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We live on a canal boat and see hundreds of people WITHOUT a rear mudguard
but WITH a dirty streak of mud etc up their backs. Surely a couple of quid spent on a guard is cheaper than the laundry bills after every trip out? Or are we missing something.....Testosterone, ego trip etc.??? Paul |
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anjuna came up with the following;:
We live on a canal boat and see hundreds of people WITHOUT a rear mudguard but WITH a dirty streak of mud etc up their backs. Surely a couple of quid spent on a guard is cheaper than the laundry bills after every trip out? Or are we missing something.....Testosterone, ego trip etc.??? Apathy. Just 'cos people don't do something, doesn't mean they consciously don't do it ... OTOH, I'd never put mudguards on my bike ... -- Paul ... (8(|) Homer Rules ..... Doh !!! ebay 5852306602 |
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anjuna wrote:
Surely a couple of quid spent on a guard is cheaper than the laundry bills after every trip out? Or are we missing something.....Testosterone, ego trip etc.??? A lot of cheap bikes come without mudguards fitted and it probably doesn't occur to the people that buy those kind of bikes to actually fit them. Riding at this time of year without mudguards, even on the road, is just silly - unless you are "training" and therefore more concerned about every last gram that can be trimmed off your bike (which probably doesn't have clearance for mudguards anyway), in which case you will be togged up in lycra that would be so sweaty and stinky by the end of the ride it would need to go in the wash straight away even if conditions were bone dry, so what's the difference if it's got a little bit of mud up the back? I have to say I was amazed to see a few people on the Poor Student ride on mudguard-free racing machines. Can't imagine what state they would have been in by the end. d. |
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in message , anjuna
') wrote: We live on a canal boat and see hundreds of people WITHOUT a rear mudguard but WITH a dirty streak of mud etc up their backs. Surely a couple of quid spent on a guard is cheaper than the laundry bills after every trip out? Or are we missing something.....Testosterone, ego trip etc.??? Mudguards are just a total bloody nuisance. They're continually being knocked out of adjustment, and when out of adjustment they rub on the tyres in irritating and occasionally dangerous ways. If you're doing any serious riding your clothes are going in the washing machine anyway when you get back, so why bother? Essentially, solid, serious, heavy mudguards on solid utility bikes in flat areas may make sense. Otherwise, can't see it, myself. -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ ;; For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth ;; knowledge increaseth sorrow.." - Ecclesiastes 1:18 |
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anjuna wrote:
We live on a canal boat and see hundreds of people WITHOUT a rear mudguard but WITH a dirty streak of mud etc up their backs. Surely a couple of quid spent on a guard is cheaper than the laundry bills after every trip out? Or are we missing something.....Testosterone, ego trip etc.??? This is your very first posting anywhere under this identity. You are either TrollB, or that twit who surfaces once in a blue moon to ask about the curious attitude towards helmets. Buggeroff. Oh, AICMFP. R. |
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"anjuna" wrote in message
... We live on a canal boat and see hundreds of people WITHOUT a rear mudguard but WITH a dirty streak of mud etc up their backs. Surely a couple of quid spent on a guard is cheaper than the laundry bills after every trip out? Or are we missing something.....Testosterone, ego trip etc.??? Even in winter i'd say only 10% of trips or less get enough water on the road to throw up much spray. Fit mudguards and you have extra weight & wind resistance and general rattles etc for those 90%+ dry trips when they serve no purpose. |
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"Adrian Boliston" wrote in message ... Even in winter i'd say only 10% of trips or less get enough water on the road to throw up much spray. Fit mudguards and you have extra weight & wind resistance and general rattles etc for those 90%+ dry trips when they serve no purpose. Depends on locality m'lud. Here in deepest rural Norfik many a rural road is swathed in nasties and IMO, mudguards are an essential bit of winter kit on one's steed. If one does not have mudguards on one's steed, one very quickly ends up looking like one has participated in the Paris-Roubaix on a wet day. Cheers, helen s |
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Simon Brooke wrote: Mudguards are just a total bloody nuisance. They're continually being knocked out of adjustment, and when out of adjustment they rub on the tyres in irritating and occasionally dangerous ways. That would be why I still haven't been bothered to take the race blades off the road bike. I hardly notice them there at all. As for the MTB, the mudguards on that are fine on the back. The front one got taken off a while back for some reason and I put one of those crud guards on. Better than nothing but far from ideal. Must dig out the old front guard and fit it. If you're doing any serious riding your clothes are going in the washing machine anyway when you get back, so why bother? Keeps all the crap off your seat pack/saddlebag. Essentially, solid, serious, heavy mudguards on solid utility bikes in flat areas may make sense. Otherwise, can't see it, myself. My mileage varies. Dundee is definitely Not Flat (though not as hilly as some areas) but I still manage quite happily with mudguards and would rather have them than not. ...d |
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People who live in proper houses often have their own washing machine
"anjuna" wrote in message ... We live on a canal boat and see hundreds of people WITHOUT a rear mudguard but WITH a dirty streak of mud etc up their backs. Surely a couple of quid spent on a guard is cheaper than the laundry bills after every trip out? Or are we missing something.....Testosterone, ego trip etc.??? Paul |
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Simon Brooke wrote: in message , anjuna ') wrote: Mudguards are just a total bloody nuisance. They're continually being knocked out of adjustment, and when out of adjustment they rub on the tyres in irritating and occasionally dangerous ways. If you're doing any serious riding your clothes are going in the washing machine anyway when you get back, so why bother? Essentially, solid, serious, heavy mudguards on solid utility bikes in flat areas may make sense. Otherwise, can't see it, myself. Bit "Green Eggs and Ham" Simon. I have nice narrow black SKS raceblades on my new road bike and they are really fit forget, remove, fit forget...They do seem to provide more than 2/3 of the perfomance of conventional guards with 2x the practicality. Mounting time is less than a minute and they don't move around. Sometimes its about keeping the road slime down rather than staying totally dry. Being black and narrow they are barely visible (if that matters). They also come in silver and grey. But stealth black are just that. "Try them...you might like them" kind regards daren -- remove outer garment for reply |
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