Holding ones head high using full mudguards

[futuristicoldman]

Is it a crime to use a full length mudguard?

 

[cannondale king]

not the last time i checked got em on my road bike and know a few people with them on there mountain bikes

 

[highlandsflyer]

Depends what you use it for, right?

 

[Rich34]

Nope. Admittedly they're not very sexy (unless Halfords have started selling titanium ones) but unless you want to get covered in crap they're a bloody good idea.

 

[velomaniac]

Full guards always seemed sensible to me unless riding in loads of sticky mud which can result in the wheels becoming too caked to turn anymore. Removing mud on a winters day from between tyres and guards is not nice :roll:

 

[NAILTRAIL96]

15 years ago I wouldn't have been seen dead with them, these days It's easier to have them on then try and clean my clothes before washing them or buying a new washing machine.
Even calgon ain't goingto prolong the life if you keep stuffing it with clothes covered in half the countryside.
Dear god thats almost sensible

 

[futuristicoldman]

I only ask because I was passed by a couple of smirking chaps on mountain bikes yesterday who found my guards terribly amusing. Of course it was me that was laughing the most as they looked and smelled like they had been sprayed with slurry whilst I was fresh warm and dry.
Dry is the new cool ive decided. Everyone is dry in london paris and milan.

 

[brocklanders023]

Defo a crime unless you ride on road all of the time, makes you look like your grandad.

Man up, it's only a bit of mud. If you really need to drink shandy there's always Crud products. :roll:

 

[twain]

i've been contemplating mudguards for a while (for my MTB with road tyres). not sure about a full set - i do like the idea of the minimalist ones (the ones that look like cut down versions of full sets) but not sure how effective they are.....

may just get some and cut them down if i don't like the look of them.

 

[Rich34]

Dry is the new cool ive decided. Everyone is dry in london paris and milan.

Good point. Only real men ride to work in pouring rain and gale force winds. Get the mudguards and Goretex on, wipe the rain out of your eyes, and laugh at the prats stuck in the traffic as you're zipping past them. You're getting the training miles in too.