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Does the Ti have proper guard mounts?

If so then get SKS Chromoplastics or Gilles Berthoud Stainless steels. Full guards beat the Cruds easily. The Cruds are for bikes that don't really have mounts or clearance but they aren't as good as the real thing.
 
uniQ said:
No guard mounts on the Echo:

http://www.enigmabikes.com/bike/bike-enigma-echo.html

I'm also running 25mm Conti 4 Season tyres which seems to rule out the Raceblades (18-23mm).
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You can get raceblades in larger sizes. Like I said, I'm running 32mm tyres.

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Shamrock said:
Ass saver is plenty.:cool:

If it's really pouring it down you will get wet regardless of mudguards.
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I have an ass-saver, does an OK job at protecting my ass but it's not enough. It's also about protecting the components and a bit more courtesy to those who are behind you :)

[Damien];23016668 said:
You can get raceblades in larger sizes. Like I said, I'm running 32mm tyres.
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I read what you wrote and checked the link for 18-23mm set but you didn't say what kind of bike you have them fitted too? As the echo ti would never get 32mm tyres on makes me think you have a lot more clearance to play with.

The next set up is the XL which covers tyres 25-32mm but also states: Cross/Tourer/Street which leaves me concerned about clearance.
 
I thought the idea was to make people you overtake eat your dirt!:D

I removed the cosmic decals from my wheels. Sort of regretting it already.:(
 
Ok that looks like a cyclocross with cantilevers? There's only a few mm for me to play with so don't think anything other than the 18-23 from SKS would work.

Will pop into my local cyclesurgery and get a price match on the Crud's tomorrow I think.
 
uniQ said:
I read what you wrote and checked the link for 18-23mm set but you didn't say what kind of bike you have them fitted too? As the echo ti would never get 32mm tyres on makes me think you have a lot more clearance to play with.

The next set up is the XL which covers tyres 25-32mm but also states: Cross/Tourer/Street which leaves me concerned about clearance.
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Ah yeah, sorry. I didn't think of the clearance. Mine's a cyclocross bike. I don't think clearance is an issue though because they don't actually pass through any of the frame. The front one ends before the fork and the rear one stops before the rear brake.

They're really easy to adjust for height too as you can move the brackets holding the mudguard together or apart to adjust the height or slide them both along to adjust them forward/back. You can then fix them in place with a screw or a bit of super glue.

I glued mine in place before realising my back one vibrated against my rear brake hangar when going over bumps but I fixed that by moving the entire mudguard closer to the wheel, under the brake cable hangar. It's a shame I glued it before realising that though because now it sticks out a bit at the back. Still works fine though.
 
Vonhelmet said:
I'm looking for some wheel expertise...

I'm going to start saving for a new set of wheels for my Carrera TdF. I'm looking for something lighter, as I gather the stock wheels weigh about 4Kg including tyres, cassette, etc. I'd like to think that pushing that down to 3Kg or lower will help me out a bit on the bike!

I'll probably be looking to spend about £200-250 on wheels, tyres and tubes. The main contenders seem to be the Shimano RS30s or the Planet X AL30s. The Planet X wheels are a bit lighter, but there's loads of comments around about saying that the bearings are useless and have given up pretty quickly, especially once they get wet.

Any thoughts? Any other wheels I should be looking at for that sort of money?
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handbuilts make a lot more sense to me. i got a set made up by dcrwheels. have a read through his site
 
[Damien];23016843 said:
Ah yeah, sorry. I didn't think of the clearance. Mine's a cyclocross bike. I don't think clearance is an issue though because they don't actually pass through any of the frame. The front one ends before the fork and the rear one stops before the rear brake.

They're really easy to adjust for height too as you can move the brackets holding the mudguard together or apart to adjust the height or slide them both along to adjust them forward/back. You can then fix them in place with a screw or a bit of super glue.

I glued mine in place before realising my back one vibrated against my rear brake hangar when going over bumps but I fixed that by moving the entire mudguard closer to the wheel, under the brake cable hangar. It's a shame I glued it before realising that though because now it sticks out a bit at the back. Still works fine though.
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Thanks, my local cyclesurgery stock both so I'll enquire tomorrow. I prefer the look of the SKS tbh they look a bit more sturdy to the cruds.
 
I'll upload a pic when I get home.

I think I'll just live with it. The issue I have with the look now is the alloy braking surface stands out whereas originally the stickers caught the eye. If they were carbon (or Mavic Exalith found on the more expensive Cosmics) it'd all be black and look better.
 
I fitted the Crud guards to my bike last night. Seems a bit wrong and like I've done something unspeakable and it wasn't raining heavily enough this morning to get a real feel for how effective they are. I'm sure I'll be thankful when it's pouring down with rain though as having a wet bum is a bit miserable.
 
My grandad's mid 40s (probably) Raleigh Racer thing has some broken spokes.
I will try to find out the details of exactly what he's after but none of the LBSs have been able to help rebuilding the wheels....

I think it's 36 spokes front and rear... I'll pop round later/tomorrow and find out exactly, then I'd appreciate it if people could keep a lookout :)
 
uniQ said:
Nice, how long did it take you to fit them? Photo would be great.
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It took half an hour or so but I'm a bit inept. I didn't take any pics but it looks exactly like the photos on google images.

I think if you take a lot of care and are thorough they you can adjust them so they are perfect. I sort of slapped mine on so I will have to do a bit of adjusting to stop the rear wheel rubbing. I had to hack off the guard a little bit to fit behind the seat tube but this is normal.

They are simple and light and as inoffensive as mudguards get but they seem quite temporary and i will take them off as soon as winter has passed.
 
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