Grime Time makeshift neo guard

jadamson
jadamson Posts: 644
edited November 2009 in MTB general
ok so just reading through the latest issue of MBUK and they have a Grimetime of how to winter-proof your bike and so i decided to try and make a neo guard out of an old inner tube so here are a few pics of the finish product...very shabby but i hope it works :D

Front
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back
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that coupled with my Crud catcher should keep my face and body dry :D i hope :lol:

its a larger 26" inner tube that i used and i cut out little bits so i can still use the lockout and u-turn on the toras

unfortunately because of an indury i cant ride until after Christmas so cant tell you how it fairs in the mud but it compresses nicely in my garage.
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  • Panter
    Panter Posts: 299
    Nice job 8)

    I've done my XC bike but used cable ties and it isn't as neat.
    The staple idea looks much better.
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  • jadamson
    jadamson Posts: 644
    thank you :D MBUK reckon cable ties but i could only find one in my garage so i tried stables and they actually go through really nicely and hold it very strong. 1 staple was enough for each flap but i went OTT with staples just in case.

    any pictures of yours?
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  • Alex
    Alex Posts: 2,086
    Congrats. People have been doing that for the past ten years or so. Way before neoguard turned up.

    Works bloody well though.
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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Be warned though, it can take the paint off, if you get any mud between the fork and the guard- it'll be constantly moving so even a tiny amount of friction can soon caus damage. Worth getting in there with the tape first if that sort of thing bothers you.
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  • Kiblams
    Kiblams Posts: 2,423
    Didn't you get the memo? Neoguards are out and these are in.
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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Amazing the number of products that have come up just because people aren't happy to put proper, effective mudguards on their bikes... neoguards, bender fenders, Fast Fenders, every frame-mounted front mudguard ever...A whole industry catering to people who don't actually want a mudguard and aren't too bothered whether the product they fit actually works :lol: And all the time, the crown-mounted front guard manufacturers sit in the corner and get ignored while this month's new reinvention of the wheel gets the covers :wink:
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