September 6, 201312 yr Im not sure if im the first to think of this but heres my super cheap, super easy fork lower guards. 50mm pvc pipe, cut to length, cut out a strip down the length (about 20mm wide), snap on. Done.
September 6, 201312 yr I do exactly the same on my Ossa's, central vac tubing is what I use, $8 for an 8ft length, makes 4 sets. A very cheap and effective was to protect the lower tubes.
September 14, 201312 yr neat. Anyone any ideas for the swinging arm, even just lower edge coverage? Maybe drill and tap 3 holes in the bottom edge and fix some thin nylon plate to the underside using c'sink screws? You'd hardly see it, it would be light and should work pretty well. Only downside is having to drill and tap your swingarm, but something like M4 should be OK and it shouldn't weaken the it by any amount that should cause a problem.
September 17, 201312 yr Author A bunch of the guys in the club I ride with are using black poly prop water pipe on there swinging arms. Similar to my fork guards, they split the pipe and use 3x big cable/zip ties to hold them on. Its a bit too fugly for my bike but works. Im still thinking of a better looking option.
September 17, 201312 yr Another option for fork guards are the plastic tubes that are used inside a golf bag to separate the clubs.Thin,translucent but very tough plastic that is very cheap.
September 17, 201312 yr Plastic pipes on your forks?? Not for me! Never been a fan of plastic / carbon covers. You have a nice looking bike and you spoilt it. Its an off road bike its meant to be ridden off road and a few battle scars are to be expected. I have never seen the logic in buying something nice, covering it in plastic and protecting it so the next bloke that buys it can appreciate how it was supposed to look. Same goes for people that put seat covers in there new car. TLTEL
September 18, 201312 yr You could use Heli Tape, that's what MTB'ers use, not sure how much protection it'll give on a trials bike though?
September 18, 201312 yr ive also just made some fork covers using 50mm plastic water waste pipe. Will upload a pic when my bikes back together. Very simple, cheap and effective.
September 18, 201312 yr Author Plastic pipes on your forks?? Not for me! Never been a fan of plastic / carbon covers. You have a nice looking bike and you spoilt it. Its an off road bike its meant to be ridden off road and a few battle scars are to be expected. I have never seen the logic in buying something nice, covering it in plastic and protecting it so the next bloke that buys it can appreciate how it was supposed to look. Same goes for people that put seat covers in there new car. TLTEL My pickup does have seat covers, how did you guess When I sell my bike, I will remove the covers and the bike will look great to the guy who will hand me over a bit more dosh for my trouble, then I will have a little more dosh to spend on the next bike , make sense? I would certainly spend a bit more money on a bike that has obviously been cared for and looked after rather than one that was thrashed because thats what they were made for.... I was asked about the upper guards on my bike. I got the bike with them but most guys in sa have them fitted. A guy named graham on trials.co.za would be able to give you info on them. His email address is on the sight. Cost about R400 ($40).
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