Crud Road Racer MK2
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Glover Fan
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Almondsbury, Nr Bristol
Yes, not just to keep crap off your bike, but also makes cycling in the rain bearable.
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
Yes
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I'm a fan and have a pair permanently fitted to my Basso.
Yes, you do need to check that you have enough clearance for them. If you can slide a 4 mm allen key between the tops of the tyres and the underside of the brake callipers, and also between the rear tyre and the seat tube then you should be okay, though tyres wider than 25 mm may be too wide for the Cruds. Some 25Cs fit, and 23Cs definitely do.
Yes, you do need to check that you have enough clearance for them. If you can slide a 4 mm allen key between the tops of the tyres and the underside of the brake callipers, and also between the rear tyre and the seat tube then you should be okay, though tyres wider than 25 mm may be too wide for the Cruds. Some 25Cs fit, and 23Cs definitely do.
Picked some up and fitted them, all seems okay so far.
Took me a while to get them on, but then I noticed some holes on my frame which I think may be for proper mud guards?
I have a Cannondale Synapse?
Anyway, I think I still have a few more tweaks to make with some protection pads and some cable ties before they fit snug.
But if my bike would take proper mud guards, would i be better getting some of these?
Took me a while to get them on, but then I noticed some holes on my frame which I think may be for proper mud guards?
I have a Cannondale Synapse?
Anyway, I think I still have a few more tweaks to make with some protection pads and some cable ties before they fit snug.
But if my bike would take proper mud guards, would i be better getting some of these?
Noodley
Guest
No they don't. See my reply above.
I've got then on and took it for a quick spin this morning, all seems okay. Now I'm just wondering if my bike takes proper mudguards, am I better getting them?
I have the two holes at the back of the frame either side of where the rear chainset is, so I assume these are threaded for guards or panniers?
However, I do not have holes under my seat on the frame for a rack. Can you buy an adaptor for this?
I have the two holes at the back of the frame either side of where the rear chainset is, so I assume these are threaded for guards or panniers?
However, I do not have holes under my seat on the frame for a rack. Can you buy an adaptor for this?
chugsy
Senior Member
- Location
- Nottingham
Proper mudguards be more durable - if you have toe overlap like I do you might catch your foot on the guard which will cause it to fall to pieces (as it is designed to for safety I think). My first commute with them I caught the front whilst weaving in stop start traffic and booted it off. Managed to put it back together and continued on my way - discovered later I had lost the tail piece and nut and bolt holding it on. A month later I killed it totally and the main part of the guard got ripped in two as it ploughed through the fork - I wasn't thrown off although it made a racket... in both cases I emailed Crud as I did not want to cough up 7 quid for the spares packs and they sent me complimentry parts and upgrades in the form of double sided tape for the tail piece so I have high praise for their customer support if not the product. In the case of the main guard which was destroyed I sawed off the ripped ends and glued it back together with an overlap (luckily the cable tie bridge was not damaged) and it works to this day. In fact, reducing it's length seems to have reduced the number of toe overlap incidents.
They will always require fettling to keep sweet which you won't have to do with proper mudguards - I would say seeing as you paid for them use them to destruction and buy proper ones next time.
If you have two pairs of holes on the back then you can have both guards and a rack. One pair you need to find longer bolts so the two can share. Keep the Road Racers and this won't be a problem.
I run 25mm Marathon Pluses which are more like 28mm - they work fine.
They will always require fettling to keep sweet which you won't have to do with proper mudguards - I would say seeing as you paid for them use them to destruction and buy proper ones next time.
If you have two pairs of holes on the back then you can have both guards and a rack. One pair you need to find longer bolts so the two can share. Keep the Road Racers and this won't be a problem.
I run 25mm Marathon Pluses which are more like 28mm - they work fine.
2Loose
Guru
- Location
- Loughborough, Leicestershire.
The Synapse does appear to have eyelets for 'proper' mudguards, but do check the clearances.
You can also attach a rack by sharing the rear eyelets with the 'guards and use a special seatpost clamp like this . There are also racks that use the brake mount, but this way allows a rack with normal fittings to be used.
Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
i put cruds on my pompino, even though i have proper eyelets, it makes it easier to remove the rear wheel (fixie) due to the flexibility of the guards. i replaced all the fixings with stainless steel countersunk bolts and nyloc nuts, it only cost me £3. i did this because i lost an original plastic nut n bolt on the 1st ride.
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
I will be putting my crud mk2's back on tonight after taking them off for the summer. I had no issues with them last winter other than losing a nut which, like brompton I replaced with a stainless steel countersunk bolt. If they suit your bike, they are lighter than traditional guards and I think the mk2's offer better protection to the front mech due to the wrap around section on the rear guard.
