What is the point of these mudguards?
tom_fun
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Every cover of a bike magazine I have seen recently seems to have one of these front mud guards on them,
Is there an actual benefit to these mud guards or are they a bit of a poser thing to make it look a bit more like a motorbike
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Every cover of a bike magazine I have seen recently seems to have one of these front mud guards on them,
Is there an actual benefit to these mud guards or are they a bit of a poser thing to make it look a bit more like a motorbike
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I have been using one for a week now, normally just use a normal crud cratcher, this seems to work a better, I like It.It's not a ornament, so ride It0
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I have the latest editions of WMB, MBUK and Singletrack and its not on there. Never seen one before :roll:Niner Air 9 Rigid
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I do have to admit that when I put It on, I stood back and did think that looks a little odd. But It functions well and I am now used to the look so It's staying It's not a ornament, so ride It0
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Lets have a pic then
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i'm getting one for crimbo 0
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Stops the cack that is flung forward which you then ride into. I'm using a Shockboard at the mo as i'm more bothered by the dog funk getting on my face!0
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Example: Find a steep and winding country road that's had cows and sheep on it, crapping for all their worth, when it's raining heavily. Ride through that at full speed with knobbly tread tyres - I'll guarantee you'll get a face splattered with crap.
Neogaurd type designs and downtube crudcatcher designs are useless in a situation like that, you might as well not bother. The only thing that works is a design that juts out over the front wheel and physically stops the crap coming up and over the top - like the Shockboard (which is excellent btw).0 -
It's like a shockboard, only more complicated, less effective and considerably more stupid looking I think after years of pretending that under-tube mudguards are effective, Crud still aren't quite ready to do a crown-fit guard but this is a pretty ropey halfway step. Uncompromising extremist0
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Well It's staying on now until It breaks, It works well today put It to a proper test, lots of mud and rain and It held up.It's not a ornament, so ride It0
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It doesn't look too bad in the pic, I'm sure it will be quite effective. Does it rattle against the headtube on the rough stuff?Niner Air 9 Rigid
Whyte 129S 29er.0 -
No sign of any rattling yet.It's not a ornament, so ride It0
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Ah, I knew that your bike reminded me of something! :P
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I got get me a rear one now to go with it, after seeing that It's not a ornament, so ride It0
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Remember the batteries!
(or just steal the wife's :P )0 -
Joe_Pineapples wrote:Ah, I knew that your bike reminded me of something! :P
What a blast from the past, my mate had one of those when we were kids, we all thought he was the bollox Niner Air 9 Rigid
Whyte 129S 29er.0 -
I would never hear the end of it, I best get my own. It's not a ornament, so ride It0
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Bet it's worth a bloody fortune (relatively) nowadays.0
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I used to have a kid around my way with one of them years ago, If I remember right you could get a cheaper version that was black and had a little less plastic a gizmo's on It.It's not a ornament, so ride It0
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I was still proud of my blue raleigh burner with yellow mag wheels. Was a lot lighter than that thing Niner Air 9 Rigid
Whyte 129S 29er.0 -
Ahhh, the good old days!
Who remembers 'The Kellogs'?0 -
Would that be Kellogs spokey dokey things?It's not a ornament, so ride It0
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you talking about the wheel reflectors you got in cornflakes?
1985 those Raleigh Vektars came out :shock:Niner Air 9 Rigid
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class, I got one of those BMX team type kits for xmas with my BMX, the top and pants, I then went out and bought a full face helmet. Thought I was nails Niner Air 9 Rigid
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I remember throwing out my old Haro top when I was a nipple-head 20-something. Wish I'd kept it.0
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After that burner my first real MTB was a raleigh bomber, remember them? Was a massive bike and was tough enough to take on a challenger tank Niner Air 9 Rigid
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