Full Mudguards for Mountain bike commuting

small_bloke
small_bloke Posts: 222
edited June 2012 in Commuting general
Hi, could someone recommend full mudguards for a mountain which I want to use for commuting - 26" rims with semi-slick tyres 26x1.5". Tired of messing up my expensive road bikes when it rains. Also sometimes I like the feeling of that Mercedes Benz like ride - nice and comfy (who cares about pot holes?)

Mountain bike has front fork suspension only. No mudguard eyelets on forks.
About 12 years old called Gary Fisher Big Sur.
Has rear eyelets integrated as part of the rear stays (they are not brazed on separately).
Wheel size 26" rim.
Tyres 26 x 1.5" semi slick.

I don't care how they look. I never take my mountain bike off-road so happy to leave them on all the time. I don't use the bike very much anyway (unlike my road bikes which rack up 1000's of miles/year). Just want to keep my back and feet dry as much as possible.

Here's an almost exact picture of the bike which I found on google images (mine has semi-slick tyres though)
http://velospace.org/node/1200

Had the following mudguards in mind:-

SKS Commuter MTB mudguards - £16 Wiggle
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/sks-commuter-road-mudguard/

SKS Blumels MTB mudguards - £17 Wiggle
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/sks-blumels-mtb-mudguard-set/

SKS Chromoplastic MTB mudguards - £23 Wiggle
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/sks-chromoplast ... guard-set/

Coyote brand from Amazon - £19
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mountain-Bike-F ... 02&sr=8-13


Advice appreciated on which is the best choice of mudguard. Thanks

Comments

  • small_bloke
    small_bloke Posts: 222
    I've just realised some of these listed above won't work as I don't have front eyelets on the forks.
  • MichaelW
    MichaelW Posts: 2,164
    Your commuter bike, like most on the road, has eyelets for rear bolt-on mudguards but not for front.
    You can buy mudguards in F/R pairs which are either for bolt-on eyelets or clip-on for bikes without eyelets..
    You cannot buy a pair with rear bolt on and front clip-on, because this would be the best combination to fit the majority of commuting bikes in use.
  • maf_1
    maf_1 Posts: 4
    I've just fitted the SKS Chromoplastic MTB mudguards to my Hardtail (2000 Marin Bear Valley). I used Stainless 'P' clips from Ebay for the Front shock and rear stays, mine were 32mm for the shocks and 20mm for the stays, yours may differ. I had to tweak the mudguard stay angles and cut them to length, but generally they were a doddle to fit. I've just dashed out and taken these pics :D

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    Cheers,

    Paul
  • small_bloke
    small_bloke Posts: 222
    Paul (maf1) , thanks for advice and thank you so much for taking the time to takes pictures of your mudguards fitted. I'm sold on the SKS chromoplastic MTB. Just wondering did you get the wide or narrow version? I have 26x1.5" tyres.
  • maf_1
    maf_1 Posts: 4
    small_bloke wrote:
    Paul (maf1) , thanks for advice and thank you so much for taking the time to takes pictures of your mudguards fitted. I'm sold on the SKS chromoplastic MTB. Just wondering did you get the wide or narrow version? I have 26x1.5" tyres.

    Hi

    Mine are the narrow version, i'm running 26' x 1.5's as well (Schwalbe City Jets).

    Thanks

    Paul

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