What size SKS mudguards do I need?

Size Guide: 35mm guard fits 700c x 20-28mm. 42mm guard fits 700c x 25-35mm. 53mm guard fits 700c x 38-47mm. 60mm guard fits 26″ x 1.6 – 2.1″

What are SKS mudguards?

SKS mudguards are designed to keep you clean when on your bike by keeping the spray down when riding on wet roads and trails. SKS are a German brand and their mudguards are made with all the attention to detail that you would expect. SKS mudguards are available for road and mountain.

How do you measure mudguards?

The mudguard must be a little wider than your tyre so it does not rub. Full-length mudguards will also need enough clearance in the frame and forks. For example, a 32c wide road tyre is 32mm wide, so a mudguard that is 35mm wide would be ideal.

Do I need a front mudguard?

Mudguards are better for your ride-mates In many clubs mudguards are compulsory for wet weather riding because they stop spray being slung up from your tyres and soaking the rider behind. Even if you’re not in a club, anyone you ride with will appreciate you using long mudguards when there’s water on the road.

How much wider should mudguards be?

Mudguards are often sold without any tyre size guidance, just the width of the guard. In that case, you generally want a guard about 10mm wider than the tyre section.

How does mudguard cut stay in SKS?

For cutting mudguard stays just line up the cut mark with the end jaws of the vice and chop away, it’s really that easy, no real skill needed. As said elsewhere, finish off with a flat file.

What SKS means?

SKS. The SKS is a Soviet semi-automatic carbine chambered for the 7.62×39mm round, designed in 1943 by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov. Its complete designation, SKS-45, is an initialism for Samozaryadnyj Karabin sistemy Simonova, 1945, or SKS 45.

Was the SKS used in ww2?

But let’s take a look at two semi-automatic carbines that were in service about 70 years ago: The Russian SKS and the American M1 carbine. Both were in service in World War II (prototypes of the SKS saw action against the Nazis) and both saw action in Korea and Vietnam.

Do mud guards fit all bikes?

You can fit mudguards to pretty much any road bike these days. Yes even those with close clearances and no mudguard eyelets. Summer is gone and the weather is turning murky. One way to help make riding a little more comfortable in wet and cold weather is to fit a set of mudguards to your bike.