Short rear MTB mudguard recommendations?

[Mkane]

And I’ll stay clean. I hate washing bike gear after every ride and I hate cleaning bikes.

Yes I’m old enough to be your father

 

[The History Man]

Cool enough?

 

[Mkane]

Brakes are still muddy.

Back in about 85’ or so Moots made some fenders that looked like Speedway motorcycle fenders that kept everything clean. Bring em’ back please.

 

[Mkane]

Called Rich cast fenders.

 

[Frankenorange]

Top tip for anyone interested in the Asssaver, that uses the saddle rails, don't be tempted by the copies that ebay is full of , that cost peanuts. They typically have a bike shop name on them, or something goofy, with promises of recyclability etc.
They look pretty much like the short and narrow original, but are made of a plastic that tears/snaps really easily, at a fold line, just aft of the saddle. The material is too much on the brittle side and the fold line is so deep, at that point, the material is super thin.
I got one to see what they were like, compared to a real Assaver, and i clipped it throwing my leg over the saddle, on my 3rd ride with it , and it snapped at that point. I think it was £3.99 or something like that and didn't even last a week!!
My real Asssaver is floppy enough that it bends if you bump it , but holds its shape otherwise. The Asssaver i have had for a while now has a half moon shaped bit that folds up , at the front of the rails , and makes tor a very secure fitting. Iirc the early ones did not have that and just relied on the cutouts for the rails, to hold it in place.
Another thing; i had an early original Asssaver , a while back, and it was clearly made of a plastic that hardens with age/sun. I got it second hand, so i don't know how old it was already, but after a year or two with me it had become very brittle and one day it shattered into 3-4 pieces when i knocked it pretty hard. I think the newest versions have got everything just right.
The not so great copies are good for one thing though. If you use a saddle with an enormous cut out they are perfect , for mounting under the saddle and shielding the cut out, for stopping road spray from soaking your short padding betwixt ball and aerosol. Personally; i don't like that especially with a draft.
Just cut the useless end off , that sticks out from the saddle, and you will have drier padding without the guard upsetting the style police.

 

[Joe_Rides]

I run an "original" mudhugger on one of my mtb's, but I fear it's disk only.

Quite like that Ass-saver Win Wing, might look into one of those.

 

[novocaine]

Top tip for anyone interested in the Asssaver, that uses the saddle rails, don't be tempted by the copies that ebay is full of , that cost peanuts. They typically have a bike shop name on them, or something goofy, with promises of recyclability etc.
They look pretty much like the short and narrow original, but are made of a plastic that tears/snaps really easily, at a fold line, just aft of the saddle. The material is too much on the brittle side and the fold line is so deep, at that point, the material is super thin.
I got one to see what they were like, compared to a real Assaver, and i clipped it throwing my leg over the saddle, on my 3rd ride with it , and it snapped at that point. I think it was £3.99 or something like that and didn't even last a week!!
My real Asssaver is floppy enough that it bends if you bump it , but holds its shape otherwise. The Asssaver i have had for a while now has a half moon shaped bit that folds up , at the front of the rails , and makes tor a very secure fitting. Iirc the early ones did not have that and just relied on the cutouts for the rails, to hold it in place.
Another thing; i had an early original Asssaver , a while back, and it was clearly made of a plastic that hardens with age/sun. I got it second hand, so i don't know how old it was already, but after a year or two with me it had become very brittle and one day it shattered into 3-4 pieces when i knocked it pretty hard. I think the newest versions have got everything just right.
The not so great copies are good for one thing though. If you use a saddle with an enormous cut out they are perfect , for mounting under the saddle and shielding the cut out, for stopping road spray from soaking your short padding betwixt ball and aerosol. Personally; i don't like that especially with a draft.
Just cut the useless end off , that sticks out from the saddle, and you will have drier padding without the guard upsetting the style police.

I bought 4 dirt cheap chopping boards (something like 1mm thick plastic) and made my own. think it cost me 2 quid for 4 chopping boards that made 8 ass savers. that was pre covid, still got one of them on a bike, the others are sat in a draw somewhere having not been used.

 

[Captain Stupido]

I'm not convinced that having a soggy arse makes you look cool. I think riding a bike in semi-normal clothes and not having them soaked in muddy water is probably a better look than the drenched lycra that lots of people seem to favour.

I've fitted these in the past. They're kind of a half way house between proper guards and clip on ones. Fairly quick to fit and remove, also fairly neat and inconspicuous.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167411838856

I tend to think that crud guard/rad MTB dude type mudguards actually are often less effective, harder to fit, and more obvious than traditional mudguards. I wouldn't be without at least one bike with proper full length mudguards, but I do like riding a stripped down, minimal machine too. This is part of the reason I have way too many bikes.

Glad to see the Rockhopper still going strong, I enjoyed it in my ownership, not entirely sure why I sold it!

 

[widowmaker]

Thanks Captain,

I hope all is well with you.

It's been my go to bike since I bought it

 

[hamster]

I'm not convinced that having a soggy arse makes you look cool.

Quite. Apparently a streak of sh!t up your backside is the very last word in fashion on the catwalks of Milan this year.

Apart from that, unless you particularly like dealing with stuck seatposts then that's a whole load of pain they help prevent.