From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos(AT)sbcglobal.net>
....<snip> .."The mudguards came with the mounting hardware, except that they don't have the little plastic end caps for the stays. The stay ends can be pretty sharp, and are a potential hazzard in a crash, so its probably best to cap them somehow.
I believe in past threads some plastic caps available at auto supply stores were suggested as suitable for caps on the "feet" of Campy steel pump heads. The stay end caps would need to be a bit smaller than that.
Anyone know of any small plastic caps available at auto parts or hardward
stores that would work for stay end caps, and what such items would be call ed?"
hi Jerry,
Check the local Ace hardware store, and wander around until you find their trays full of fasterners and hardware. Eventually you'll find the little pl astic caps. I think their term is "thread protectors".
I bought a few recently, but they were yellow. Maybe a Sharpie marker wou ld turn them black so they would match the standard SKS/ESGE caps?
It's good to be familiar with the hardware store's selection of fasteners a nd such. They can be a great source of typical nuts and bolts for the bik e, especially the ubiquitous M5 bolts for fenders, bottle cages, etc.
Don't forget McMaster Carr either... http://www.mcmaster.com They do list "thread protectors". They are also a great source of typica l and atypical fasterners, as well as grade 25 ball bearings.
regards,
Steve Kurt
Peoria, Illinois
USA