Miquel In De Rain
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Like mudguards but they give me the disadvantage of slowing me down so I can't race the "special people".Not that I need much excuse anyway.
Why do people hate mudguards so much?
- Thread starter J.Primus
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Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
They don't slow me down in the qualifying hears of the Olympic Commuter Racing event. Kicked plenty of WWW arse. Most of the Lycra bodysuit boys endure greater losses through mediocre fitness and technique than they would from mudguards.
Miquel In De Rain
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I`ve got rear mudguard only.Hi from the hotel bar,im in training for the tour.
2Loose
Guru
- Location
- Loughborough, Leicestershire.
After having to replace a front mech a couple of winters ago due to grit and salt seizing it up, I am definitely in the 'guards are good' camp. Certainly keep the bike and I a lot cleaner too.
And now I know why it didn't work. It's the back one that's rattling. I took the front wheel off!
Miquel In De Rain
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What's a front mech to all of us fixie pixies out there?
Miquel In De Rain
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2090630 said:
No,not that much.
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
I bought some mudguards recently, whereas, normally with new bike bits, I can't wait to fit them, these have sat in the box and I have been putting off fitting them.
Pennine-Paul
Goth on a bike............
What's a front mech to all of us fixie pixies out there?
They're the work of the devil i tell thee
No mudguards
No Strava
No Derailleurs
2Loose
Guru
- Location
- Loughborough, Leicestershire.
and no hills?
Miquel In De Rain
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Our club has a 'mandatory mudguards' rule for all club runs from the clocks go back until the clocks go forward again. Makes the runs much more sociable when the roads are wet. Lots of the people have 'winter' bikes and put the 'good' bike away for the winter.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Just ordered some full mudguards for the MTB for winter/ice commutes down the Trans Pennine. Should keep some of the crap off me, as usually just have a splash guard. Will probably use it more with guards.
Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
[QUOTE 2091077, member: 1314"]Mudguards don't stop road water spraying onto the cyclist behind.[/quote]
Not straight out of the box they dont but the addition of a flap hanging down the back as far as practical makes a huge difference.
Not straight out of the box they dont but the addition of a flap hanging down the back as far as practical makes a huge difference.
In many they are. My club requests (mandates?) that mudguards be fitted when the roads are wet.
I wish I had them fitted last weekend. Despite the roads being bone dry, we still came across 2 sections of flooded road 6 inches+ deep! I let myself go through behind everyone else so as not to give them a soaking!
I was really impressed with the Cruds some riders were running. I expected them to rattle and shake around, but they were dead silent, and provided excellent coverage even going through flood water.
