Do you use mudguards?

Day03

I'm wondering how many people do fit mudguards to their bikes?

From experience which ones would you recommend, not only practical but also good looking

ride_whenever

mudguards: practical, good looking

choose practical or not....

teacherman

Nah, never use 'em. Get covered in mud mate, rejoice in the filth! You can't make them look good.

NEILHEAD

ride_whenever wrote:

mudguards: practical, good looking

choose practical or not....

Totally agree they do work but look fugly
Any ways whats wrong with a muddy bum

ride_whenever

Also,

butch up girlypants...

In all seriousness, if you do want some, crudcatchers are the only way to go,

race pack

or

front

the second is a better front, as it is slightly bigger, pair it with the same rear as from above.

Hope that helps.

dunker

yup crud catchers, never leave home without one especially as there's lots of horses and cows around here, don't fancy a mouthful of that stuff no matter how "organic" it is.

ride_whenever

it isn't that bad, my baby sister used to eat sheep poo and she's okay...

redvee

Got a rear mudguard from the house of Tompkins, don't mind wet shoes as I take them off when I get to work but not my jeans.

Got mine custom mounted on the frame and not the seatpost.

strodey

The only mud guards i use are a pair of clear gasses to gaurd my eyes and a camelbak that guards my back!

dirtbiker100

*sigh* i've just been shown a website that is the sequel to a video that features two young ladies and one cup, then i come on these forums and find this topic with the above replies :?

I use mudguards btw, crud catchers front and rear, they do a great job and i like my ones. some look nasty but i think mine are alright.

NEILHEAD

Too right Strodey, Proper OFF ROAD riding

milkywhite

dirtbiker100 wrote:

*sigh* i've just been shown a website that is the sequel to a video that features two young ladies and one cup, then i come on these forums and find this topic with the above replies :?

I use mudguards btw, crud catchers front and rear, they do a great job and i like my ones. some look nasty but i think mine are alright.

Admit it, you liked it really. I've heard it's faked anyway.

Don't use mudguards. You know you've had a proper ride when your back is the same colour as the trail you've just ridden!

dav1

I use them, nothing puts me off more then a backside soaked in ice cold water and glases coverd in mud to the point where i have no idea where i am going.

clas

I dont particulalry like the feeling of freezing mud and cold water shooting, bidet like, up my bum crack twenty yards into a fifty mile ride. therefrore mudguards. at the rear.
when travelling at some pace in wet and/ or muddy conditions I try to keep my glasses as clean as possible therefore, a front guard.
you want to get wet miserable and cold? Done that years ago. any idiot can be uncomfortable in the field.

thekickingmule

Maybe i'm bein stupid, I don't really know. But all the websites offer two types of mudguards, long and short bracket versions, saying that the long version is for a 'big bike'. What do people class as 'big'?
My bike is 20.5" Frame with 26" wheels. Is this big?

Keith

dav1

Long and short are more for the diatance between the wheel and the mounting point, roughtly speaking a bigger bike would need a longer bracket though.

26in wheels is standard for MTBs (there are some with other sizes but they are not too common) and a 20.5in frame would be large size.

Day03

I've noticed that there are 2 types of the front wheel mudguard, one that you mount to the frame and the other which you mount to the fork. From logic point of view the fork mounted ones should be better as the mudguard turns left or right together with the wheel so it will always be protecting you whilst the frame mounted one only protects you when the front wheel is going straight.
What do you think? Which ones are better?

wop

If you want to stop the mud totallyish go for the steerer tube mounted type.

Be aware that the fixings systems in these can be a bit dodgy i.e. they fall out! but fiting a star fangled nut secures them really well! (you can do this yourself without a tool using a long bolt and a hammer,just keep checking that it goes in straight,easily sorted with a gentle tap in the correct direction to straighten it).

StefanH

I've got some really excellent SKS mudguards which I think they discontinued a while ago. The back one straps around the seatpost and is fantasically adjustable. The front one clips into the hole at the bottom of the front forks riser thingy.

Excellent for when commuting becausewhen I go whizzing down hills in the rain, being able to see is a real bonus. No front guard = riverfulls of water flung from front tyre directly into my face/mouth.

Stops a lot of grit hitting my frame as well. Which is nice.

Marek-Mex

thekickingmule wrote:

But all the websites offer two types of mudguards, long and short bracket versions, saying that the long version is for a 'big bike'.

Keith

Is only about the angle/position of your frame/seat post.

beccalily

Not me. I like getting filthy.
x

Marek-Mex

Day03 wrote:

I've noticed that there are 2 types of the front wheel mudguard, one that you mount to the frame and the other which you mount to the fork. From logic point of view the fork mounted ones should be better as the mudguard turns left or right together with the wheel so it will always be protecting you whilst the frame mounted one only protects you when the front wheel is going straight.
What do you think? Which ones are better?

' wrote:

I've got some really excellent SKS mudguards which I think they discontinued a while ago. The back one straps around the seatpost and is fantasically adjustable. The front one clips into the hole at the bottom of the front forks riser thingy.

I've used to wear SKS and was great, stylish slim (could cover perfect the whole wheel complete) but that bike was stolen!!!!
any way the rear one, was good, but the front one, I broke it cause I turn the wheel to try to jump and my feet got stocked with it and gone.
so now I'm wearing the ''zx-crud'' and is working even better.

dirtbiker100

beccalily wrote:

Not me. I like getting filthy.x

she just doesn't stop!

with mudguards the thing is i'm moving back to a full sus xc bike with a whole 6" which means a rear mudguard isn't really feasible muddy bum crack for me!

Steve_b77

I've just re-fitted my front Crud Catcher to my pitch due to all the freeze/thaw action going on round here at the moment and wet freshly defrosted sand is bloody awful stuff to get in your eyes/teeth/ears/anywhere.

ride_whenever

full body waterproofs, then just hose yourself off whilst doing your bike.

pittpony

I use mudguards :oops: My Crudcatchers (seperate front and rear rather than the double pack) are exellent. I know they look crap, but for me avoiding an eyefull of what i'm riding through is more important than looking good. I understand why people wouldn't want to put them on thier bikes though - mine will be straight off as soon as the trails dry up!!

Day03

The mudguards definately came in handy today. The bike was probably 5kg heavier with all the mud stuck on it.

chalky14

I have never used mud guards and sometimes regretted it! Although it can be fun to get all muddy :P

glooptrooper

Filthy is fun, but sometimes cruds are a good thing

beccalily

Also I enjoy cleaning my bike after I get it muddy... is that just me?

cjw

beccalily wrote:

Also I enjoy cleaning my bike after I get it muddy... is that just me?

I enjoy that as well.