To me, the idea of getting on your bike when you know it has a fault that has caused two accidents, is plain stupidity.
The fault that caused two accidents (which would have only caused one if I'd realised what the fault was) is now fixed. Sooner or later the mudguard supports will slip again, but it's taken four and a half years for them to do so once; I don't think it's going to happen again soon.
Instead, why don't you remove the mudguards completely, and put them in your backpack or something while you ride to the bike shop. If you do this on a dry day, you won't even notice they are missing.
All right, all right. I've removed the front mudguard now. Removing the rear one would require taking the saddle bag off too; and given that only one of the mounts for the rear one was slipping, and the other was totally secure, I'm happy to ride the bike like that, at least in the short term.
The fact I was fretting on the way in is totally irrational; I have been aware of this all along.
Re: A 'bit of notice - hopefully' is not enough
The fault that caused two accidents (which would have only caused one if I'd realised what the fault was) is now fixed. Sooner or later the mudguard supports will slip again, but it's taken four and a half years for them to do so once; I don't think it's going to happen again soon.
Instead, why don't you remove the mudguards completely, and put them in your backpack or something while you ride to the bike shop. If you do this on a dry day, you won't even notice they are missing.
All right, all right. I've removed the front mudguard now. Removing the rear one would require taking the saddle bag off too; and given that only one of the mounts for the rear one was slipping, and the other was totally secure, I'm happy to ride the bike like that, at least in the short term.
The fact I was fretting on the way in is totally irrational; I have been aware of this all along.