[Closed] Mudhuggers. Any cop?

Yep I use them and will be fitting them this week after yesterday's mudfest. I have had the same set for about 3 years and they've been battered every winter and showing no signs of giving up. The rear is excellent and the front keeps most of the crap out of your eyes but you might also look at one of those guards that attached to your downtube as well. Bike will look gopping but you cant see it when you're riding.

The front FR version is way better than the original.

I put my old 26" rear version on yesterday on my 29r but it wasn't cutting it today. Might need to buy the extender.

My rear has just gone on for it's second winter. It was great on my hardtail last year and appears robust so I've just bought a second for my full suspension bike.

I also just bought a couple of fronts (long/FR) in the hope they will do a good job of keeping the crap out of my face and off my stanchions. So far it is doing the job BUT in a 650b Pike the guard sits rather close to my chunky 2.3 tyres so I have some fear of clogging. Also I left my bike in the back of the car front wheel out and managed to bend the guard so it rubbed the tyre when I put the wheel back in. I sorted this with a heatgun and will just have to take more care in future.

Yes they work.

I was using a rear one on my old 29er for a couple of winters, I may have left it on all last summer, too :roll:. I managed to break a fixing lug off it last winter, it stayed on the bike till I got a Solaris in June. Didn't bother swapping it onto that. 8)
I've recently bought a new rear one for the winterised SS Bizango. It works a treat.
I looked at one for the front, but figured that as it's one of those that fastens between the fork arch and the tyre, I'd have mud scraping it, as I did with the Muckynutz. YMMV. I got an SKS Shockboard instead. Well, I did say winterised. 😛

Got a pair o the fat bike, dry arse & i can see where I'm going. Those 4" tyres throw up a lot of mud too

I really like mine. They work and were pretty easy to customise with heat and a hacksaw.

Yes they work.

Not on my 5 it didn't. Had to modify it to stop it catching the (2.1) tyre on full compression.
Sent photo's to Mudhugger & got a full refund which was fair play to them. I'd still need an extension to not get a wet bum so I've gone waterproof.
It's in the back of the garage somehwere.

Mine's poor tbh. Bit of a head-scratcher - looks like it should work great, encloses the back wheel well, but the mud overwhelms it nae bother. I guess the length must be critical, if it's a bit short with the frame shape it makes all the difference.

Hm, mixed opinions then! Fitting it in the car is a concern, we often have two bikes in the back of a tiny Citroen so getting mashed up is a worry.

Shockboard (or similiar crown-mounted guard) is better on the front- catches more mud and spray, and doesn't clog except in absolutely crazy situations. Big fork mounted guards don't make much sense.

The rear is hideous tbh but provided it fits, does a job nothing else really seems to do.

(the fatbike front's "universal" fit is nothing like it but I managed to get mine to fit by basically melting it down with the hot air gun and starting over)

Rear Mudhugger was a mixed bag on my bikes. Difficult to make it stay put on FS unless it was anchored to a cable stop or similar. Worked quite well on the HT after wrapping the seatstays in inner tube although it does tend to deposit a lot of debris on the drivetrain/brakes. Looks can be quite challenging as well but generally it was very effective compared to seatpost-mounted guards especially with a dropper.

Shockboard (or similiar crown-mounted guard) is better on the front-

YMMV. I've found crown mounted guards get broken really quickly. The closer something sits to the wheel the better it will work. If you're running a Fox fork then Mojo's front guard is pretty much unbeatable. If you're not I've not found anything better than mudhugger, How much problem you get with it rubbing will depend on your fork and the size of your front tyre.

On the rear I think it depends very much on your frame. Mounted to Katie's Canyon Spectral it's superb. The seatstays are a shape that works well with both the guard and zipties. It doesn't seem to impact on anything and it sits over enough of the tyre to be very effective. We rode in filthy conditions one day out in Spain and everyone else was caked in mud while katie stayed spotless. The square stays on my Nicolai present more of a problem and I've still not tried fitting one.

The rear is hideous tbh but provided it fits, does a job nothing else really seems to do.

This. Completely unsexy but, hey, dry bum-

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The front could do with extending down at the back to keep the water bottle clean, I'll probably cobble something council up out of a 2L pop bottle or something 😆

simons_nicolai-uk - Member

YMMV. I've found crown mounted guards get broken really quickly. The closer something sits to the wheel the better it will work. If you're running a Fox fork then Mojo's front guard is pretty much unbeatable.

The hardware on the shockboards is terrible and breaks in no time but the blade itself is pretty much bombproof- and cable ties work better than the original mounting anyway. Obviously not as convenient as the Powa's mounting though.

The Mojo guard catches about the same amount of spray (yes, tried both) but it's the clogging that makes the real difference. EWS Scotland 2015 was all the proof you need of that, I passed about 10 people who were doing battle trailside with their clogged mudguards. (and saw one guy running back up the trail to pick up his Powa guard, which he'd taken off and dropped mid-stage then remembered it cost £50 :lol:)

The Mojo guard catches about the same amount of spray (yes, tried both) but it's the clogging that makes the real difference. EWS Scotland 2015 was all the proof you need of that, I passed about 10 people who were doing battle trailside with their clogged mudguards. (and saw one guy running back up the trail to pick up his Powa guard, which he'd taken off and dropped mid-stage then remembered it cost £50 :lol:)

I had exactly the same with mine. Only time iv'e been otb without pulling the front brake. My wheel literally wouldn't move. I only had a small ford fender on at this point. A mudhugger would have worked great if you could keep speed, but if you had slowed at all it would have clogged and been game over. I lost about 3 mins and a good finish time because of that one stage.

They don't really work for me on my chameleon.
The rear seems to deposit any water and mud it catches straight onto my brakes and drive train making every ride noisy. Looks hideous too. Front looks OK but isn't great at stopping mud heading directly towards my eyes.

I don't bother with the rear one but the front one doesn't ever come off the bike - Best front guard available in my opinion. Had it 2 years now with no issues.

Two lengths available too, I use the small on the hardtail and longer one on the full sus.

Buy one, made in England too.

Best thing out there for me, but not perfect. Really depends on the shape/angle of your rear stays.

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Works way better on the HT. Okay on the FS but doesn't cover all splatterage. New longer front is definitely an improvement. A crud guard or something on the down tube helps further but frankly two mudguards are enough!

Oh and to reiterate above; looks? best not too. The guys at MH tho are great and very keen to help out with any problems.

I've got a set, accompanying with a down-tube mounted crud-catcher. Has been a strong bit of kit! The front one has been with me 2 years, the rear 1. The only modification required was to the front one, to make it fit onto a reversed arch fork (Stanley knife to cut new slots and Gorilla tape to cover the original ones). They change your bike to something pretty ugly, but at the same time change your mud riding experience to something very pleasant!

The only issue is that because they are close to the tyres they like to catch twigs, making your bike sound like a motorcycle.

The front FR version is superb. Not tried the rear.

northerntom - Member

I had exactly the same with mine. Only time iv'e been otb without pulling the front brake.

You weren't yellow orbea dude were you? I was reasonably sure you were dead if so 😆 Just ridin along and BOOM.

Only use a rear ( so far) and love the mud hugger, even a few of my mates have bought them after my praises, cant recommend enough, keeps the scottish mud at bay, had mine on a few weeks now for the winter season

invaluable on my commute
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