Echoing many, I don't use guards off road apart from a small front guard on Bee. With 2.6" tyres I was finding splashes/crud flying up more frequently than on the older fleet with 2.1".
On road, especially when I was commuting, I tried all sorts of guards and once again, none of them really worked. When it's wet, it's wet and no guard made a notable difference. As the Swede's say, there's no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothes so following that mantra, I've found proper good waterproofs were and are far more effective and practical.
On road, especially when I was commuting, I tried all sorts of guards and once again, none of them really worked. When it's wet, it's wet and no guard made a notable difference. As the Swede's say, there's no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothes so following that mantra, I've found proper good waterproofs were and are far more effective and practical.
, I am using ESEGE chromplastic on the Dawes which is what was fitted when I bought it (SKS and ESEGE may be the same company ??) and they are both big, wide and rock solid but I think they are pretty expensive new (over £50) but they just dont move whatever you ride over, I am surprised so many have problems with mudguards as I have always used them and rarely found any issues, I have fitted extra stays to some if they do rattle which solves the problem, I mount them with good clearance above the tyres and have very few problems with them, and personally I prefer the look of a bike with full mudguards, we are all different
