mudguards on a cannondale r700?

crol · 30-12-2008 9:53am #1

i'm considering my options in the mudguard department as i get plastered in crud every time i go out on wet roads.

these sks ones seem popular.

however, i'm not so sure i could fit them to my bike which is a cannondale r700. what do you guys think?

or are there alternative mudguards which i could fit?

thanks for your help,

colm

Caroline_ie · 30-12-2008 10:08am

I don't know about these ones, but the Race Blades are what a lot of us have. they are adjustable and I use the same set them on all my bikes as they are very easy to remove.

blorg · 30-12-2008 10:22am

The SKS Chromoplastics are very good (I have them on my tourer) but is unlikely that you would get them onto your Cannondale- you probably would not have the clearance under the brakes and frame, or for that matter eyelets to attach the stays. Like Caroline I use Race Blades on my bikes that don't fit full length guards.

crol · 30-12-2008 10:26am

race blades it is so.

thanks for your help!

colm

crol · 30-12-2008 4:16pm

oops ... one more question!

i'm using 700 x 25 conti gator duraskins at the moment.

wiggle says the standard race blades fit 700 x 18-23 tyres and the xl race blades fit 700 x 23-32.

are the xl blades much more bulky? would 700 x 25 tyres be ok in the standard blades or would you go for the xl version?

thanks again for your help,

colm

Caroline_ie · 30-12-2008 4:32pm

crol wrote: »

would 700 x 25 tyres be ok in the standard blades or would you go for the xl version?

I use the standard blades on my fixie with 700x25 tires and they're fine. I am not sure how much bigger the XL are, bu the diference between 23 & 25 tires is not that big.

mudguards on a cannondale r700?

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