Mudguards

[billy1561]

With summer on the way do you retain mudguards on road bikes?
I recently took mine off because when it rains you're gonna get wet anyhow if out on any kind of distance.
I'm interested to hear riders views and reasons for this

 

[biggs682]

must admit in my current fleet only 1 has gaurds fitted , and the 2 main commuters have water proof trousers strapped to them ready for action when it does rain , but then i only commute short distances .

some people think gaurds look un sightly , i dont

 

[smokeysmoo]

I don't use any guards on the CAAD as I don't like any available options for that style of bike. My commuter has full length guards, and TBH it's too much of a faff to remove and re-fit them so they'll stay on all year round.

 

[billy1561]

Yeah my commuter has them all year round for the same reasons but wondered about roadies. They just made the bike look older and sensible and i didn't use it much in winter as it was.

 

[billy1561]

Seems this topic has been moved to here from beginners. Not sure why but apologies mods.

 

[compo]

I have mudguards fitted all year round on my hybrid, which I ride the most. My road bike has no guards winter or summer.

 

[Brandane]

With summer on the way do you retain mudguards on road bikes?

Your location says North West UK; I think you must mean North West ENGLAND! Otherwise you wouldn't bother taking them off for the "summer" we get in the west of Scotland , and we're not even in the REAL north west!!

 

[gaz]

My commuter has then on all year round.
My weekend bike doesn't have mudguards. I'm a fair weather cyclist on the weekend

 

[billy1561]

Your location says North West UK; I think you must mean North West ENGLAND! Otherwise you wouldn't bother taking them off for the "summer" we get in the west of Scotland , and we're not even in the REAL north west!!

Yep you're spot on it's NW England. Just changed it

 

[the snail]

Seems this topic has been moved to here from beginners. Not sure why but apologies mods.

mods move in mysterious ways..
re mudguards, if I'm riding in a group behind someone without guards I have to drop back or overtake to avoid getting spattered with mud, also if you visit a cafe, then you won't be popular if you sit on their seats with mud sprayed up your back!

 

[Muddyfox]

Mudguards stay on the tourer all year round but never put them on the slicked up MTB

 

[mcshroom]

All my bikes have guards (well the mtb didn't but that's dead now). Purely for practical reasons. It rains a lot here, I ride audaxes which can stipulate them, and I prefer not to finish a ride with a skid mark up my back

They also protect things like lights when it rains and save me from washing the bike every time it rains.

 

[Shrimp_Stu]

I wish I kept mine on this morning

 

[HLaB]

Its too much effort to take them on and off and on again plus I hate to Jinx things So mine stay on the town bike al year and probably stay on the trainer longer than necessary.

 

[billy1561]

That was my thinking a little bit too. Either on or off. They are now off for the summer period but my riding will be selective. Can't do much about the rain when already out tho