Mudguards for a road bike

ball_of_blue

Noticed on my daily commute the variation of commuters on their trusty steady the amount of people who don't use mudgaurds. I currently use these unsightly beasts on the road bike even tough I have full bike gear on. Just wondering do many of the daily commuters faced the grease without mudgaurds and for those that use them what is the mudgaurd of choice !

Pinch Flat

ball_of_blue wrote: »

Noticed on my daily commute the variation of commuters on their trusty steady the amount of people who don't use mudgaurds. I currently use these unsightly beasts on the road bike even tough I have full bike gear on. Just wondering do many of the daily commuters faced the grease without mudgaurds and for those that use them what is the mudgaurd of choice !

Mudguards are a must on a commuter. I use crud racer II - works a dream, cycled home in the rain last night - goretex overshoes, leggings and a pertex top. Dry as a bone.

Hunterbiker

Have a race blade on the back wheel (the front one fell off need to fix it)
ugly as sin and I dream of long hot summers when I can take it off

cython

Hunterbiker wrote: »

Have a race blade on the back wheel (the front one fell off need to fix it)
ugly as sin and I dream of long hot summers when I can take it off

Are you emigrating, perchance? :pac:

Hunterbiker

cython wrote: »

Are you emigrating, perchance? :pac:

Just a dreamer!

Kevincavan83

I use the BBB clip ins

BoardsMember

I spent 4 hours on a club spin on Sunday, and I have to say it pretty much debunked the idea that it is more courteous to have mudguards when in a group spin. When I was behind people with guards on the spray seemed worse, more directed right at my face or something. So I bought an ass saver for myself and am going to leave it at that.

With commuter definitely need guards.

jon1981

I got these

https://www.philiplangcycles.co.uk/accessories/Etc...-mudguards-cliponroad

you install a small metal bracket behind the front and back brakes, these things then clip onto that bracket, mudguards can be removed in seconds (bracket stays there). The only issue is the bracket comes a little close to the tyre, so it's fiddly when you need to take the tyre off because you need to leave a small gap between the tyre and the bracket, otherwise it rubs, to makes locking the wheel more fiddly.

daragh_

SKS Chromoplastics on the Winter Bike/Commuter.

They are the bees knees.

Race Blades on the good bike for a little time as I can get away with.

lennymc

After years being frsutrated by mudguards Iv'e adopted the same approach as Boardsmember, got an ass saver, and will leave it at that

Muahahaha

I use an ass saver too, great little invention and does the trick.

Mercian Pro

BoardsMember wrote: »

I spent 4 hours on a club spin on Sunday, and I have to say it pretty much debunked the idea that it is more courteous to have mudguards when in a group spin. When I was behind people with guards on the spray seemed worse, more directed right at my face or something. So I bought an ass saver for myself and am going to leave it at that.

With commuter definitely need guards.

Use the BBB Clip-ins on the commuter and just fitted a pair of brackets on the road bike so I can swop them over if needed. Heard them described as "greedy bastards" on a sportif by a club rider for the reason mentioned above! Full length mudguards with flaps are probably the only ones that work for both the cyclist and the guys behind.

68 lost souls

BBB Clip ons. I cant stand being behind people on a group spin without something to stop me getting a face full of dirt. One of the main reasons I wear glasses all year round. It's the crud that gets in your mouth that bothers me the most.

NS77

SKS Raceblades (Long) on my Boardman and am very happy with them

Ryder

lennymc wrote: »

After years being frsutrated by mudguards Iv'e adopted the same approach as Boardsmember, got an ass saver, and will leave it at that

Always found the wet feet from the front wheel to be a much more annoying problem than wet back.

Use full length sks on the commuter/trainer. Have tried race blades etc in the past but don't find they last terribly long

Cee-Jay-Cee

I've Crud MKII's on my winter bike and they're brilliant and make cycking in the wet/rain enjoyable. Nothing on my good bike as I don't take it out if it's raining or wet or looks like it'll rain (as it'll melt) which means my winter bike get a lot more use.

romperstomper

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

I've Crud MKII's on my winter bike and they're brilliant and make cycking in the wet/rain enjoyable. Nothing on my good bike as I don't take it out if it's raining or wet or looks like it'll rain (as it'll melt) which means my winter bike get a lot more use.

I have eyelets on my road bike. can anyone recommend a granny style mudguard in carbon?

BrianHenryIE

Where's the cheapest place in Dublin to buy and get Crud Roadracers fitted?

Halfords have them for €32 but don't say how much "Low cost fitting by fully trained professionals" actually is.

cdaly_

brian.henry wrote: »

Where's the cheapest place in Dublin to buy and get Crud Roadracers fitted?

Halfords have them for €32 but don't say how much "Low cost fitting by fully trained professionals" actually is.

That's a very good price. Go get em and learn how to fit them yourself. They're not hard at all. Think of them as an Ikea-style mudguard...

Matt Bianco

cdaly_ wrote: »

That's a very good price. Go get em and learn how to fit them yourself. They're not hard at all. Think of them as an Ikea-style mudguard...

They're fiddly to put on and not an exact science (I found that they would go out of shape if anything leant against them but would have straightened out by the time I cycled for 5/10 mins or so with some adjustments at traffic lights).

I used this as makes it a lot easier than the printed instructions and no more than a 30 minute job

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrB6DRk2cwE

jon1981

brian.henry wrote: »

Where's the cheapest place in Dublin to buy and get Crud Roadracers fitted?

Halfords have them for €32 but don't say how much "Low cost fitting by fully trained professionals" actually is.

Remember Halfords have 20% off, so reserve them at your local store, get the discount, collect tonight.

Buchaill_Mor

I use the Crud Roadracer Mk2's myself. They can be quite delicate when setting up to run true and a small knock seems to set them off. I use two rubber bands on the mounting brackets that attach to the forks, and this seems to help a lot. I have roof mounted the bike with the Race blades on set up this way, and not lost the support arms. I did take off the rear ends though as they are delicate. I like them as they have a wrap around where they meet the chain stay on the drive side, and this does seem to keep a lot of gunk out of the crank set. The chain stay does get quite dirty at this point though, as all the gunk is drained out here. They mount very close to the wheel, and some bigger items of debris can get caught between the tyre and the mud guard, which leads to some noise. I do like them though. Takes some fiddling to set up correctly, and do use the felt attachments that come with them, as they help reduce the chances of them making contact with the tyre.
I used to use a set of Giant fenders for the Rapid/Defy that fit to the brake calliper mounts, but they were quite narrow, and I found that spray was still a problem with those, as well as gunk in the crank set. Here is a link to videos to help fitting.
http://www.crudproducts.com/product-videos/

BoardsMember

brian.henry wrote: »

Where's the cheapest place in Dublin to buy and get Crud Roadracers fitted?

Halfords have them for €32 but don't say how much "Low cost fitting by fully trained professionals" actually is.

You could always ask them how much their fitting cost.

Buchaill_Mor

brian.henry wrote:

Where's the cheapest place in Dublin to buy and get Crud Roadracers fitted?

brian.henry wrote:

but don't say how much "Low cost fitting by fully trained professionals" actually is.

Have a go yourself. It is essentially 3 cable ties and 4 elastic bands. I posted a link to videos on my last comment.