mudguard support

[cyclop]

That time of year again,thoughts turn to winter gear,the winter bike comes out only this year I,ve demoted my only "mudguard bike" to the turbo.My alternative,an old trek 2000,has rather close clearances,so after finding a solution on a US site I decided to try and make a support bridge which fixes at the brake as normal but extends an inch either side.I cut the mudguard and bolted each piece onto these wings.Seems to work well,anybody found a better solution?The bridge was made from a strip of stainless steel,about a half inch wide,cut from a sheet(scrapyard) with a jigsaw and drilled out.It needs to be thin enough to bend fairly easily,but thick enough to support the guard.Good luck!

[Brucey]

sounds very similar to how a Salmon mudguard option works, that. For those who are not so DIY-inclined, you can buy the Salmon bridge bracket, I think.

cheers

[cyclop]

seen the salmon mudguard bridge,bit better design than mine in that it goes "over the top",whereas mine went under neath,might do a "mk.2"

[Brucey]

the other design that is worth looking at is the Giant Defy mudguard bracket; these are part of the mudguards in question and comprise two narrow supports that run each side of the tyre, so they don't rob clearance between the tyre centre and the frame/brake.

cheers