Before anyone suggests Cruds or Raceblades: I know, but they both have some key flaws and I’m asking about full guards. I’m fully acquainted with all three types, I’m just interested in fitting full SKS guards (which I already use on other bikes) to a frameset with no eyelets.
Now, clearly this is possible as this picture shows. Looks like P-clips (which I already have) on the seatstays and some sort of clip that I can’t quite make out on the fork:
http://s43.photobucket.com/user/Deanoldo/media/Biking/IMG_0595.jpg.html
(My frame is a CAAD9 with the stock Ultra fork, BTW. Buying a new fork is not out of the question, but I’d rather not.)
Mounting at the fork crown and rear caliper bridge is fine; mounting at the chainstays looks straightforward. Any tips on the fork blade mounting, and the BB mounting? (the CAAD9 has no chainstay bridge; I’ve seen a bike on the train which used a rubber strap of some sort at this point – not sure how sturdy this is)
I’m sure I can make it functionally work, but any tips from actual experience to avoid lots of trial-and-error would be appreciated: if it works but is a bit wobbly and keeps knocking the tyre or rattling at the BB then it’ll drive me nuts, and I don’t want it slowly chewing a hole in the chainstay either. I’d really like to get it set up just as solidly as the same setup on my eyeletted winter bike.
Cheers.