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Vortexracing, those P35's look good. Been doing a lot of tweaking of the Crud 2's and I can't quite get them where I want them on the back with the long guard and have them stop rubbing. I can see it annoying me over the next few rides.
One last question for you chaps... lights. Only done a couple of road rides in the dark so far and just used the magicshine I got for the mtb. Is that ok for use on the road if I angle it down a little? Or will it blind other road users causing them to swerve into my path and mow me down? What do you chaps use?
For those of you with no braze ons...
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DO those Giant guards need threaded stay holes ? Looks like it from the pics.
yes but if you don't have any then use pclips
Well I'm not saying you shouldn't don mudguards, of course theres a reason for them, it's just well I don't use them.
But..
Having ridden around North Yorks over the last couple of weeks I can see why some choose to use them, in fact of all the people on the roads I saw out riding (and "by Gum" there were loads) I'd say 90% of them had them on.
I hitched up with an old guy on the road on my way to Grimwith Res the other day and he had them on, he said upon chasing me down "you're not from round here are you?" I asked how he could tell and he said "well it's horizontal rain and you've only got on a single lined rain jacket..and no guards on..
So there you go.
With me and me mates down here though we just don't use them. Maybe it's cos we're used to the roads drying out quickly or possibly we choose routes that we know won't be too wet, but you can't stop field run off so we've just gotten used to riding without them.
Maybe it's a throw back from years of racing without them..
Ahh well.
Lol at clubs stopping you riding without guards. Bless. Take up crown green bowling instead.
🙄 at mtb-er who doesn't understand why some clubs insist on mudguards on winter club runs.
aP...that at me? I'm far more of a roadie than a mountain biker. And I do understand the thought process behind it, but think it's rather poor. If you have such an issue with a bit of water, let them ride at the back of the group. If you are water-soluble and/or never race in anything other than warm sunshine, I can accept why you might not like getting a bit wet.