What is the point of these mudguards?

tom_fun

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=39951

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 .

Sarnian

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.

scale20

I have the latest editions of WMB, MBUK and Singletrack and its not on there. Never seen one before :roll:

Sarnian

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

scale20

Lets have a pic then

fourcrossjohn

i'm getting one for crimbo

nfrang

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!

tom_fun

nfrang wrote:

Stops the cack that is flung forward which you then ride into. quote]

Ok, that seems to make sence

blister pus

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 censored .

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 censored coming up and over the top - like the Shockboard (which is excellent btw).

Sarnian

scale20 wrote:

Lets have a pic then

Here you go

Northwind

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.

blister pus

Sarnian

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.

scale20

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?

Sarnian

No sign of any rattling yet.

Joe_Pineapples

Ah, I knew that your bike reminded me of something! :P

Sarnian

I got get me a rear one now to go with it, after seeing that

Joe_Pineapples

Remember the batteries!

(or just steal the wife's :P )

scale20

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

Sarnian

I would never hear the end of it, I best get my own.

Joe_Pineapples

Bet it's worth a bloody fortune (relatively) nowadays.

Sarnian

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.

scale20

I was still proud of my blue raleigh burner with yellow mag wheels. Was a lot lighter than that thing

Sarnian

scale20 wrote:

I was still proud of my blue raleigh burner with yellow mag wheels. Was a lot lighter than that thing

Same here when they were around I was riding a Raleigh mini burner, classic.

Joe_Pineapples

Ahhh, the good old days!

Who remembers 'The Kellogs'?

Sarnian

Would that be Kellogs spokey dokey things?

scale20

you talking about the wheel reflectors you got in cornflakes?

1985 those Raleigh Vektars came out :shock:

Joe_Pineapples

NOOOOOOOO!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqLnh3qOiko

scale20

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

Joe_Pineapples

I remember throwing out my old Haro top when I was a nipple-head 20-something. Wish I'd kept it.

scale20

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