SKS Bluemels Road Bike Mudguard Set £12 Decathlon

[GuyBoden]

I was looking to replace some Crud mudguards and found these bargains:

SKS Bluemels Road Bike Mudguard Set - 42mm

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/bluemels-road-bike-mudguard-set-42mm-id_8356334.html

 

[rideswithmoobs]

I have them on my day one disc, well not at present but will do in next few weeks again, do the job, don't rattle, look as good as guards do and I did around 600 mile with them on last winter and kept majority of crap from the bike. Well worth it.
Due to having discs I had to bend the arms around the calliper then cut to length before fitting some anodised spacers to the stainless steel bolts. Looked good after done

 

[GuyBoden]

Fitted them this week, I had to bolt crop the metal stay ends to the exact length, measure thrice (or was it five) cut once. Also, I put an additional washer on the stay/plastic mudguard connectors for more security. Good value mudguard.

 

[hatler]

I've got a set of those I fitted to my new bike in 2008. Just last weekend I had to pop some new rivets onto the rear but otherwise they are like new.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Why did you have cruds if your bike can accept proper guards all this time? Fitted guards if your frame takes them are a far better job that clip-on / Quick release variants

 

[Ajax Bay]

Why did you have cruds if your bike can accept proper guards all this time?

Give the OP a break. He's just replaced the Cruds and has been kind enough to share the 'bargain' with us. Raking over the past? For what effect?
One reason for not having fitted mudguards and using clip-ons instead is if you have to transport the bike in the boot of a car. Then the clip-ons are the only option unless you can afford to spend time at the destination (and after your ride too) installing 'fitted' guards and removing them. Try that before a 6am start on an Audax a drive (as opposed to ECE) away from home.

 

[vickster]

I've never had to anything with mudguards having transported bike in car. Don't even have to take the wheel off. Seats down, load bike carefully into car, remove bike carefully, job done.

Personally I can't bear cruds, and wouldn't use if had any choice, lose the fittings, bits fall off, they rub. At full price they are v overpriced too IMO. Last ones I bought were £2 after a pricing cock up by halfords. The lower part of the rear fell off on the first time out, never to be seen again

I did wonder if the blumels would fit my Boardman team CX? As mudguard options seem limited

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

I've never had to anything with mudguards having transported bike in car. Don't even have to take the wheel off. Seats down, load bike carefully into car, remove bone carefully, job done.

Personally I can't bear cruds, and wouldn't use if had any choice, lose the fittings, bits fall off, they rub. At full price they are v overpriced too IMO. Last ones I bought were £2 after a pricing cock up by halfords. The lower part of the rear fell off on the first time out, never to be seen again

I did wonder if the blumels would fit my Boardman team CX? As mudguard options seem limited

They do, but like many fixed guards might require some bending or some "measure twice cut once"

 

[iwantanewbike]

I have them on my day one disc, well not at present but will do in next few weeks again, do the job, don't rattle, look as good as guards do and I did around 600 mile with them on last winter and kept majority of crap from the bike. Well worth it.
Due to having discs I had to bend the arms around the calliper then cut to length before fitting some anodised spacers to the stainless steel bolts. Looked good after done

A trick if you can't find any spacers are to use several of those nuts you get on each new inner tube - you don't need these when installing an inner tube so what better use for them?

 

[vickster]

They do, but like many fixed guards might require some bending or some "measure twice cut once"

Good to know. Wouldn't be fitting myself

 

[vickster]

[QUOTE 4542354, member: 45"]That's where I've been going wrong -not using my bone.[/QUOTE]
Too much time this week discussing the knackered bone in my knee with specialist
(And stupid spell check)

 

[Starchivore]

Personally I can't bear cruds, and wouldn't use if had any choice, lose the fittings, bits fall off, they rub. At full price they are v overpriced too IMO. Last ones I bought were £2 after a pricing cock up by halfords. The lower part of the rear fell off on the first time out, never to be seen again

I've had mine a few years- but then they are held together by copious amounts of masking tape, and part of the front one is missing (a large twig went up the wheel once and split it).

 

[vickster]

Exactly, not fit for purpose

 

[Starchivore]

Exactly, not fit for purpose

I'll have you know my red steel Ribble with half-broken black plastic mudguards and brown masking tape accessory gets admiring looks!

 

[Paulus]

At that price they are a bit of a bargain. Same ones are coming up at least £10 dearer on other sites.