[Closed] crud Roadracer Mk3 guards - anyone used them?

Fitted a set a few weeks ago, fitting was pretty easy but quite tight clearance wise on my madone. Saying that it's not got great clearance anyway.

mmmmmmmm, i was given a set but weren't suitable for my racing bike running 25's. They look much improved compared to previous models (they were utter garbage though, right) Velcro thing is a nice idea and looks tough, general feedback is 'better', would use SKS raceblades myself given the choice FWIW.

Clearance was too tight for me when I tried the rear one. Running 28c Duranos on an old Ridgeback Genesis frame.

It was the brace just under the brake caliper that the tyre was catching the guard.

Other than that, they seemed pretty faff free and easy to fit.

I was going to post a similar question earlier. I was going to ask if anyone had fitted them to a new giant tcr with disks. It has asymmetrical forks and seat stays to accommodate the disks. They look good for easy fitting and removal after the initial fitting.
The Velcro looks similar to some stuff I have used in the past on other things. It's nothing like traditional Velcro. It's more plasticky and has a proper mechanical locking feel when the two halfs are pressed together. Really good stuff.

With discs you should be fine, as people have said its normally clearance under the caliper that causes issues.

Have some on my Triban3, only changed from Chromoplastics because Duranos wouldn't fit. Not hugely impressed, they're pretty flimsy and move around a lot. The brush things fell off very quickly. Setting up the SKS guards was a nightmare, but the finished result was miles ahead of the Crud ones in terms of reliability and quality.

I was wondering how they would sit central if the seat stays are not equidistant from the centre of the wheel. Or more so than a calliper frame. I haven't actually looked though. They could be closer to equal than a calliper frame at the point where the guards are mounted. I'll go and brave the cold garage and have a look.

I was looking at these, do they work with bottom pull front derailleurs, looks like you attach to seat tube where cable should be?

I got a set but am selling them if anyone is interested. Rear unfitted, front used for one ride. My bike has extremely limited clearance so just not able to fit without rubbing

In box....£25 ...

As long as you have normal clearance they are actually really good mudguard

Got them on my Boardman CX for commuting and winter road duties; I did have proper guards last year but as I do use it for cross and old school XC riding too I got bored with the faff of putting proper eyelet fitting guards on and off.

Impressed so far, decent clearance even with my 35mm Borough CX tyres, although they do flex not noticed any great rubbing (maybe due to the soft pile 'brushes' that sit inside the guards) and kept me good and dry on a couple of wet road commutes.

For club rides, the front is nice and long but the rear is pretty short for spray for a following rider (like anyone follows me, I'm dead unfit and in full on wheelsucking mode currently!) so I also have post-fitted a Raw XL flap like this: http://rawmudflap.uk/

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(not my bike, will do a pic of mine in a minute)

Thanks for the input chaps.

I've just 'fitted' a set onto my PlanetX RT58. As already mentioned you need some decent clearance under the brake calipers (front and rear) - which sadly my bike doesn't have, so I have had to resort to some serious trimming (shortening) to make them fit. They're probably pretty good if you have the clearance but they do seem pretty flimsy.

Loads of clearance on my gt grade but the seat stay angle is too funky to get them to fit. Going back to Bluemels unless a bit of trimming will help.

Fitted some on the Our lasses Liv racebike, 23's and caliper brakes. Tight fit but fitted nicely,with a bit of swearing, have been on a month or so,She reckons there easy enough to take off and refit when required for cleaning

Have fitted a few set this last month and it's a bit hit and miss with frame designs as to if they go on well.
I'm more interested to see if the sticky Velcro stuff stays stuck in place

So close and yet so far, much better than the mk2s, but a way to go yet.
Both front and rear mouldings are the same, only the extensions differ. The rear extension is the same wide piece that attaches to the down tube via a cable tie that came with the mk2. The thin and flimsy front extension, that goes under the front brake, is also the same as came with the mk2. Good economies of scale for Pete.

The Duotec fitting method is great, you can whip the guards on and off in seconds and there's no longer cable ties to wrap around the brake bosses. However, on my Ridley Fenix, the same problems exist as they did on the mk2 - poor clearance.
I've had to trim the rear extension down to virtually nothing, because it wouldn't fit between tyre (700x25) and downtube/mech band-on.
The front joint, between the main moulding and flimsy extension is now glued, not screwed together. This helps clearance, but is still a mud trap. I ride on filthy country roads and it soon fills up. I'd also like to see a wider front extension included, because it's too thin.
So,
Good: easy on off, duotec system is great.
Bad: needs a selection of front and rear extensions to suit different frame/wheel/tyre combinations.

Keeping an eye on this, was just about to pull the trigger on them for my Orro Terra Gravel. Pretty standard frame size, plenty of clearance with discs so "should" be ok.