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Mounting front wheel guards
Mr.P - 6/6/20 at 05:58 AM

Morning guys

I have a Tiger Avon

I fitted front rally design cortina uprights however I have just seen the mounting brackets for my front guards are very different.

Has anyone got any pics or advice on how to mount them please


nick205 - 6/6/20 at 06:38 AM

Do you mean bending the strips of steel onto which the cycle wings will then fit?

If so on my MK Indy I fitted the front wheels with the tyres on and inflated. The used some strip of 1/2 inch thick wood between the tyres and steel strips as spacers and slowly bent the steel by hand over the profile of the tyres (2 steel strips off side and 2 near side). The end result was a nice close fit between cycle wing/tyre with just enough room to remove/refit the front wheels without disturbing the cycle wings.

Hope I've understood you're question and my answer helps.



[Edited on 6/6/20 by nick205]


melly-g - 6/6/20 at 11:03 PM

Did you buy them from tiger? How long ago?
They are probably for cortina uprights! Have they got a kind of triangular piece where the 2 arms are welded?
Tiger use an aftermarket upright now ( don't know who's ).
They should be able to help you, for a price!


ak - 8/6/20 at 11:29 PM

I'm just coming up to do my cycle wings on my Avon too. Was planning to use a technique similar to this:

http://tigeravonbuilddiary.blogspot.com/2011/11/cycle-wings.html

, which I think is what nick205 is suggesting too.