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I read lots on all types of mudguards and it ranged from cheapie a that broke easily to expensive ones that lasted longer but still wernt all that great.
So I decided to make my own with some bits I had lying in the garage for years.
Very effective and won't shatter if I flick a big stone or similar up at it.
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You have a predecessor who made homemade mudguards:
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Yes I'm sure there have been many over the long years.
Best one I've seen is a full length of guttering from headtube to bb complete with sharp edges 😯
Wanted to keep the front as small but effective as possible.
What's the second photo of?
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? NO it's a rear mudguard.
Nice...think I'll stick to my crud catcher though 8)
Chief after gently brushing his calf against his mudguard whilst dismounting...
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I DON'T THINK SO. NICE TRY THO. 🙄
I saw a guy in CyB at christmas who made mudguards out of an old tyre.
It don't matter what their made from as long as they do the job.
Even better when it's free too.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? NO it's a rear mudguard.
You've put a rear mudguard two foot above the height of the rear wheel? How effective are you finding that?
Seriously though, what are they made of? Looks like ally sheet or something?
I have the Crud ones that have soft rubberised edges so they don't slash me to bits in a crash.
Look good, though as hinted at above there are some sharp looking edges on that front guard that I wouldn't fancy catching.
I've never seen cables so long they have to be run under the downtube before they can go up to the cable guides.
Does it matter where I run the cables on my own bike then?
They are made from guttering so there won't be any slashed legs as they bend.
I would have thought that if you fall from your bike on the trail the last of MY worries would be my mudguards hitting me
It would be all the stones rocks and branches and what ever else maybe on the floor your about to hit.
Still as the old proverb says "IF YOU AIN'T GOT NOTHING SENSIBLE TO SAY! SAY SOMETHING STUPID"
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How bout some rev flappers from cornflake boxes pegged to the seatstays?
Mega chavtastic!
surely it;s easy to log onto CRC and buy some that work and don't look shit.
Touchy much OP?
Still as the old proverb says "IF YOU AIN'T GOT NOTHING SENSIBLE TO SAY! SAY SOMETHING STUPID"
I prefer this one:
Pride comes before a fall
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I remember a while back on some superscrimpers type programme (maybe superscrimpers) there was some guy with a tasty full carbon Specialized FS bike and he was really chuffed about having made a front guard from a bit of drainpipe cut in half.
Looked utter gash.
I mean I'm all for bodging and I have a chopped up milk carton cable tied to the fork on my hardtail, mucky nutz style and it does the job. But there are limits!
So you saying they look shit then jam bo?
Milk carton? Did that looked ****ing rubbish. I'd rather be wet and splattered in dirt.
So you saying they look shit then jam bo?
yes.
Question. So. Does it matter where you position a mudguard as long as its effective.
Answer. NO.
[i]So you saying they look shit then jam bo? [/i]
you'll struggle to find people who say that rear one looks good 😉
Looks good vs does what it's supposed to do. Yeah right.
thing is, it's not binary is it?
Most people want 'Looks good [i]and[/i] does what it's supposed to' - there are any number of relatively inexpensive things availabel that look better and work better than what you have.
Most of us also choose not to ride round on a bike with the sweepings from the garage floor zip tied to it.
man comes on forum inviting comments on home made mud guards.
people say 'they're not that attractive and look like the sharp edges would hurt in a crash'.
man takes umbrage
*sighs*
Man comes on site saying he's made some cheaply quickly made no cost mud protection and gets pisstakers.
FACT.
They look S**t, the front one will cut your leg if you crash, and the rear one will be as good as useless at catching mud, but if it makes you happy....
Mind your language and abuse.
Crikey
Oooooooh this one is good.
Op great to post on an open forum, but bear in mind you will get varied responses. Take them as they come. You posted them up. If you didnt want people to say anything you shouldnt have posted it.
Personally I think they look awful and would not consider making them and putting them on mine but if they work for you fair play. 😀
For most people this cycling thing [i]is [/i]a fashion parade, thats why people on this forum are forever posting pictures of their bikes. Cycling is a fashion business so what a mudguard looks like its doing is more important than what it actually is doing - to most people.
In purely practical terms the front guard is wider than it needs to be and the rear one could be a third of the length you've got there and do the same job - any muck that would hit the rear two thirds of the guard would miss you.
Man comes on site saying he's made some cheaply quickly made no cost mud protection and gets pisstakers.
FACT.
are you Rafa Benitez? 😆
Mucho bitchiness here!!
Personally, I think the front one looks good - if it works, result!!
That rear one though, lower would be more effective, and it certainly isn't pretty!
Surely you bang your knees/legs onto that front one constantly
Surely you [s]bang[/s] slash your knees/legs to ribbons on that front one constantly
I hate "fixed it for you" posts, but what the hell, I fixed it for you...
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Fender Benders are only a fiver. What hourly rate do you earn? Bet it took at least a fiver's worth of your time to make and fit those monstrosities. 😛
OP- Your gear cables aren't on right.
I dont like your mudguards either and your walls are a disgrace.
You could have someone's eye out with that
The front one looks ok, but if that is aluminium or similar It's very bad idea to have those rough edges on it.
The rear one looks less good, too high and too long.
A few post back you posed the question:
Question. So. Does it matter where you position a mudguard as long as its effective.
Yes, if it could be more effective positioned elsewhere. It needs to much closer to the tyre, At the moment it's only keeping a small strip down the centre of your back un splattered, a sort of reverse Pepé Le Pew effect
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Just spotted the gear cables too. Not good, you want to route the cables so that they take the shortest smoothest line. you've added two tight bends where one wider curve would have been better.
it wouldn't surprise me to see either or both of these lurking in your shed/garage:
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Gonzy this one is the work of a genius;
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For what it's worth OP I reckon you should have another go at that front guard at least.
but i want one of these....
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Their good and work perfectly. Job done well.
At the end of the day its a homemade mudguard made from bits of plastic and cable ties.......thats not really the most exciting creation in the world - in fact more of a job than a creation. I could post a picture of me cleaning the bathroom on Saturday morning but I dont think people would be interested.
op, you ask for comments, here is my comments:
the front looks like it stops some mud, but also looks quite scary with the wide sharp bits near the legs
the rear looks like it needs mounting "a bit" lower where it will be more effective
give the guy a break -
valves and tyre logos line up and there is even colour coded valve cap.
Very effective and won't shatter if I flick a big stone or similar up at it.
Absolutely brilliant! 😆
The front section of drain-pipe/ guttering is an artery-severing, tendon and muscle sheering death trap! One sudden stop on that bike and you're going to be a brilliant toulouse lautrec impersonator.
Bullshit. They are not sharp. But it's a shame your eyesight isn't as sharp.
eyerideit - Member
I saw a guy in CyB at christmas who made mudguards out of an old tyre.
Like this? Not mine, but they seemed to do the job well....
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Yeah looks like it really works well judging by how much mud is on the frame.
how does the fork compress??
im not sure if i like the rear one or the front one the most.
front is much like a standard crud guard without the rubber section towards the headtube
the rear is taking the ass saver concept of saddle attachment, but thinner and longer, like its made from an sks chromoplastic
*goes back to check cables*
[i]how does the fork compress?? [/i]
I worried about that - the black forks brace must hit the 'guard after about 50% travel's been reached.
Provides extra damping! 🙂
Like I say, not mine. I don't use mudguards save for a a55saver on the back. I wouldn't want to use it but it's not really any different to those 'THE' ones I don't reckon. Maybe they sit a bit higher..
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Mind you, if you look on the white forks behind you can see it sits within the crown. Unless you are regularly bottoming out your forks (maybe unlikely on most xc rides) then it probably wouldn't be a big problem..
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