front shifter jamming up with mud...

teticio
teticio Posts: 107
edited January 2010 in MTB beginners
i have a rear mudguard that comes off the back seat (that's to say, it doesn't cover any of the bottom half of the rear wheel) and i have a rapid racer neoguard (http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... uard-29556)... but i still find that on muddy days my front shifter gets jammed up with mud and effectively stops me from being able to shift down to the smallest ring. the remedy is fairly simple but it got me wondering how people get around this problem? different mudguards or - and this wouldn't surprise me in the least - maybe there exists a little shield that you can put around it. my road bike seems to have a small piece which would appear to do this job for the kind of grit that gets picked up from the road.

thanks!
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    ok front shifter (on the bars) or front Mech (on the frame).

    if mech find a stream.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • teticio
    teticio Posts: 107
    sorry... i meant mech.

    maybe i'll design a little protective housing for it and make a fortune.

    or maybe not
    http://www.justgiving.co.uk/ironmanbrazil
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    someone made something out of a bottle for their Spesh something or other.

    but there is not much/anything out there for front mech "cover"
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown

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