I have a mudguard - why is my 'lower back' still muddy?
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cooldad wrote:
Are you sure you didn't get a warning for being one?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.
Nope, that would be yourself, I would've thought.0 -
Kowalski675 wrote:cooldad wrote:
Are you sure you didn't get a warning for being one?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.
Nope, that would be yourself, I would've thought.
That reply only works if you are under 7.I don't do smileys.
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Whoa! Way too slippy, I use an old towel, excellent grip and absorbent too.Cookeh wrote:Bin bag, cos Im a student and therefore poor...
Do they fit straight over your beaded ones?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.Viscount Grand Touring - in bits
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Pink fluffy Hello Kitty actually.Batmo wrote:
Whoa! Way too slippy, I use an old towel, excellent grip and absorbent too.Cookeh wrote:Bin bag, cos Im a student and therefore poor...
Do they fit straight over your beaded ones?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.I don't do smileys.
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cooldad wrote:Kowalski675 wrote:cooldad wrote:
Are you sure you didn't get a warning for being one?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.
Nope, that would be yourself, I would've thought.
That reply only works if you are under 7.
And you can't see the hilarious hypocrisy of that, given your original post, which would itself only have been made by an under 7? 0 -
I'm a mature 6, which, judging from your PMs makes you a perv.I don't do smileys.
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You're the one hijacking the thread to talk about kids...0
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It was a silly thread anyway.I don't do smileys.
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Yeh, well my Dad would beat up all your Dads. SO THERE!!0
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Cookeh wrote:Yeh, well my Dad would beat up all your Dads. SO THERE!!
Doubt that very much, my Dad is Chuck Norris :P0 -
alexthebear wrote:Cookeh wrote:Yeh, well my Dad would beat up all your Dads. SO THERE!!
Doubt that very much, my Dad is Chuck Norris :P
Yeah, but my dad's Bruce Lee, and we all know how that ended for Chuck.All the gear, no idea and loving the smell of jealousy in the morning.
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The Northern Monkey wrote:cooldad wrote:Because mud.
Guys,
I don't buy this - I accept there is mud everywhere but it doens't meanb we shoudl just accept it.
We don't say 'because gravity' - we wear helmets, or protection or have better tires for traction - in mud, or ice whatever...
Mud is everywhere but it strikes me like a simple issue of physics, something that a well placed please of plastic can solve - it doesn't say anywhere you have to have a wet a**e to ride off road.
I also understand my specific issue is wth a 26" mud guard on a 29" wheel... - there - solved without the need for Chuck Norris, god bless him.0 -
John_Carter wrote:The Northern Monkey wrote:cooldad wrote:Because mud.
Guys,
I don't buy this - I accept there is mud everywhere but it doens't meanb we shoudl just accept it.
But that really is it – mountain biking is an inherently dirty activity. Get over it. Other than try and keep mud out of my face because I don't like the taste of cow shït and agrochemicals I don't even notice the rest of it. It always comes as surprise when I finish a ride and then see all the mud I'm covered in. When I'm riding the only thing I notice is exhaustion and thirst.All the gear, no idea and loving the smell of jealousy in the morning.
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Angus Young wrote:John_Carter wrote:The Northern Monkey wrote:cooldad wrote:Because mud.
Guys,
I don't buy this - I accept there is mud everywhere but it doens't meanb we shoudl just accept it.
But that really is it – mountain biking is an inherently dirty activity. Get over it. Other than try and keep mud out of my face because I don't like the taste of cow shït and agrochemicals I don't even notice the rest of it. It always comes as surprise when I finish a ride and then see all the mud I'm covered in. When I'm riding the only thing I notice is exhaustion and thirst.
Still,
do you just accept it rainign and cold most of the year or do you botehr wearing a Jersey and some thermals...?
I accept its dirty but there's no reason not to try and be a bit smart about it.0 -
Seat post guards are a waste of time, u r better without one, what with them moving and not stopping the dirt etc, what's the point!!! Used one but it was a waste of time, so just ran without one and got changed after the ride. I agree about mtb being a mud feast at times. But after using the new mudhugger job done, backs dry and only a few splashes on my shorts/jacket after a very very wet &muddy ride round glentress, don't get me wrong, I was absolutely caked at the front,but my arse was dry.Cube reaction gtc race 2011 26er, Canyon spectral al 8.0 2014, cube reaction gtc race 2015 29er
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This type work quite well for keeping you dry, but are a bit rubbish for mud.
Something like this might work, but I can still see issues.
Personally it doesn't bother me so I don't bother.I don't do smileys.
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John_Carter wrote:Still,
do you just accept it rainign and cold most of the year or do you botehr wearing a Jersey and some thermals...?
Of course I do (well, not thermals) but, then, most journeys that don't involve a mountain bike don't end in a shower and a change of clothes.All the gear, no idea and loving the smell of jealousy in the morning.
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The mudhuggers are pretty much the best you can get if the aim is to keep as clean as possible (whilst riding a mtb in mud before there's any more smart comments). They do 29er versions now too.0
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I use a seat post mounted old crudcatcher on my Anthem, it works a treat.
It might look a bit sh!t, but it means that I can sit in pubs/cafe's without making a mess, it helps prevent knackering our washing machine and it also helps keep me warmer and dryer on long rides. To say that mountain biking is a muddy activity and you shouldn't therefore do anything about it is too stupid for words.
We all have our preferences and we should all do whatever we feel is right for us to help us enjoy our riding. Personally I don't fancy waterproof shorts, but I wouldn't tell somebody else that they shouldn't use them because mtb'ing is a wet/muddy activity and they should just accept it...XC: Giant Anthem X
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The only way to guarantee that a mudguard will not still allow mud to be chucked at your head/back/crack is to buy one long enough so that mud and water can only fling backwards from the rear wheel. This usually involves a length of mudguard which is found on road/commuter bikes rather than MTB.You only need two tools: WD40 and Duck Tape.
If it doesn't move and should, use the WD40.
If it shouldn't move and does, use the tape.0 -
cooldad wrote:Something like this might work, but I can still see issues.
Not least of which being the horrific aesthetics...
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Mud is mud. It gets places. I prefer not to weigh my bike down with excess bits of mud catching plastic. I just hose down my clothes at the end of a wet ride and wash them. What's the problem?Closet jockey wheel pimp whore.0
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John_Carter wrote:[- it doesn't say anywhere you have to have a wet a**e to ride off road.
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get yourself a pair of endura spray shorts. waterproof arse panel and the best bit of cycling clothing I've ever bought. you don't notice the wet and cold with those on.
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I use a mudhugger front and back tbh i still get a muddy lower back and bag BUT not my bum. I think its the venturi effect of pulling whatevers behind you onto your back. the mudhugger does help keep the bike clean a bit. My wife has same guards fitted and when following her I noticed the faster she goes the quicker she's getting spattered.
Its only mud tho. I also have a change of clothes in the car btw.
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