Aluminium mudguards

[roshi chris]

...are there any on the market?

I hate plastic and although i would like to put guards on this winter I can't bring myself to soil my lovely hardy commuter with wobbly plastic crap.

Its a Kaffenback with cantilevers fitted so has loads of clearance.

Thanks in advance..

 

[skwerl]

Have a search for Salmon guards. A pain to fit apparently but very good and good for bikes without much clearance

 

[andy_wrx]

SKS guards are a laminate, with aluminium in the middle encased in plastic.

 

[andrew_s]

Proper aluminium mudguards

 

[NickM]

Plastic is a good material for mudguards. I had some Salmon mudguards once. They were a pain in the arse.

 

[NickM]

Plastic is a good material for mudguards. I had some Salmon mudguards once. They were a pain in the arse.

 

[skwerl]

Plastic is a good material for mudguards. I had some Salmon mudguards once. They were a pain in the arse.

yep and I wouldn't describe SKS guards as "wobbly plastic crap". They're very good. Much better option than Salmons

 

[skwerl]

Plastic is a good material for mudguards. I had some Salmon mudguards once. They were a pain in the arse.

yep and I wouldn't describe SKS guards as "wobbly plastic crap". They're very good. Much better option than Salmons

 

[roshi chris]

Well I had some SKS Raceblades on a different bike and couldn't get used to them at all, a strong gust of wind and they were all over the place.

I take it the SKS full guards are better then?

Mind you I do like those Honjos..

 

[roshi chris]

Well I had some SKS Raceblades on a different bike and couldn't get used to them at all, a strong gust of wind and they were all over the place.

I take it the SKS full guards are better then?

Mind you I do like those Honjos..

 

[NickM]

Well I had some SKS Raceblades on a different bike and couldn't get used to them at all, a strong gust of wind and they were all over the place.

I take it the SKS full guards are better then?

They're excellent. Our household has them on lots of bikes. They last for years, look smart for a good few, and have never given any problems.

Raceblades are mudguards for bikes that aren't supposed to have mudguards. You can't really expect them to be much good.

 

[NickM]

Well I had some SKS Raceblades on a different bike and couldn't get used to them at all, a strong gust of wind and they were all over the place.

I take it the SKS full guards are better then?

They're excellent. Our household has them on lots of bikes. They last for years, look smart for a good few, and have never given any problems.

Raceblades are mudguards for bikes that aren't supposed to have mudguards. You can't really expect them to be much good.

 

[domtyler]

(SKS-Raceblades) != (SKS-Thermoplastic)

 

[domtyler]

(SKS-Raceblades) != (SKS-Thermoplastic)

 

[alecstilleyedye]

my sks guards were a bugger to fit and still require the front tyre to run at 80psi to avoid rubbing. still, they do the job and you know who hasn't visited the front tyre yet.