Accessories

[Joe24]

at last someone who thinks my way... though I think mudguards will be compulsory in the winter now that Ive joined a club.

Any recomendations for a 'first time mudguard buyer'????

Race blades. Get the Giant ones, they are cheaper and just as good. Takes me about 3 mins to fit them on, after i fitted them on first ofcourse. They also mean your bike doesnt get the old man look with full guards.
There should be a few pictures of my bike with the Giant raceblades on, doesnt make it look too bad. But it would look worse with the front one on.
When it gets sunny and dry though, they have to be taken off, its the law

 

[longers]

Meh it's a Sirrus - looks crap with or without mudguards...

Hey! Are you calling my bike a dog?

 

[Maz]

Hey! Are you calling my bike a dog?

Nice bike. Did you re-spray it? Can't see any decals on it. Did you change the saddle, too?

The cat is great, btw!

 

[alecstilleyedye]

Nice bike. Did you re-spray it? Can't see any decals on it. Did you change the saddle, too?

The cat is great, btw!

+1 for puss.

 

[zimzum42]

Hey! Are you calling my bike a dog?

No, it's clearly a cat!


Do think the bike would look better without the mudguards though....


But then again, if you bought a proper bike, you'd probably not bother with the mudguards


And yorkshiregoth.... That's horrendous.....

 

[Rezillo]

Well, I think my new bike looks ok with mudguards. Cat refused to pose, though.

My bike

I suppose I could consider taking them off in a dry summer but not much opportunity so far.

John

 

[4F]

I suppose I could consider taking them off in a dry summer but not much opportunity so far.

I did a trial and took mine off last month for a week. One week of typical British weather and they went straight back on !!

 

[John the Monkey]

at last someone who thinks my way... though I think mudguards will be compulsory in the winter now that Ive joined a club.

If you're going to ride near anyone else in the wet, even. In Manchester, the students like to potter around on 'guardless MTBs, and the spray coming up from their rear wheels (even at the speed that allows them to text/talk whilst riding) is very annoying.

Roadiewill - Raceblade type guards are good if you want to be able to remove the guards quickly, but don't provide as much protection from the wet as full guards. A good set of SKS full guards will protect you and your drivetrain more than raceblades (and make you more popular on group rides, as you won't be covering your fellow cyclists in cacky water) but take a bit more effort to remove.

 

[Joe24]

Hey! Are you calling my bike a dog?

As good as it looks, it needs more red on it to pull off those rims Get a red seat post in that colour, and red grips and it will look even better.

 

[bonj2]

Why dont' you strap a fifty pence piece to your head with an elastic band so that the central heptagonal section of the middle of your head doesn't get wet?

 

[Abitrary]

Why dont' you strap a fifty pence piece to your head with an elastic band so that the central heptagonal section of the middle of your head doesn't get wet?

But you'd get an occultist tan design in the sunshine?

 

[Yorkshireman]

But you'd get an occultist tan design in the sunshine?

Surely you'd need a pentagonal shape for that?

 

[bonj2]

But you'd get an occultist tan design in the sunshine?

you don't get a tan on your head anyway because of your hair

 

[Yorkshireman]

you don't get a tan on your head anyway because of your hair

Depends how thick it is yer plonker (the hair ... not yer head), and worrerbout baldy men?

 

[bonj2]

Depends how thick it is yer plonker (the hair ... not yer head), and worrerbout baldy men?

well i've got a full head of hair, so it's not a problem for me.