I have 2 road touring bikes (old Claude Butlers, converted to 700c wheels) both of which need new front mudguards, but have perfectly OK back mudguards. Is there anywhere in the UK or online where I can buy just front mudguards for tourers? I don't want to pay for two back ones as well, especially since I suspect that I won't be able to sell them or give them away without the front ones. There seem to be plenty of front mudguards for sale on their own if you have a MTB, but not if you have a road bike. I can't believe that other people haven't had the same need.
I have 2 road touring bikes (old Claude Butlers, converted to 700c wheels) both of which need new front mudguards, but have perfectly OK back mudguards.
If you were nearer you could have 2 pairs for free - but you ain't :-)
I have 2 road touring bikes (old Claude Butlers, converted to 700c wheels) both of which need new front mudguards, but have perfectly OK back mudguards. Is there anywhere in the UK or online where I can buy just front mudguards for tourers? I don't want to pay for two back ones as well, especially since I suspect that I won't be able to sell them or give them away without the front ones. There seem to be plenty of front mudguards for sale on their own if you have a MTB, but not if you have a road bike. I can't believe that other people haven't had the same need.
Sorry I don't know where front mudguards can be bought on their own (except from a friendly local bike shop perhaps). Personally, I would risk buying pairs and auctioning the rears on www.eBay.co.uk. If it's a popular brand, someone with a broken or tatty rear guard may want a replacement. Even mudguard stays fetch a few quid there.
Sandy Morton <[email hidden]> wrote: : In article <[email hidden]>, yan wong : <[email hidden]> wrote: :> I have 2 road touring bikes (old Claude Butlers, :> converted to 700c wheels) both of which need new front :> mudguards, but have perfectly OK back mudguards.
: If you were nearer you could have 2 pairs for free - but : you ain't :-)
Thanks, and thanks to the other posters in this thread for suggestions too. Looks like I'll have to come up with some sort of workaround.
I have 2 road touring bikes (old Claude Butlers, converted to 700c wheels) both of which need new front mudguards, but have perfectly OK back mudguards. Is there anywhere in the UK or online where I can buy just front mudguards for tourers?
I once bought a single blade from a recumbent shop (can't remember the name at the mo'😉 - you might try some of the specialist shops - e.g. www.sjscycles.com.
Failing that, the cheapest mudguards I've found were from Halfords at about £11 or so. All the 'proper' cycle shops seem to charge £20 a set, which seems a rip-off to me.
AC
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I don't want to pay for two back ones as well, especially since I suspect that I won't be able to sell them or give them away without the front ones. There seem to be plenty of front mudguards for sale on their own if you have a MTB, but not if you have a road bike. I can't believe that other people haven't had the same need.
yan wong <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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I have 2 road touring bikes (old Claude Butlers, converted to 700c wheels) both of which need new front mudguards, but have perfectly OK back mudguards. Is there anywhere in the UK or online where I can buy just front mudguards for tourers? I don't want to pay for two back ones as well, especially since I suspect that I won't be able to sell them or give them away without the front ones. There seem to be plenty of front mudguards for sale on their own if you have a MTB, but not if you have a road bike. I can't believe that other people haven't had the same need.
Seeings you've a ox ac uk domain, have you tried Bee Line on the Cowley road (near the Plain r-bout). They're usually very helpful in things like that. Also, that fella with the tiny shop on, you know, the main drag in Jericho, behind the Radcliffe...
Rory <[email hidden]> wrote: : Seeings you've a ox ac uk domain, have you tried Bee Line : on the Cowley road (near the Plain r-bout). They're : usually very helpful in things like that. Also, that fella : with the tiny shop on, you know, the main drag in Jericho, : behind the Radcliffe...
Walton St. Cycles? By coincidence I've just been there this lunchtime (for another reason). They only sell in pairs - hence my assuming that online might be a better bet. But I'll try Bee Line - thanks for the heads-up.
On Sun, 4 Jul 2004 22:01:18 +0100, Sue <[email hidden]> wrote in message <[email hidden]>:
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With cheap basic front mudguards, an object picked up by your tyre can get stuck between the tyre and the mudguard: then the wheel stops going round so "you WILL crash, and IF you wake up, it WILL be in hospital" (Chris Juden) - but this type of accident is often fatal.
As anybody who remembers Chris, who ran Bikes & Trikes in Oxford Road, will probably acknowledge.
