advice on Mudguards for my carerra vulcan bike?

arnieA380

Hi all

i recently bought a carrera vulcan mountain bike from cycle republic which i love it

but i need to now buy some mudguards for it and j7ust wondered if anybody could advice me on some good ones please
something easy to install iv been told for the front its best to install them on the front fork instead of the frame, is that correct?

thank you guys

The Rookie

Yo have a rang of options, the downtube 'crud catcher', a large 'motocross' style mudguard on the forks or small one that attaches to the fork crown, the last is my preference, it's small and light, doesn't look wrong but actually does a pretty good job, of course you still get wet and muddy though!

arnieA380

ok thank you

arnieA380

what would you recommend for the back then and isit best to install the front mudguard onto the forks themselves

The Rookie

Front https://www.decathlon.co.uk/flash-mtb-f ... 27776.html
Rear https://muckynutz.com/butt_fender_black

Muckynutz also did a similar front, decathlon used to do a rear but it's not showing on the website.

Anything bigger doesn't keep you much cleaner but looks shite and will attract a lot of mud and get heavy.

nickcuk

Beavertail also look decent on the current black Vulcan

mattyfez

Beaver tails are pretty good, I like mine as they have really good coverage.
I had to buy a new screw /bolt as the supplied one for the front fork was too long but whatever, it was about 50p from local hardware shop.
My mate constantly takes the mick, but i don't care.

These are beaver tail xl on 26inch wheels for size comparison.
I can't say i've really had any issues with them getting clogged up with mud.

larkim

The Rookie wrote:

Front https://www.decathlon.co.uk/flash-mtb-f ... 27776.html
Rear https://muckynutz.com/butt_fender_black

Muckynutz also did a similar front, decathlon used to do a rear but it's not showing on the website.

Anything bigger doesn't keep you much cleaner but looks shite and will attract a lot of mud and get heavy.

I didn't get on with the Decathlon one, found with the single loop at the top it pulled that up but allowed the sides to sit proud of the bar over the wheel. Not helped in my case by running Chunky Monkey tyres so they were a bit wider than normal on my Recon fork.

The Muckynutz front design (which I've got on another bike in the house) has the loops for the cable ties at the side which makes sure clearance is wider overall.

I think they are a good product though, especially effective at keeping too much censored off the stantions.

arnieA380

Hi all, iv looked at these two sets are they any good

https://www.cyclerepublic.com/accessori ... -27-5.html

https://www.cyclerepublic.com/accessori ... d-set.html

mattyfez

They sit high away from the wheel, so look daft and won't provide great frame or fork protection.

If you're going to get mudguards, either go all the way and get a beaver tail set, or if you want to keep it minimal, get the little one's that zip tie on.

arnieA380

mattyfez wrote:

They sit high away from the wheel, so look daft and won't provide great frame or fork protection.

If you're going to get mudguards, either go all the way and get a beaver tail set, or if you want to keep it minimal, get the little one's that zip tie on.

what do you guys think of these ones,. are these any good

arnieA380

sorry guys iv been looking around and so far iv read these would be the best

which ones shall i purchase guys

crud race pac
SKS raceblade pro
SKS beavertail XL

these three seem to have solid reviews online

The Rookie

Links so we don't all have to search for them?

arnieA380

The Rookie wrote:

Links so we don't all have to search for them?

i dod apologise thought id put the linkd in

SKS raceblade Pro XL - https://www.tredz.co.uk/.SKS-Raceblade- ... gKpC_D_BwE

https://www.tredz.co.uk/.SKS-Beavertail ... gIN-_D_BwE

The Rookie

Erm, the race blade are for a road bike!

The bearvertail work OK, but I wouldn't use them for proper off roading, just road and light gravel trails.

arnieA380

arghhh its a mine field , yes i want to use them mainly for getting to work weather thats on the road or trails

The Rookie

For that the beavertails are a good option, I have them on my town hack bike.

arnieA380

The Rookie wrote:

For that the beavertails are a good option, I have them on my town hack bike.

thank you so much for all your help its been a nightmare so many to choose from haha.

but yes mainly i will be travelling on roads, but if any canal paths dirt tracks il use them hehe, especially on my day of i might just go for a bike ride on these kind of paths but nothing extreme