Glad that I don't need either a rear mud guard, or to drop my seat post. That's almost as bad as home brew lights 😉

*cough*
Other brands of mudguard are available and might just have their own QR built in

CycraGuard
SKS
Topeak
*cough*

But do not get around having it at the optimum height without marking the seatpost in separate places

My way is fool proof and always has the guard at a fixed height. You are never moving it up/down the post. The post simply moves inside the shim up and down. Essentially its just an extension of the seat tube.

Oh and tootall their are other brands of cough medicine available!!

Rob, i think its ace. you could have invented a cure for AIDs and this lot would still find fault

SKS on a Gravity Dropper does the same for me

All well and good, trouble is those crud guards are; a) possibly the ugliest things in the world, and b) don't actually work that well anyway. Waterproof shorts are the way forward.

Each to their own.

Edit, oh hang on, you ride a Cannondale, ignore point a, it's not applicable in your case… 🙂

I'm a waterproof shorts man (though I'll use guards on the race bike for long shitty weather races, but I don't play with the height on that) but that is a neat solution rob.

If it's any interest to you then USE make shims in black to neaten it up a bit.

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SKS on a Gravity Dropper does the same for me
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FFS – if i had a gravity dropper still it would be no problem – but as they way the same as a cold war submarine i got rid!

I ordered a black one luke but CRC sent me silver 🙁

Black paint this arvo!!

Oh, and mudguards that mount with QRs like Topeak and SKS are bloody awful. Go down a rough descent and they end up on a wonk, no matter how clampbustingly tight you do them up.

S_O – you have limp wrists. I've never had a problem with the SKS one that I've ridden with for several years

SKS ones are found jettisoned round our area a lot – commuting mudguards at best!

Rob – Member
SKS ones are found jettisoned round our area a lot

Which just proves you're all limp-wristed round your way.

Bluddy soft suverners

broken not fallen off

those SKS QR's with the orange strapping are ****. rob, don't listen to this lot, your idea is spot on; it works for you and takes out loads of hassle. looks wise the silver is ok too.

That is a very neat solution.
Nice work.

Thanks all (bar a few knobbers as usual)

Great solution with what you already had Rob – as an engineer myself I like your design and implementation. The moaners are just jealous.

Have to say, I don't bother with one myself – I'm in the waterproof shorts brigade. Doesn't mean I can't admire your solution though 🙂

I like my waterproof shorts but find that without a guard they get really wet which runs off, down ya legs, into shoes/sox. No fun 🙁

Thanks BTW 🙂

Thanks all (bar a few knobbers as usual)

lol

Wish i thought of that. Still a flaff though and a elegant solution to a non problem.

wtf is flaff? like a FAFF but spelt wrongly?

Who says FAFF is spelt right! So it's a big FAFF as well.

Well the dictionary is usually a good start when spelling words.

http://www.allwords.com/word-faff.html

Oh and by the way question marks are used at the end of questions e.g.

redthunder – Member

Who says FAFF is spelt right?

Your so sensitive.

However, still a FLAFF and FAFF. Actually it's a bit like having a bowler hat with sleeves 😉

clicky red thunder

Is that your middle name ?.

pmsl

not

What are going to achieve next…

World Peace 😉

spose you'll want a pat on the head for that as well. 🙄

the aids cure i created is obviously working

I solve the problem and save money by not having a rear mudguard. You get wet and muddy mountain biking anyway, unless you are doing it wrong. MTFU.

😛

Rob, It's brilliant, as is your sense of humour!

Rob's the Jack Dee of Mountain Biking 😉

suppose its better than being alan carrs less famous brother, wayne!

Was that a Christmas cracker joke…quite good that one.

You are a side splitter 🙂 You'll be doing poetry next.

Funny you mention christmas crackers, am i right in thinking that was the last thing you pulled?

I'm Wayne Carr, so I'm pulling all the time 🙂