what mud guard ??

lancs boy
lancs boy Posts: 70
edited January 2010 in MTB buying advice
what front mud guard would you recomend :?:
cube acid

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  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    i've heard the new steve peat fast fender is pretty good, only about a tenner too
    Production Privee Shan

    B'Twin Triban 5
  • thanks for the advice i have just been looking on the computer and saw the neoprene front mud guard do u know about them :?:
    cube acid
  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    yeah they can work too, i've seen a few riders with them, not sure which is better or whatever
    Production Privee Shan

    B'Twin Triban 5
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,003
    I use an SKS shockboard - easy install, works a treat, never gets in the way, keeps me mostly clean, and easily removable for dry days.

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    Cheers

    Dan
    Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
    Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
    Scott CR1 SL 12
    Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
    Scott Foil 18
  • thanks for the advice if you dont mind me asking how much are these mate
    cube acid
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,003
    Hiya,

    no worries, I think you can get them for around £11 - I only looked at the place i got mine from years ago, ukbikestore, but I expect there are plenty of other retailers.

    Not having experience of the Steve Peat guard, but having a quick look at a pic, I would have thought you will still get covered in mud from one.

    Maybe if combined with a crud guard it works fine, but I never found the downtube guards to be much cop.

    EDIT:
    £9.58 seems to be the cheapest:
    http://www.lessthan.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=62220

    No idea on their postage costs.

    Wiggle have them for £11.69 delivered and are in stock.

    Cheers

    Dan
    Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
    Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
    Scott CR1 SL 12
    Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
    Scott Foil 18
  • thanks for all your help :D
    cube acid
  • blister pus
    blister pus Posts: 5,610
    SKS Shockboard will give you best coverage and best coverage from over spray, so if that's important then it's the one to go for. I use the Shockboard because it stops liquid cow / sheep sh!t over spray - none of the others do.

    Some people don't like that style of guard at all though. Well. Fuck them. ;)
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Shockboard is the one you want, if you want one that works ;) Or something similiar- it tracks the wheel, and it catches the forward-flung crap. Frame guards are no comparison.
    Uncompromising extremist
  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    I use a downtube mounted Crud style guard, and the neoprene Neoguard you mentioned. It's a pretty good combo, though I admit it probably doesnt give me as much coverage as the Shockboard.
    MTB/CX

    "As I said last time, it won't happen again."
  • I've got a fender bender on mine at the moment. Brilliant piece of kit. Currently using it combined with a crud guard front and rear which is keeping me nice and free of dog poo...



    ...which is nice.


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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    That's cool, I like that... Might check one of those out myself come "summer"
    Uncompromising extremist
  • diy
    diy Posts: 6,473
    I have a topeak Defender M1
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    Which works really well.
  • deffler
    deffler Posts: 829
    I've got a fender bender on mine at the moment. Brilliant piece of kit. Currently using it combined with a crud guard front and rear which is keeping me nice and free of dog poo...



    ...which is nice.


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    I ordered one of these the other day, they look decent £7.99 delivered
    Boardman Hybrid Pro

    Planet X XLS
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,003
    diy wrote:
    I have a topeak Defender M1
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    Which works really well.

    I bought my gf one of those, cheaper than the shockblade as well, and it looks to me like it should do a better job than the shockblade but I always end up with less crap on me by some margin.

    I expect riding style and tyre tread will play some part in this, but I can only tell it like I see it :D

    Dan
    Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
    Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
    Scott CR1 SL 12
    Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
    Scott Foil 18
  • blister pus
    blister pus Posts: 5,610
    Topeak's good but not as bendy flexi-woo as the Shockboard. SB's less likely to break on impact. Bout the same coverage overall too.
  • Steve_b77
    Steve_b77 Posts: 1,680
    It's only mud people.

    Wear some waterproof shorts and a pair of glasses :shock:
  • blister pus
    blister pus Posts: 5,610
    It's not only mud though. It's liquid cow and sheep sh!t and over spray. get a gob full of that and you'll soon know it.
  • flamedude
    flamedude Posts: 119
    I've got a Crud guard on the downtube and a neoguard at the front. That neoguard is pricey for a bit of felt...... but it does work pretty great. Surprisingly obvious product. My bullit looks a bit nerdy with all the mudguards on but I hate getting all wet and muddy at the start of a ride, or getting mud in the face.

    I'm well old.
  • thanks for all your advice guys
    cube acid
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Steve_b77 wrote:
    Wear some waterproof shorts and a pair of glasses :shock:

    And another pair of glasses over those glasses so you can take them off when they get muddy. And another pair over those...
    Uncompromising extremist
  • I've had two of those Topeak brackets snap on me after tumbles. Did work well when it was on though.