cheers
Pete Tomkins |
did all that, and the back one works a treat, but the same can't be said of the front.
no matter what i try, the joint part (with the screw) rubs on the tyre.
Its all academic now anyhow as the front guard is now......ummmm....broken
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GavH
Joined: 04 Dec 2008
Posts: 516
Location: Lisburn, N Ireland
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Posted Sat Nov 7, 2009 6:13 pm |
| Stellite wrote: | | I found they rubbed a bit on my Bianchi when spinning by hand after I fitted them, but once out on the road thy were fine. Whatever was rubbing has rubbed off now and they seem to work fine. Ive done about 200 miles with them fitted now. |
Where was it rubbing and what frame/forks have you? I've just moved my guards from my commuter as I'm using it more on the turbo than I am commuting on it. Back one went on fine first time, front one is rubbing in what appears to be the area right under the arch of the fork. I'm running 23mm Conti GP4000S tyres.
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hitthewall
Joined: 29 Oct 2008
Posts: 82
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Posted Sun Nov 8, 2009 9:40 am |
Anyone by chance running these on a Madone 4.5 with Krylion Carbon 25mm's (or other 25mm tyres)?
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dazzawazza
Joined: 22 Mar 2007
Posts: 376
Location: Queens Park London
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Posted Mon Nov 9, 2009 2:25 pm |
| d4mi4nr wrote: | | Ive a Specailized Allez 2010. Front one rubs like mad. If you remove the front part they're fine but that kinda defeats the object. Look good, just wish they worked. |
I have them on a 2007 Allez and they fit perfectly.
Originally they rubbed, but unscrewing the little left/right adjuster screw on the brake gave more clearance. The screw is still in far enough that I can make fine adjustments to the brake ok.
These look fantastic on a black Allez with a black Tortec velocity pannier rack. They perform well too.
PlanetX
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John.T
Joined: 12 Nov 2004
Posts: 1734
Location: Harrogate. N. Yorkshire. UK
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Posted Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:16 pm |
First proper test yesterday on the Colomba Classic. Roads very wet and mucky. Feet stayed dry and clean until it started raining. Passed with flying colours. The front one worked better than the SKS one on my winter bike.
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Stellite
Joined: 25 Jun 2009
Posts: 210
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Posted Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:57 pm |
Ive had the guards off today when giving my bike once over and they have started to wear away my carbon forks and seat stays.
I have just caught it in time, maybe worth checking regularly.
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Stellite
Joined: 25 Jun 2009
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Posted Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:57 pm |
Ive had the guards off today when giving my bike once over and they have started to wear away my carbon forks and seat stays.
I have just caught it in time, maybe worth checking regularly.
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John.T
Joined: 12 Nov 2004
Posts: 1734
Location: Harrogate. N. Yorkshire. UK
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Stellite
Joined: 25 Jun 2009
Posts: 210
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Posted Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:52 am |
I taped the stays, but not under the fork or stay bridge unfortunately.
They had started to wear the ultegra brake calipers too.
The slots for the cable ties had also started to get very thin. And this was with the cable ties tight.
I have had them on the bike for a few months now and done a few hundred miles with them on.
Luckily ive got my single speed built for the winter so ill be taking the guards off the carbon bike and using the winter bike from now on.
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PK1
Joined: 14 Dec 2006
Posts: 19
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:55 pm |
They have worn the paint off my seat tube where the end of the guard is.
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