Mudguard for MTB or Not!

Whitehawk

hey all so i have been trying to decide if i should invest in a pair of Mudguard for my MTB,
Down side is i can see them geting broken to hell when i fall off!!

What do people think! do you use them.... is there a added benafit to having them that im overlooking if i need to ask "do i need them or not!" :P

cheers!

Squidgy Black

I would if I was you, or you'll end up with a bunch of muck flying over your back, face and chest

dancecatz2000

Get a set of Crud Guards they are flexible enough not to break when u crash,

www.crudproducts.com/products/racepac-09/city-riding

Tenzor07

Whitehawk wrote: »

What do people think! do you use them.... is there a added benafit to having them that im overlooking if i need to ask "do i need them or not!" :P

Would have said no need for mudguards after the dry April we just had but all the rain we're having in May has turned most of the MTB trails into sh1te again so as mentioned get yourself a set of Crud Guards, fairly indestructible too..

Whitehawk

Ok cool thanks all -

however if anyone still has a point to make please do so

zil

If your worried about getting mud on your clothes when your out on the trails then I reckon you might have picked the wrong sport. However if you find when your going fast the front wheel is flicking up lots of dirt into your eyes you might want to try combining a crud catcher with http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=24478.

Most of the dirt you catch in your eyes is actually flicked up in front of the bike through the forks and then subsequently you cycle into it. Sticking an old tube (or a neoguard) on the gap between the top and bottom of your forks stops that mud from going out in front of the bike and the crud catcher stops any mud that might come up past the down tube.

Whitehawk

zil wrote: »

If your worried about getting mud on your clothes when your out on the trails then I reckon you might have picked the wrong sport. However if you find when your going fast the front wheel is flicking up lots of dirt into your eyes you might want to try combining a crud catcher with http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=24478.

Most of the dirt you catch in your eyes is actually flicked up in front of the bike through the forks and then subsequently you cycle into it. Sticking an old tube (or a neoguard) on the gap between the top and bottom of your forks stops that mud from going out in front of the bike and the crud catcher stops any mud that might come up past the down tube.

Ya i really dont care about mud getting all over me, but that seems like a real handy thing for 15e , just to keep mud out of the eyes sounds like just the thing i need cheers

langdang

Crud mudguards get my vote.
The only thing that I can add is that even if you have the option to bolt the front mudguard to the downtube - don't.
Use the rubber O-rings instead, so that if/when you do crash the mudguard will slide on the frame rather than breaking.
Not sure if any modern bikes have the bolt on option, was popular on UK designed bikes in the early noughties...