mudguards on the club run

[HLaB]

I was back a my old club over Christmas and it was a recurring theme mudguards on club runs and still is on their Faceboke page. I had them because they are really needed on the grimy roads up there but I lost the rear of my SKS race blades longs on the last day. I was back out down here yesterday and nobody had them but they weren't too crucial as the roads were clean and dry but they would have needed them today I doubt anybody had them though Thankfully I wasn't out

 

[A1Se16]

Reading all these comments I feel bad not having mudguards on my bike!

 

[PaulSB]

Reading all these comments I feel bad not having mudguards on my bike!

Good!!

 

[Fab Foodie]

Reading all these comments I feel bad not having mudguards on my bike!

Don't feel bad. Do as you wish....

 

[screenman]

Reading all these comments I feel bad not having mudguards on my bike!

So you should, unless of course you never ride with somebody behind you.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I just took the mudguards off my #2 bike for winter. In order to accommodate spiky anti-ice tyres which wouldn't fit otherwise.

So you should, unless of course you never ride with somebody behind you.

Well, some people do ride behind me momentarily as I trundle along making a noise like a light aeroplane with my iron shod tyres. But they soon get bored and overtake.

 

[screenman]

Grind the spiky bits off and the guards will fit again.

See full of helpful tips me.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Mudguards are for wimps....

Considering this was following a Tandem with full SKS guards.....who needs 'em.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I called at Squires café today, whilst out, & was quite surprised by the number of club-cyclists there
http://www.squires-cafe.co.uk/
Normally it's mainly bikers, but today, 'we' outnumbered them 4 - 1

It turned out, that it was the start/finish point of the Seacroft Wheelers reliability ride
http://gallery.myff.org/gallery/2029955/80k+routesheet13.pdf
Most of the riders were on mud-guarded machines, but there was a lot of filthy bodies around
That said, given the state of the roads, they'll have been riding on, no wonder, with the vehicles spraying them

As I'd been out solo, barring my feet, & a few splashes from passing traffic, I looked fairly pristine in comparison

 

[DCLane]

After riding with Ned Boulting yesterday (the only one in the group of 50+ without mudguards) and seeing the state of my 12yo and the other rider behind him - use mudguards!

 

[DCLane]

Move 50cm left or right.

Unfortunately for him / her there wasn't the space due to traffic and/or the film car.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

After riding with Ned Boulting yesterday (the only one in the group of 50+ without mudguards) and seeing the state of my 12yo and the other rider behind him - use mudguards!

I take it, that was your son beating him on the rollers, in the programme?

 

[DCLane]

I take it, that was your son beating him on the rollers, in the programme?

Yes; one happy child. They'd switched some bits round for the programme - the roller racing was done after the quiz and had more riders in, which they are apparently showing more of in the last programme.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Programme?

 

[Milkfloat]

Programme?

'The Club' I assume.