Cyclist versus Cyclist

[John the Monkey]

I won't be putting mud guards on the road bike any time soon. if you can't handle a bit of water you should probably take the bus,

Don't ever ride the lanes round Cheshire.

Part water, part semi liquid cow shoot. Mudguards pretty much essential, unless you like your swigs from the bidon given extra flavour.

In the city, well, I guess if you're *sure* that those puddles are *just* fresh rainwater, it'd be less essential.

As the BikeSnob says - "FENDERS: Because that probably *is* urine".

(Monkey note - Fenders = American for mudguards).

 

[mknash]

@amnezia.

Is there a reason for not putting mudguards on a road bike?

I am a hybrid commuter thinking of upping to a road bike and am asking out of pure interest. I have seen a mix of roadbikes with and without and wondered if there were performance issues (other than weight) for not having?

 

[Twanger]

@amnezia.

Is there a reason for not putting mudguards on a road bike?

I am a hybrid commuter thinking of upping to a road bike and am asking out of pure interest. I have seen a mix of roadbikes with and without and wondered if there were performance issues (other than weight) for not having?

Some roadbikes can't take them. And they do slow you down.

Listen, I don't want to be argumentative.....



(totally untrue, I do want to be argumentative. I LOVE being argumentative....)

...but I don't want to be rude and unpleasant. I am not talking about the odd sputter from a slick. I am talking about a fountain that would not disgrace a firehose from something large, knobbly and unmudguarded.

 

[amnezia]

@amnezia.

Is there a reason for not putting mudguards on a road bike?

I am a hybrid commuter thinking of upping to a road bike and am asking out of pure interest. I have seen a mix of roadbikes with and without and wondered if there were performance issues (other than weight) for not having?

Theres no performance issues really other than a bit of extra drag and weight. I just don't think they are necessary, a bit of water just doesn't bother me that much.

I can understand having them on a mountain bike but not for a commuter.

 

[goo_mason]

Mudguards are for big jessies !

 

[yenrod]

Don't ever ride the lanes round Cheshire.

Part water, part semi liquid cow shoot. Mudguards pretty much essential, unless you like your swigs from the bidon given extra flavour.

In the city, well, I guess if you're *sure* that those puddles are *just* fresh rainwater, it'd be less essential.

As the BikeSnob says - "FENDERS: Because that probably *is* urine".

(Monkey note - Fenders = American for mudguards).

That is soo true that John !

 

[fruitbat]

Theres no performance issues really other than a bit of extra drag and weight. I just don't think they are necessary, a bit of water just doesn't bother me that much.

I can understand having them on a mountain bike but not for a commuter.

That sounds the wrong way round to me. I can understand not having mudguards on a mountain bike as they'd probably clog up with mud. I've had a front mudguard roll up when something got stuck between it and the tyre and wasn't nice. I don't mind getting wet from the rain when I commute (that's why I almost never walk or drive) but I don't want all the crud from the road getting onto me.

 

[yenrod]

Mudguards are for big jessies !

Never used them either !

And so get pushed to the back if I'm with my mates club = easy ride

 

[jack the lad]

Don't you just love the irony of this thread.

We've got mudguard wars going on already. How about we continue and include debates on shimano vs campag, compulsory helmets, red light jumping, waving to other cyclist, flat bars vs drop bars, is lance a cheat, 4x4s, is yenrod sexist or just weird, etc. etc.

By page 5 we won't just be shoving each other out of the way on cycle lanes, there'll be blood and guts all over the forum!

 

[Ben M]

...but I don't want to be rude and unpleasant. I am not talking about the odd sputter from a slick. I am talking about a fountain that would not disgrace a firehose from something large, knobbly and unmudguarded.

hang on...

You're getting overtaken by people with knobby tyres? What's wrong with you?

 

[Arch]

That sounds the wrong way round to me. I can understand not having mudguards on a mountain bike as they'd probably clog up with mud. I've had a front mudguard roll up when something got stuck between it and the tyre and wasn't nice. I don't mind getting wet from the rain when I commute (that's why I almost never walk or drive) but I don't want all the crud from the road getting onto me.

That's what I'd think too....

Frankly, I think a bike looks naked without them, and a rack. I do think I bike looks silly with mudguards and no rack though, dunno why, and I wouldn't lose sleep over it...

 

[summerdays]

Cycling back today I was behind another cyclist as we approached the cycle contraflow lane to a bus lane. Unfortunatly there's another cyclist coming the other way and neither give way to the other.

I don't particularly like other cyclists using it the wrong way but it is the only way to get up to use the toucan crossings - if you don't fancy using the normal lights at a quite busy intersection. I have almost hit another guy coming down it at speed when they can use the bus lane which is wide and quiet. It's the junction on the A4174 towards UWE for any Bristolians.

Do you mean by Sainsbury's? - if so can't you cycle on the pavement there - I thought that was marked as a path? I don't know that side as well as the other side which I've cycled on more often.

 

[Wheeledweenie]

I once called out 'It's a one-way' to a guy in the middle of the road pedalling straight at the oncoming traffic (including me) only to have him swerve right up close and shout 'F*** off!' in my face before carrying on. I had thought he'd accidentally gone the wrong way as he was risking death and wasn't rude or aggressive but he just went mental. Charming.

 

[CopperBrompton]

It seems amazing to me that people would worry about the weight of a pair of lightweight mudguards. You'd save more weight by having a pee before you got on the bike.

 

[campbellab]

Do you mean by Sainsbury's? - if so can't you cycle on the pavement there - I thought that was marked as a path? I don't know that side as well as the other side which I've cycled on more often.

Yeah near that section, just after B&Q there is a exit for busses, if you continue down there to a mini roundabout there is a bus/cycle lane with a cycle contraflow lane coming up it.