zip ties and mudguards

Jon_H said:

I went out yesterday and got pretty wet even though it wasn't
raining. I am looking to fit some full size mudguards to my fixie
which has eyelets ate the rear but not on the forks. Will zip ties
(cable ties) hold them on the front fork securely.

cheers
Jon_H

Can you pop a starnut up into the fork steerer as a mounting point? That's
how mtb front fenders are installed. Some also use a rubber expansion plug

Mike

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Jon_H said:

I went out yesterday and got pretty wet even though it wasn't
raining. I am looking to fit some full size mudguards to my fixie
which has eyelets ate the rear but not on the forks. Will zip ties
(cable ties) hold them on the front fork securely.

cheers
Jon_H

Can you pop a starnut up into the fork steerer as a mounting point?

That's

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how mtb front fenders are installed. Some also use a rubber expansion

plug

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Mike

I don't think their is enough room as the forks and brake won't leave much
room for the mudguard which will require a little modification before
fitting anyway.
cheers
Jon_H

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I went out yesterday and got pretty wet even though it wasn't raining. I am
looking to fit some full size mudguards to my fixie which has eyelets ate
the rear but not on the forks. Will zip ties (cable ties) hold them on the
front fork securely.

Better yet, there are fenders that mount with rubber bands to the fork legs.
Easy on and off. I forget the brand name. Maybe someone else recalls?
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I went out yesterday and got pretty wet even though it wasn't raining. I

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looking to fit some full size mudguards to my fixie which has eyelets ate
the rear but not on the forks. Will zip ties (cable ties) hold them on

the

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front fork securely.

Better yet, there are fenders that mount with rubber bands to the fork

legs.

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Easy on and off. I forget the brand name. Maybe someone else recalls?
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Alex

The rubber band fitted guards are sks race blades, I have fitted my full
size mudguards to the forks with 4 zip ties and it seems ok and secure to
me. There isn't much clearance around the tyre though, this should stop my
legs from getting wet anyway. All I need to do now is get the dremel out and
trim of the excess from the wire.

cheers
Jon_H

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I went out yesterday and got pretty wet even though it wasn't

raining. I am

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looking to fit some full size mudguards to my fixie which has

eyelets ate

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the rear but not on the forks. Will zip ties (cable ties) hold

them on the

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front fork securely.

Zip ties will do O.K., but I prefer using rubber coated or
plastic clamps that go around the fork blade and stay put. You
can get these at your hardwar store. They work well with round
section forks but take a little work with aero shapes. These are
not easy on, easy off. If that is what you want, go with the SKS
Race Blades or something like them. -- Jay Beattie.

I use 35mm Zefal full size fenders which are indeed attached to eyelets
in back and zipped in front. It works better if you use two zips per
side. This picture should explain it:
http://static.flickr.com/24/63979138_d03ba8c4b8.jpg

Has held up for many thousand miles, but I always carry half a dozen
spare zipties in the Camelpack just "in case"--they're great little
problem solvers.

maxo said:

I use 35mm Zefal full size fenders which are indeed attached to eyelets
in back and zipped in front. It works better if you use two zips per
side. This picture should explain it:
http://static.flickr.com/24/63979138_d03ba8c4b8.jpg

Has held up for many thousand miles, but I always carry half a dozen
spare zipties in the Camelpack just "in case"--they're great little
problem solvers.

Great picture to illustrate "how to".
I used the white zip ties too until I found the black ones with UV stabilization held up better. The white Zip Ties are plenty strong, but the ones I had cracked after lots of exposure to the sun.... and who knows what else affected them.

Mine are "milk" colored I'll have you know and they haven't become
brittle at all. Best quality that the local dollar store has to offer,
found them between the Vienna sausages and the tire cleaner. High class
stuff.