The Crud roadracer Mk2 work well once installed. I find them more effective as fenders than any alternative marketed for tight-clearance bikes, they're lightweight, and, well, that's about it.
They're fiddly to set up, but go on and off in a few minutes. Get a spare set of the fuzzy centering strips, and some extra plastic nuts and bolts--you'll lose them. Don't leave them in the back of the car on a sunny day. They will deform, though you can bend them back by reheating them, bending them into shape, and allowing to cool. Mine just clear 29 mm tubular tires with wider (21.5) rims. However, if you've got 19mm-wide rims, they clear about 26mm tires. The rim width really sets the max tire width, though you can reprofile them some with the judicious use of heat. I prefer to have my bikes set up for aluminum fenders and the tires of my choice; however, if you're shopping the used market etc, these will make a "racing" style bike more useful. Best Regards, Will On Monday, June 15, 2015 at 10:12:58 AM UTC-6, Matthew J wrote: > > At least for the next few years, I do not realistically expect to be > taking any tours longer than four days and then most will be of the credit > card variety. > > Given this I could get down to two bikes if I were to press my road bike > into tour duty. An added advantage would be I really like riding my road > bike, but other than the occasional free weekend afternoon rarely do. > > Looking at logistics: > > A large saddle bag and small handle bar bag would easily hold all my gear. > There are some pretty nice battery lights on the market now. > > My road bike does not have fender eyelets. Riv's solution is their > regular (and quite nice indeed) fenders attached using Nitto band clamps > <http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/rh3.htm>. > > The other option would be one of these snap on deal from the likes of SKS > <https://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=56365&category=78> > > or Crud Road Catcher > <https://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=41179&category=78>. > > > > I am quite sure the Riv solution works well. If the other options are > nearly so good I may prefer as getting on and off would be easier with less > chance I would mess up the paint. > > Any experience on the board? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
