Firstly a new front mudguard for the Surly. The old one had a loose stay. This was because the stays fasten with a 2mm grub screw. Grub screws are, we all know, the work of Stan, and a 2mm fastener of any sort on something subjected to weather and rattles is the artifice of Beelzebub. Combine the two in one item and make it out of non-stainless steel and you have something only ian can name. The new guard uses big stainless bolts. The part of mudguard fitting I don't like is cutting the stays to length – the irreversibility is scary! There's something to be said for designs where this isn't necessary, such as Bontrager (though I know someone who has Bontrager mudguards on a Specialized and the clash of branding freaks him out – it wouldn't bother me, but I guess we all need something to get disturbed by).
After I'd done that – a couple of days after – I decided to adjust the headlight bracket of the IQ-X on the Sequoia. Mistake! The plastic had got totally chewed up from rotating on the metal bolt under the forces of gravity, vibration and resistance from the brake and gear cables – which, of course, is why it needed adjusting in the first place. I've replaced it with a metal bracket which hopefully should stay put. I've also used electrical tape to tie the cables up in a way which means they'll still work smoothly but won't press on the headlight. Hopefully. Also replaced the cable ties holding the dyno wire on the fork leg with lecky tape cos it actually looks better (black on black) IMO.
Not sure about doing the rear guard, I think I'll leave it till it becomes necessary. I can live with mismatched mudguards (just as the other bike has mismatched wheels. Horror!)