Can you buy single mudguards?

[David Haworth]

Hello all,

simple question, as it says at the top. is there anywhere in the UK that would allow me to buy something like SKS mudguards in singles, rather than as a front/back set? The reason I ask is because I recently picked up a 2012 whyte montpellier which is a lovely bike and seems to have full support for guards at the back, but nothing at the front. no eyelets and no holes at the top of the fork. as it's disc braked, there's not even a brake calliper to hold onto so crud roadracers are out too.

I see that you can get mudguards for bikes with no support for them, ie the SKS raceblade set, but as I've got everything I need for a full sized rear guard, I'd really like to have a full sized, solidly made and fixed rear guard that won't rattle around. Hence I was wondering if I could buy a raceblade front and a full sized rear, but I don't want to buy two wholes sets and then waste half of it.

Any suggestions? or suggestions perhaps on how to fit a normal mudguard at the front of my montpellier?

Many thanks
David

 

[jim55]

p clips on the front fork legs

 

[David Haworth]

p clips on the front fork legs

that solves how I connect the mudguard to the fork blades, but how do I attach it to the top of the fork?

 

[David Haworth]

You could put a star fangled nut into the bottom of the steerer, drill a hole through the mudguard and bolt it upwards, dispensing with the supplied hardwear

after looking up "star fangled nut" (wow, it's a thing!) that looks like it relies on there being a hole underneath the fork crown (ie facing the tyres). there isn't, it's a carbon fork with seemingly no useful holes...

thanks anyway.

 

[fossyant]

Long race blades?

 

[jim55]

OK. Ditch the hardwear on the mudguard for attaching at the bridgde. Drill four holes in the mudguard, two each side immediately in front of and behind the fork. Put two zip ties one for each side through the holes and over the fork crown.

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this and p clips overcome allsorts

 

[David Haworth]

OK. Ditch the hardwear on the mudguard for attaching at the bridgde. Drill four holes in the mudguard, two each side immediately in front of and behind the fork. Put two zip ties one for each side through the holes and over the fork crown.

ooh.. that might work... will investigate.. cheers!

David