Mudguards for H/Tail commuter

broachboy

Hi Forum people

I will be spending the rest of this year commuting on my hardtail. I need some kind of full mudguard, unless we are promised an excepionally dry Autumn, Winter & Spring. I have a disc specific hardtail with Reba SLs which I can lock out. I don't seem to have any way of attaching rear muguard to the thing that years ago use to be a brake bridge, and how would I get on with a guard for the front end. Any help much appreciated

Not looking forward to getting wet again :roll:

woodgob

I use a Raleigh Flinger as it's diddy but not too diddy to stop spray up my backside as I ride it clipped high up the seat-post. It's also small enough for me to take it to work in my bag 'just-in-case'. No wet butt yet. But I suppose it depends on the size of your treads. I run very thin slicks on my hard-tail to they only need a small guard.

I don't use a front guard but there are a few MTB-types out there (see link for clip-ons below)

http://www.evanscycles.com/categories/b ... ds/clip-on

snooks

Why not either wear your wet cycling clothes home again...or keep a dry set of clothes at work?

It's only wet water after all

Kyrotek

Top Peak Defenders on my Giant for the commute do the job nicely. Front end fits in the bottom of the steerer with a wedge type clamp and cover front and rer of the wheel although I admit it looks a bit "motocross". The rear just has a seat tube clamp and an adjustable leading edge to tuck under wishbone rear end, again a bit "up-in-the-air" but saves a wet harris. Both are easily removeable too.

ride_whenever

generally the crudcatchers are best for mtb, rather than mudguards, I'd suggest waterproofs.

No such thing as bad weather, only poor preparation.

I tend to use, waterproof socks and gloves, waterproof trousers and bag cover, then let my torso get wet to keep cool and prevent boil in a bag syndrome.

Jumile

I bought a set of these mudguards for my MTB. They attach via the brake mounting and work a treat.

The only thing I had to do with mine was cut a notch out of the back one so the front gear cable could move freely. You don't see it unless you're looking, so no big deal.

No sh1te-striped back when riding in the wet: bonus.

broachboy

Thankls for all your replies forum people

At the moment I am running Nokian AWS 1.3" front & rear....

http://www.suomityres.fi/aws.html

Great tyres for the urban commute, but I find more than any other tyre the rain / surface water flicks back into my face :x from the top of the front tyre, something I could maybe combat with a front full length style guard ?

:?

broachboy

bump

Bodhbh

Probably not the best way, as on a learning curve, but did bodge some full length SKS guards to my MTB (converting it to tourer or trying). P-cliped to the suspension forks and drilled a hole thru top of guards and put a bolt thru there to a p-clip on the fork bridge (right word?).

They seem to work okay, was belting about some cow fields in the mud and rain last night to test. Bike looks far more like an old-biddie machine too and hopefully less nickable.

Bodhbh

Forgot to mention, if the suspension not locked out top of forks can hit the top of the guards. I cut the guards short a few inches at the top to stop this but if they always locked out guess not a problem.

broachboy

cheers for that BOD

would loved to have seen you're fully guarded beast ploughing around the fields the mental picture is quite amusing