mudgaurds

adun1408
adun1408 Posts: 123
edited July 2009 in MTB general
is it just me or do they just look wrong. whats wrong with getting covered in mud.
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  • nferrar
    nferrar Posts: 2,511
    A wet arse 30 minutes into a 4-5 hour ride isn't fun...
  • blister pus
    blister pus Posts: 5,780
    Loads of threads on this, recent too.

    Depends where you are what you're doing. Get a mouth full of cow, horse or dog shite while wet riding at speed and you won't be too arsed about posing.
  • captainfly
    captainfly Posts: 1,001
    adun1408 wrote:
    is it just me or do they just look wrong. whats wrong with getting covered in mud.

    Yeah mine look wrong on my bike, but the amount of mud that was stuck to them and not my face and back yesterday was well worth iit. What;s wrong with not wanting to get covered in several kinds of sh!t?
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  • M6TTF
    M6TTF Posts: 602
    I agree they look naff be I didn't use them for years. Then I tried them - it was a eureka moment! So now they go on, I don't get a face full and my wifes happy as I no longer wreck the washing machine :)
  • deffler
    deffler Posts: 829
    In an ideal world it would be great not to use them however an ideal world this is not.

    Wet arse is bad, a face full of dog, cow, sheep, horse or human sheet is just wrong. Mudgaurds should be renamed shitegaurds due to amount of crap where I ride.
    Recently invested in one of those Neo-Gaurds and tbf it works a treat
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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Crap in the eyes is bad, you can't see. So you wear glasses, then they get covered in crap instead and you still can't see. So you fit a good mudguard, and you can see. This alone is enough for me to fit a guard...
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  • gaanrowl
    gaanrowl Posts: 326
    i was considering buying the CycraGuard MTB Front from crc, i take this would not be to cool then.
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  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    i use an inner tube betwenn crown and fork brace, works a treat and it doesnt look so silly imo..... the winter fullface keeps my head warm and keeps the crap away, killing two posible posible problems, goggles also cover a larger surface than glasses so less muck can get on your face .... i do always get a muddy chin tho :shock:
  • lock1981
    lock1981 Posts: 546
    look wrong, but nearly bought one on saturday. had it in my hand but didnt get it cos i couldnt get a refund if i decided i didnt want it. when i got to the ride i wish i had it . got soaked!!!!

    its on the wish list
    (rear mud guard)
  • ashfanman
    ashfanman Posts: 186
    I got poo on my face last weekend. Not sure I looked too cool at that point. :lol:

    At the end of the day, nobody really looks cool on a bike. However, the NeoGuards mentioned earlier (http://www.rapidracerproducts.com/NeoGuard.htm) are a great, aesthetically unobtrusive compromise.
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  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    My bike looks great with the 09 Crudcatcher fitted. Never been a fan of rear or fork-mounted mudguards though.
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  • Skonk
    Skonk Posts: 364
    I use front and read guards on my XC bike if I think there is likely to be a lot of wet mud; otherwise I would generally leave the front on to stop lose grit or the dreaded dog tu*d flying up into my face.

    On my FR bike I dont use either since the dog plop issue isn't as great and the frame is so chunky at the front that it acts like a front mudguard anyway.

    I think keeping yourself dry and free from dog muck makes up for the bike looking a little un-sexy with the mudguards on.
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