Has anyone bought a Trek bike that has an allen screw on the back of the seat tube behind the bottle cage bosses and no chain stay bridge? I assume the screw is for fixing the rear mudguard but can't find any information or a mudguard that utilises the screw. There are mudguard eyes on the frame.
Anyone got the answer to this?
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Lexa SLX C 2012 - but it looks like all the 2012 Treks in that sort of price range have the same thing.
What about these ?
And there may well be a product specifically... in the USA
Dave - I don't know the problem Evans had was the clearance on the front forks so maybe not.
Popsider - yes it's usually in the chainstay bridge but there isn't one on this bike-bridge that is..
I might be missing something here but what is the problem - you just use the hole in the tube rather than the hole in the bridge - wont all mudguards have a hole in the end and it doesn't matter what you connect it to ? Mine has a Tortec guard on the back and it has a hole anyway.
If not - cable tie it on !
Paste that and click on the Principia one - is it like that because that's the same as my frame - the hole is only just below the bottom hole for a bottle cage - and the mudguard fits fine.
edit like this ? http://girodilento.com/?tag=trek
(i'd link them but doesn't work for me in chrome)
Popsider-yes that's the sort of thing only it's above the top bottle cage bolt so about 100mm higher up.
Dave-hopefully they'll come back with the answer soon and it won't be speak to your dealer.
The arch where it attaches to the brake bridge is usually movable.
The only problem is that you wont have guard coverage all the way down the seat tube, but maybe clearances are too tight for that. the bike may get a bit dirty - but at least you'll be protected.
Cougie I dare say it can be made to work but I can't help thinking that if trek market the bike as taking guards then it should.
Dave it's been a dry winter but we've got the summer to come yet.
That's just the standard way it's done on these kind of bikes - even if the bolt is slightly higher on yours than my Principia just drill a hole a little further up the guard and reinforce it with a washer to spread the load of the bolt if you are worried.
Trek have told Evans, who have told me, that there IS a mudguard made to fit the fittings on this bike, and they have ordered a pair for me.
We shall see.