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SKS Raceblade Long

Mudguards from SKS are super solid and easy to install. I hesitated to install them on a road bike but they give my old black steel Diamond a sleek look.

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As described, works well.

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Essential winter kit if you like a dry bum and to ride for more than an hour in the wet. Mudguards are a pain to fit, but these are about as easy as it gets (Still a bit of a faff though), and once done they're easy to adjust to get right.

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Looks solid, but not mountable on a road bike with disc brakes. I doubt the mounting brackets at the wheels are suitable on a bike with fixed axles

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Easy to fit and great weather protection.

Easy to fit although not sure how easy it will be to refit wheels after a puncture especially if you have disc brakes. Main gripe is that rear mudguard does not come down far enough to protect front mech. Extended mine with a section of previous mudguard.

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Easy fitting for a standard caliper brake/bridge setup. Easy to adjust and virtually no rattling or rubbing once adjusted. Fit is perfect even with tiny tyre clearance on my tubeless 28c’s. Took me minutes to fit and adjust. Minor gripes would be i) the front guard has a heavy plastic nose that makes it flap a bit; ii) there are too many long brackets in the set and only one short one, so not great for sharing the guards with multiple bikes; iii) much chunkier than the old ones - bad because they look chunky, good because they are chunky (and therefore stronger and less prone to breakage).

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My bike is a 2016 Bt'win Triban 300. I'd had some problems finding mudguards to fit but found Raceblade Long recommended on an online forum. My first problem was trying to fit the clip brackets to the lugs on my forks instead of the wheel hub - I realised my mistake when the mudguards wouldn't fit round the tyres. Next problem was trying to get enough clearance on the brake mounting brackets to stop the guards from rubbing against the tyre. Managed to get acceptable clearance by squeezing an old rag between tyre and bracket. Final problem is vibration and rubbing of the short top section on front mudguard. Finally managed to reduce this to an acceptable level using a strong rubber band to pull it back towards the frame.

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