I'm trying to find the ideal mudguards for my 1990 muddy fox courier comp. wheel size is 26" (559). The road and Forrestry track/towpath workhorse to be.
I want something like the SKS Lonboards to keep the spray off: A. my feet and chain wheel, B. the kids in the trailer/on the trailerbike.
http://www.sks-germany.com/?l=en&a=product&r=mudguards&i=10439&LONGBOARDTrouble is the Longboards are to narrow for my liking.
Any alternatives out there?Those of you with cargo trailers, you all run longboards or put up with it getting covered in muck?
After hours and hours on the web the
only real contenders so far are:
Planet bike Cascadia ATBs. They are 26", bit on the wide side. More imprtantly in this pic, they don't look like they'd actually reach down further than the Bluemel Matts. Looks like they are hard to get in the UK Anyone got these fitted that could upload a pic?
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Pic in post no5 Front looks good but the rear should reach down another 3-4 .Where to get them without paying £50 for postage from the US?
http://www.bikeforums.net/commuting/429957-planet-bike-fenders-type.htmlBluemels matt 53mm (not available in 26" but hum ho some of you on here state they still fit OK) don't seem to reach down as far esp. on the back wheel.
Anyone with pics that would show this impression is wrong?
http://www.sks-germany.com/?l=en&a=product&r=mudguards&i=6297801122&BLUEMELS%20MATTThis suggests the issues are the same as for the cascadisas maybe slightly longer=better as they are really for 700c?
http://roadcyclinguk.com/gear/sks-bluem ... -7746.htmlThere also:
Zefal paragons C50 (thanks to Zefal for actually providing a pic of their product fitted to a bike) back fender bit short and a bit narrow.
I'm tempted to get them and try fit some SKS mudflaps
http://www.zefal.com/en/mudguards-protection/216-paragon-c40-c50.htmlFlinger Delux: again don't look like they reach as far as I like (700c 50mm wide on the narrow side, 26" 65mm rather wider than i'd like). Anyone got any pics of these fitted to a bike?
http://www.chickencycles.co.uk/index.php?cat=29&sub=48Tortec. Don't seem to go down far enough anyone with pics.
http://www.zyro.co.uk/tortec/products/mudg-fullWith all of these.
Google Image search turns up pics, but the mudgurards in the pics are not necessarily the ones searched for once you click on the image and read the details or don't have a description so one ca't be sure it is actually the mudgurards or wheelsize of interest...
I'm gratefull for any input!Longboards are designed for 700c (622) wheels but I have seen pics of them fitting 26" wheels if you cut them down a bit or change the front mudflap for a shorter one.
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/fe92.htmMy tires are too wide for the longboards. I don't want to go much if any narrower than the conti SportContacts 1.6 (about 37mm wide on my rims) that I'm running.
I'm Glad I went to my LBS (I checked holding some ordinary blumels 45mm against the tire) and checked.
I'd have thought that 45mm would be just right for tires that measure 37.5mm wide. But in the flesh it seemed way to narrow.