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Post by xybadog on Jul 6, 2008 21:54:01 GMT
Do you use 'em and if so which do you recommend.
On our trip to Llandegla yesterday Sikora fitted Topeak Defenders on his Spesh I had the very professional mudguards called NO MUDGUARDS FITTED TO MY BIKE WHATSOEVER.
By the end of the trail (in fact after about 10 minutes into it) I was caked in grade 1 Welsh mud and sikora was virtually splodge-free.
So the Topeaks are pretty good, but do you have any preferences and can you rate them out of 10?
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Post by martinw on Jul 6, 2008 23:08:07 GMT
I have used a mudguard once, I got a rear one from halfords called 'mud monkey' I think, biggest load of cr@p Ive ever bought, it kept coming loose and rubbing on the tyre so I binned it.
There are a lot of people that use mudguards and there was a good review in 'What mountain bike' mag a while back. I think the 'Crud catcher' brand more or less came on top.
I personally think that getting cake'd is all part of the fun and I've taken to wearing glasses with clear lenses to stop getting mud in my eyes.
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Post by sikora on Jul 7, 2008 19:14:00 GMT
Get the Topeaks!
I chose them because they were quick release - My old Crud Catchers weren't so i had to leave them on all the time
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Post by rob on Jul 7, 2008 19:40:09 GMT
I originally got the defenders but being quick release I could never get them tight enough and kept knocking them out of line. Changed them for the Crud Catchers which although being fixed are excellent. They're quite easy to remove, just undo the nuts and slip them off the seat post.
Generally I leave the mudguards on for winter and remove them in the summer, big mistake this year!! Was covered in it yesterday!!
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Post by xybadog on Jul 7, 2008 20:27:53 GMT
I like the Crud Catchers, but the front one just doesn't seem right for some reason. I'd imagine it only keeps you dry if you're constantly in a straight line because it obviously doesn't move with the wheel/steering.
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Post by Taffydoo on Jul 20, 2008 15:05:19 GMT
Mudguards.. Riding to a wedding or what? Getting covered in mud is all in the fun of it. ;D
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Post by martinw on Jul 21, 2008 16:17:19 GMT
Mudguards.. Riding to a wedding or what? Getting covered in mud is all in the fun of it. ;D Like it LOL ;D
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Post by gw8izr on Jul 25, 2008 19:10:24 GMT
I even remove reflectors, plastic chain guards and any other bit of useless plastic I can find.. clearly the extra 3/4 of a gramme saved makes up for the expanse of wasteland round my gut :-)
But no muguards here..
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Post by xybadog on Jul 25, 2008 19:57:11 GMT
Martin - don't encourage him gw8izr - I've removed the reflectors too. The main reason I'm after a set of mudguards is for when I do the commute. They'd come off on the trails.
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Post by martinw on Jul 25, 2008 20:29:36 GMT
The main reason I'm after a set of mudguards is for when I do the commute. They'd come off on the trails. Fair cop
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Post by Taffydoo on Jul 26, 2008 11:17:49 GMT
Removed my reflectors not to save weight but look s**t.. Anymore for mudguards?
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Post by Rob on Jul 26, 2008 12:27:54 GMT
I us to use them but never really found them much good so binned them and now just wear clear lense glasses to stop the crud from getting in my eyes.
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Post by gav182 on Jul 27, 2008 22:24:04 GMT
None for me either , nothing like getting covered in muddy/stagnant water
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Post by Oggy on Jul 27, 2008 22:33:22 GMT
Havent you seen the advert on TV? Welsh mud is good mud, so no mudguard here ;D
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Post by Doug on Jul 27, 2008 22:40:24 GMT
Just say NO.
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