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tom martin
oakland ca
where it is dumping.........
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> Although they were very effective in clearing debris from the tyres the
> mudguard type were found to be a potential hazard as they would sometimes
> buckle up and jam the wheel causing breakage or even worse a spill. I
> still have some of these in my collection and decided for the purpose of
> my safety thats were they will stay!
> <<snip
>
> If the tire savers were mounted forward of the fender/ brake, they would
> not fold under the fender/ fork crown/stay bridge. That's what i did years
> ago. If there was enough clearance between the caliper and tire I'd fix
> them 'backwards' from the fixing nuts and if there wasn't, I'd mount them
> off the acorn nut on the front. It seemed to be a good idea to an 11 year
> old kid back then.