mudguards ?

[Relayer]

cheers lads ,
john i did look at those VO fenders  i would go for the black if i were buying but they would cost me to much money by the time i got them here.

anto.

Anto, you can get these in the UK at a good price, OK they're dearer than SKS but they look amazing and strong, see ...
http://freshtripe.co.uk/accessories/mudguards/mudguard/700c/
Jim

[jags]

Cheers Jim yip they look great right enough  i would want black tho.thanks for the link Jim .

anto.

[John Saxby]

i would want black tho

Same item here in black anodized alloy, Anto, this one in 35 mm width:

http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/fenders/700c/vo-hammered-fenders-700c-x-35mm-v2-blk.html

I should declare here, that I have no financial interest in VO, although their prices keep getting more expensive day by day, as our Cdn $ goes through the floor     My bikes are rolling adverts for their stuff, though--fenders, rims, rando 'bars, etc.--all of which I bought well before the US election.

[jags]

i got a great 40 miles in this morning on the Dolan  the roads were in bit's  covered in muck i was just thinking to meself what mudguards for the new baby
but £50 for mudguards  wow i don't know ,if i was flush with money yeah i'd buy them in a snap but i havent the cross of christ thats the truth.

only chance i have of getting this frame built up is that wonderful man SANTA ,but i'm not holding my breath on that one either 

i bought the long reach tiagra calipers the other day that cleaned me out,if i get a few days with my son (painting) it will pay for chainset front and rear mechs .
sure i'll take things as they come no panic just yet.

anto.

[Relayer]

Cheers Jim yip they look great right enough  i would want black tho.thanks for the link Jim .

anto.

Anto
If you look at the options on the 35mm hammered 'guards on that link there are black ones there. I also thought/hoped the falling pound might have made these a wee bit more affordable for you.

Good luck with the build, you'll get there in the end.   
Jim

[jags]

yes jim found them ok there class right enough but will have to wait until funds are back up.
cheers buddy at least i have the link to them now.

anto.

[rualexander]

Here's another option jags, https://www.radialcycles.co.uk/cycling-accessories/mudguards/radial-avert-pro-mudguards-1.html

[jags]

Cheers Rual, yeah they look nifty  and only quarter the price  as the VO.
i'm at a complete standstill with this frame ,got to wait until Christmas and see what Santa brings.

[energyman]

Mudguards are for wimps.  There is nothing more manly (or womanly) that arriving at your destination with a line of cr*p up your back and a load of similar on your face.
I'm a wimp !

[jags]

coming home like that this 40 years  .
i don't use mudguards on my road bike ,most of the  local club riders use the new ass saver so they must work.

[Danneaux]

I periodically try going without mudguards on some of my more sporting bikes and always end up fitting them even in summer. Here in Oregon's Willamette Valley, the farmers use water cannons and "walking irrigators" to irrigate their grass fields. The runoff causes light flooding of the farm roads and a rider just gets soaked from the spray. Winter is not too different from Anto's Ireland with a good amount of rain (at least until the last several years, when out weather patterns seem to have changed).

I also get tired of the increased maintenance required when riding 'guardless. I fit large mudflaps to my front 'guards so the crankset is completely out of the spray zone. Reduces chain oiling intervals to near Rohloff levels and the amount of road glop caught by the flaps is hard to imagine till you see it. Vive le mudguards! Vive le mudflaps!

Mudguards are for wimps.  There is nothing more manly (or womanly) that arriving at your destination with a line of cr*p up your back and a load of similar on your face.
I'm a wimp !

So...yeah. Wimp Dan here as well!

Anto on his 'guardless road bike is a brave man!

All the best,

Dan.

[jags]

Dan i know you don't do big group rides but it can be fun at times. you get to know the wheel suckers in the group and believe me they are plenty. but the cure for these boys is to pick the worst line you can like muck  pot holes  the wettest part of the road ,i know that sounds nasty  but it's great way to get your own back on these lazy sods 
they end the spin covered in s..t ,serves them right 


anto.

[Danneaux]

Dan i know you don't do big group rides...

Yeah, I don't prefer groups so much. I think it comes from the years of leading tour groups professionally. If I'm going to go with a group I a) want to be leading it and b) get paid for it.

...the cure for these boys is to pick the worst line you can like muck  pot holes  the wettest part of the road...they end the spin covered in s..t ,serves them right

Oh, the things I've seen in touring groups. Mind you, I've been sore tempted to employ such methods but in the end, I was content when all returned safely.

i know that sounds nasty  but it's great way to get your own back on these lazy sods

This is a big difference compared to randonneurs, who all fit full-coverage mudguards and extra-long rear mudflaps so they don't spray those following. They tend to take turns pulling at the front, too. See:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7339/11447133984_5108f36850_b.jpg
http://www.buddyflaps.com/
http://www.phred.org/~alex/bikes/fendermudflap.html

A pair of BuddyFlaps would be a nice addition to your new Audax fenders. Available with bling, too!
http://www.buddyflaps.com/fancy.htm
http://www.buddyflaps.com/custom2.htm

All the best,

Dan.

[jags]

Dan i remember u sending me buddy flaps but for the life of me i could not tell you were there gone total mystery.ah the full mudguards will do me fine ,i will more than likely buy sks  when i'm flush i'll get VO mudguards or even  one of the better type the lads recommended.
got to get this baby looking good



anto.

[Danneaux]

Dan i remember u sending me buddy flaps but for the life of me i could not tell you were there gone total mystery

I know! I know! They're "Somewhere"! 

(the same place all my stuff hides when I want to find it...especially on short notice) 

All the best,

Dan.