Cool mud guards?

[RAFbikes]

Anyone ever seen a cool set of mud guards? other than crud catchers, I know cool and mud guard don't really go together but I'm building a bike for my dad and I have to put some on.

 

[the_duke]

Depends what sort of "look" you are after.

I have some Topeak FX Defenders on my Orange 5. Not cool as such but quite Moto X in look. And effective!

Think they sell them at CRC for about a tenner each.

 

[BerthaPog]

Depending on the bike - these would look damned fine:

http://www.woodysfenders.com/store/

 

[irontam]

I've always fancied a pair of wooden ones too.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/92488036@N00/4012709715/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fastboy/428418190/

 

[legrandefromage]

Mudguards are cool.

 

[one-eyed_jim]

The old French brand LeFol used to make beautiful hammered aluminum mudguards with names like "Le Martelé" and "Le Paon" ("the peacock"). With the revival of interest in older French bikes, a few companies are making copies. Have a look for "Vélo Orange" and Honjo.

http://www.velo-orange.com/fenders.html

You can also get fairly inexpensive stainless steel mudguards from the likes or Berthoud in France. They're not as pretty as the aluminium models, but tougher.

For a low-fi approach, you could try home-made "coroplast fenders", as popularized by randonneur extraordinaire Kent Peterson:

 

[jbsteven]

404: cool mud guards don't exist

 

[RAFbikes]

Yeah I know, but I have to try! building a cool retro cannondale and the having to stick mud guards on it sucks!