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Next up, mudguards.
I have never fit proper mudguards, so what is straightforward to others become a complete headache for me. These are the kinesis fend-off metal guards, and they come with a frustratingly small amount of fittings. That means no supplied washers, bolts. Even the little screws that bolt the mud flaps on are missing. A bit of a nightmare for me to go through my ikea-leftover fittings to find the right stuff.
Rear is relatively straightforward
Front is a bit more complicated. My biggest complaint about the surly steamroller is the missing mudguard eyelets on the fork. Not sure why they decide to have them only on the rear. I was debating between p-clips and axle adapter - in the end, with this being a commuter, I do not want to comprimise the ease of removing wheels and went with p-clips.