I have a mudguard - why is my 'lower back' still muddy?

John_Carter

Hello,
I have the Crud Catcher twin pack (down tube and rear wheel) installed in my 29" Cube Acid.
The front seems to work fine but the rear doesn't catch anyhting and my back/backpack/jacket is full of mud... Am I missing attic? Is there a solution? My tires are wide Maxxis 2.3 but not that wide and today wasn't even especially muddy/wet compared to usual UK weather.

Any thoughts are appreciated.

Thanks!

Briggo

Someones running behind you throwing mud at you?

No idea, we can't tell as it might be dependent on how your mudguard is currently setup. I have a CC rear mudguard (the one that clips on via your seatpost yeah?) and it's long and wide so shouldnt have this issue.

Could be that it's a 29'er, they're just rubbish.

mcnultycop

Can you get it nearer the tyre?

John_Carter

It is fairly close to the tire...

cooldad

Because mud.

lawman

And this is why I don't bother with mud guards... You're gonna get muddy its, a mountain bike for feck sake. Get some decent waterproof kit, some glasses or better yet if you're an "enduro" type some goggles and you're sorted. Haven't used a mud guard of any kind for years and don't intend to. The only one I would consider using is a marsh guard type, just to keep a little bit of mud off glasses/goggles, but tbh, I've never really wished I had one.

gazcarsf1

Mudhugger guard, awesome, back was clean after glentress on sat.
No question it works and works well, m8s couldn't believe how good they are.

cooldad

I have a Mucky Nutz thing on the front, keeps some stuff off the stanchions, and a bit out of my eyes, but otherwise what lawman said, and he's the last person I tend to agree with.

Briggo

lawman wrote:

And this is why I don't bother with mud guards... You're gonna get muddy its, a mountain bike for feck sake. Get some decent waterproof kit, some glasses or better yet if you're an "enduro" type some goggles and you're sorted. Haven't used a mud guard of any kind for years and don't intend to. The only one I would consider using is a marsh guard type, just to keep a little bit of mud off glasses/goggles, but tbh, I've never really wished I had one.

My mudguard keeps my pink top clean thanks.

I've not actually used a mudguard in quite a while.

wmorgs

cooldad wrote:

I have a Mucky Nutz thing on the front, keeps some stuff off the stanchions, and a bit out of my eyes, but otherwise what lawman said, and he's the last person I tend to agree with.

Love my Mucky Nutz, keeps crap outta my eye

cooldad

wmorgs wrote:

cooldad wrote:

I have a Mucky Nutz thing on the front, keeps some stuff off the stanchions, and a bit out of my eyes, but otherwise what lawman said, and he's the last person I tend to agree with.

Love my Mucky Nutz, keeps crap outta my eye

That's sad. What happened to the other one?

KevChallis

cooldad wrote:

wmorgs wrote:

cooldad wrote:

I have a Mucky Nutz thing on the front, keeps some stuff off the stanchions, and a bit out of my eyes, but otherwise what lawman said, and he's the last person I tend to agree with.

Love my Mucky Nutz, keeps crap outta my eye

That's sad. What happened to the other one?

LMFAO!!!!!!!

The rest I agree with, keeps stanchions cleaner, but damned, mud is mud and it cleans off!! All part of the fun

coulddobetter

Only your lower back ? Can't be trying hard enough.

stubs

Just bought myself a Mudhugger to try and protect my new dropper post and stop crud getting into the rear facing seatpost slot. Quite looking forward to having a mud free bum it will be a novelty this winter

omegas

Depends on how you have it set up but you do find most of them are to short in length . Cut a small strip of plastic of a plant pot and stick it on the end and you will stay dry all day .

alexthebear

Have you tried road riding as I hear there is less mud there?

Failing that complain to wiggle

Kowalski675

John_Carter wrote:

Hello,
I have the Crud Catcher twin pack (down tube and rear wheel) installed in my 29" Cube Acid.

Is it the longer 29er specific one?

John_Carter

Thanks for all the feedback everyone.
Yes I know riding off road is muddy etc, and I really don't mind being soaking wet, the only reason I'm concerned about 'lower back' mud is because after the ride I usually go back into my car and the leather seats had lots of abuse already...

Good advice re a longer 29er specific mud guard - I'll give it a go.

Thanks!

lawman

John_Carter wrote:

Thanks for all the feedback everyone.
Yes I know riding off road is muddy etc, and I really don't mind being soaking wet, the only reason I'm concerned about 'lower back' mud is because after the ride I usually go back into my car and the leather seats had lots of abuse already...

Good advice re a longer 29er specific mud guard - I'll give it a go.

Thanks!

Well as you're going in a car, why not pack other clothes and change into those when you're done? It's what most people do when they're travelling by car, drive out in your riding kit and always have spare clothes in the car for when you're driving back.

cooldad

I got some cheap seat cover/protector things from Halfords, a few quid and slip on in a few seconds if I'm muddy.

Cookeh

Bin bag, cos Im a student and therefore poor - or, a spare pair of clothes. One should really expect to get muddy in the UK tbh, and in all honesty, I don't tend to notice when I'm riding anyway.

alexthebear

cooldad wrote:

I got some cheap seat cover/protector things from Halfords, a few quid and slip on in a few seconds if I'm muddy.

This

craker

This time of year I'm a drive then cycle commuter. When I get back to the car of an evening, I take my coat off.

ilovedirt

To OP:
Because you're riding a bloody mountain bike, don't be such a fanny.
I keep seat covers in my car, and I usually have a change of clothes, as I don't much enjoy driving home with a wet arse.

welshkev

cooldad wrote:

I got some cheap seat cover/protector things from Halfords, a few quid and slip on in a few seconds if I'm muddy.

this

plus leather seats wipe clean of all sorts of......wait are we in the crudcatcher? no? i'll stop there then

TownyDC

Gazcarsf1 wrote:

Mudhugger guard, awesome, back was clean after glentress on sat.
No question it works and works well, m8s couldn't believe how good they are.

+1

cooldad

welshkev wrote:

cooldad wrote:

I got some cheap seat cover/protector things from Halfords, a few quid and slip on in a few seconds if I'm muddy.

this

plus leather seats wipe clean of all sorts of......wait are we in the crudcatcher? no? i'll stop there then

Tarp in the boot for that.

alexthebear

welshkev wrote:

cooldad wrote:

I got some cheap seat cover/protector things from Halfords, a few quid and slip on in a few seconds if I'm muddy.

this

plus leather seats wipe clean of all sorts of......wait are we in the crudcatcher? no? i'll stop there then

Mucky Nutz Bender fender had to have been thought of somewhere brings a whole new meaning to park and ride

KevChallis

lawman wrote:

John_Carter wrote:

Thanks for all the feedback everyone.
Yes I know riding off road is muddy etc, and I really don't mind being soaking wet, the only reason I'm concerned about 'lower back' mud is because after the ride I usually go back into my car and the leather seats had lots of abuse already...

Good advice re a longer 29er specific mud guard - I'll give it a go.

Thanks!

Well as you're going in a car, why not pack other clothes and change into those when you're done? It's what most people do when they're travelling by car, drive out in your riding kit and always have spare clothes in the car for when you're driving back.

^^^^^^^^ definitely this!! Always check a spare set of clothes in the car!!

Kowalski675

ilovedirt wrote:

To OP:
Because you're riding a bloody mountain bike, don't be such a fanny.
I keep seat covers in my car, and I usually have a change of clothes, as I don't much enjoy driving home with a wet ars*.

Careful - I got a warning from a mod for saying fanny.

cooldad

Kowalski675 wrote:

ilovedirt wrote:

To OP:
Because you're riding a bloody mountain bike, don't be such a fanny.
I keep seat covers in my car, and I usually have a change of clothes, as I don't much enjoy driving home with a wet ars*.

Careful - I got a warning from a mod for saying fanny.

Are you sure you didn't get a warning for being one?