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Hi,
Looking for recommendations on how to get decent mudguards fitted to my shopping bike. Its an old bontrager privateer so has wishbone stays and no chainstay bridge.
I'ts got Project 2's on the front with eyelets so the front is OK but I'm struggling to see how to fit a guard on the rear. Any suggestions or experiences to share?
It will mostly live with rack on the back (tubus fly) and have slick rubber on.
Can you fabricate some kind of board under your rack, to stop the spray?
@slackboy - I had similar issues getting full mud guards on the new old stock Raleigh mtb I built into a commuter for my wife that had to have full SKS chromoplastics.
1-Top fixing point - p-clip on one of the horizontal rack cross pieces, small piece of steel strapping bolted to the p-clip and riveted to the mudguard
2-Lower fixing point - taped up the frame and used a bunch of zip ties through the lower fixing hole in the mudguard. Not ideal but if you use a few it is pretty solid.
Other option though if there are already holes in the wishbone caps is to drill them out and use a steel/aluminium rivnut (depending upon frame) for bolt and spacer sleeve or piece of angle. Better option if you are not too attached to the frame in case it goes awry.
Bit of a faff but they will be rock solid if you take a bit of time on it.
Thanks all.
Found these
VELO 65 MOUNTAIN - SKS-Germany (sks-germany.com)
which look like they will do the job and I can get a guard mount for the Tubus. I do have hole in the wishbone cap so may try a self tapper in there too.
The SKS VeloFlexx has a yoke that attaches to the stays.
https://www.sks-germany.com/en/products/veloflexx-65/