New Crud Race Guards

[mike e]

Hi all,

Anyone got a pair of these? Any good?

Cheers for any feedback.

 

[ianrauk]

no

 

[Evilcat]

Stuck some on the Spesh Roubaix the other day. Would have been a very tight fit with 25c tyres but swapped to 23c at the same time so no problems. Seem to be OK -- some small rattles from the front one over rough roads, so will be experimenting with some Blu-Tack as per the tips video on the website.

EC

 

[adscrim]

I like them, much better at keeping me dry than my race blades were. The front one makes quite a bit of noise but thanks to Evilcat I'll be checking out the tips video later. I would definitely buy them again - very pleased over all.

 

[johnnyh]

I put a pair on following the youtube how to, and have to say they are excellent - and mine are on with 25c tyres too.

 

[eldudino]

I've got a pair on my Allez Sport with 23's fitted. Tried them with 25's and they fit the front Tiagra brake but not under the rear 105 brake. They are very impressive though: very light, no noise, look good and keep spray off people riding behind you. My only gripe is that they don't cover the front mech bracket but I'm thinking of a fix for this with some thin plastic stuck on at the bottom of the rear guard.

 

[ChrisKH]

Yes, I've got them Mike. You may recall I broke my front one spectacularly on the Southend Fnrttc. Lovely bit of kit, but a bit fragile.

Having said that, Crud replaced the broken parts so no complaints from me. I just need to keep my lead foot away from the front guard.

 

[Tollers]

Mikee

Remember my mudguards the other week.....that's them!

 

[leyton condor]

I have fitted a pair a few weeks ago. Bloody marvelous, I am now looking forward to rainy commutes. I have been commuting without mudguards since 1987 but am now over on the dry side. They don't make any noticable difference to speed and are nearly silent. not so sure about durability but only time can tell. I need to get out of the habit of flicking the bike onto its back wheel to wheel it thriugh doors at work.
I got mine from ribble for under £20.

 

[leyton condor]

Hmmm, I went to get my bike to cycle home with tonight and noticed that a bit of my beloved roadracer guards was missing, the bottom tip of the front guard. I was a bit peeved.
This evening I checked out their website and for the price of an envelope and a stamp they will send you some spares. I am now feeling a bit less peeved.
It was slightly ironic that tonight was the first really rainy commute I have encountered since buying the things, even without the tip they performed really well.
I will be checking the tightness of the thumbnuts more often from now on.

 

[eldudino]

These won't fit on a Trek 1000 with 105 brakes, as a mate found out last night at 11.30 pm before a 7.30am ride this morning!

 

[Roadkill]

I've had mine for a month and they're great.

Had to put a small washer under the front bit to get the clearance but apart from that they were fitted in 10 minutes. Dryer and lighter than the old race blades.