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Budstaff
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Just finished fitting a pair of new mudguards to SWMBO's bike
They're a lovely pair of SKS Hybrids purchased online from the CTC Shop
(which apparently these days is a branch of Evans with a discount)
The mudguards themselves have provoked a question, and fitting them a
whinge:
Question:
The advertised reflector is very substantial and apparently has a bulb in
it! Is there any way the light can be used? I'm loathe to try and take the
thing apart in the absence of instructions as it looks a bit brittle.
Whinge:
The mudguards come without the fittings to connect them to the bike, which
should if you're replacing old ones not be a problem (although b___y
annoying if it's a new fit). However, the much-vaunted safety connector
thingies at the front require a much longer allen bolt to attach them to the
fork than standard wire only stays do, so the bolts I had were not long
enough. Fortunately, the bike has (unused) bosses on the forks for front
racks, which had been filled with longer bolts, so a bit of swapping got me
fixed. But IMHO the missing fixings could be the ha'porth of tar that
changes a simple task into a real day-spoiler. Am I being unreasonable?
Regards
Budstaff
They're a lovely pair of SKS Hybrids purchased online from the CTC Shop
(which apparently these days is a branch of Evans with a discount)
The mudguards themselves have provoked a question, and fitting them a
whinge:
Question:
The advertised reflector is very substantial and apparently has a bulb in
it! Is there any way the light can be used? I'm loathe to try and take the
thing apart in the absence of instructions as it looks a bit brittle.
Whinge:
The mudguards come without the fittings to connect them to the bike, which
should if you're replacing old ones not be a problem (although b___y
annoying if it's a new fit). However, the much-vaunted safety connector
thingies at the front require a much longer allen bolt to attach them to the
fork than standard wire only stays do, so the bolts I had were not long
enough. Fortunately, the bike has (unused) bosses on the forks for front
racks, which had been filled with longer bolts, so a bit of swapping got me
fixed. But IMHO the missing fixings could be the ha'porth of tar that
changes a simple task into a real day-spoiler. Am I being unreasonable?
Regards
Budstaff