So out fatty riding through a load of deep snow ending with a very iced up cassette.
I don’t have enough wee wee to cope with 10k + rides
I’m not going single speed
Or alfine
Or belt drive

But the crud claw looks like its the problem it was designed to solve way back in the day…

Anyone got a 9spd one or are they still made (in purple, natch… )

I have one in the shed ,would you like me to measure it and then you could make one ? 😉

But did it stop working?

I recon the important bits get cleared?

Open to offers for it fast haggis… ?

Got any pictures ?

Amptil, it kept working but only in the gear it was in, so a single speed. Cables or mech not frozen but the cassette was completely iced up.

All we need is a cassette body that’s radio active enough to keep it warm..

OP
I will get some snaps and measurements of the (plastic)one I have in the morro ,it’s a bit baltic out in shed land at the mo. I seem to remember a few folk making their own versions out of Alu as they lasted longer (in muddy CX races).

I have a Crud Claw on my ProFlex retrobike.

They are always available on ebay; though they’re 7 speed, not 9. You could make new comb part to work with 9 cogs pretty easily…

Anyone else find that they stopped the qr gripper from biting into the frame, allowing the wheel to move in the dropout?

Rick YGM

coatsey – yes, a common problem for many. The crud claw also makes it a PITA to remove or replace you rear wheel…

Yep, that too.

But worth it IMO so that I can say “remember the crud claw? Well, I have one on this bike.” 8)