Fed up of cleaning the crud build up of the front mech on my Five -wondered about trying to make some sort of small mudguard/mudflap on the swingarm to try and deflect the worst. Just wondered if anyone has made anything similar? (don't want to re-invent the wheel if there's an established method).
Ta

speak to me – I "think" I have got the method right now. ( but not on that bike) 3 inch guttering from B&Q is thermoplastic – cut to size heat and mould to fit. so long as it ain't stressed it seems to last fine and you can custom fit it using tiewraps

Takes a fair bit of trial and error to get right but a 3 m length s only a couple of quid so you get plenty to try with

Great stuff, ta for the info. That sounds a bit more substantial than old inner tube etc. Thermoplastic is exactly the sort of stuff I was thinking of for another ghetto 'project', so it'll come in handy for both.
Cheers!

oh p.s., if I get it made I'll post a couple of pics on here for info.

Made one from a motorbike innertube on mine, been no trouble for about 3 yrs now, also made one to fit the down tube and protect the pivot bearings, reckon it's just about doubled their usual lifespan.

Motorbike innertube sounds a useful material too, I'm guessing it's a bit more substantial than a bicycle 'tube.

The main problem I'm having is that I had a really brutal clear out of old 'it'll come in use stuff' from my garage when we moved house a few months ago – and of course, I now need half the stuff that I chucked out…b****y typical!

Been there, done that too.