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  • flexible plastic, like what mudguards are made from?
  • ton
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    anyone know where you can buy flexible plastic?

    chrishc777
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    Mucoff bottles are made of it, cut one of those up

    jam-bo
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    polypropylene sheet I think.

    JAG
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    Lots of household stuff is made of this stuff. How much and what shape?

    ton
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    I want 2 long strips to make so guards for 3” + tyres

    jam-bo
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    TJ used traffic cones…

    ton
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    seen a good bodge on a yank fatbike forum. pair of sks longboards, cut down the middle lengthways, then a 3” strip riveted in the middle.

    scotroutes
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    I’ve seen fatbike mudguards cut from a water butt. Just find one the right diameter.

    Epicyclo just uses trials bike guards for his fatbikes. You could cut those down a bit. They are pre-shaped and relatively cheap.

    Panama
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    If you don’t mind them being orange, I cut up the top and bottom of a couple of Jacob’s cream cracker plastic boxes to make four enduro style front mudgaurds for all of our bikes.

    zero-cool
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    eBay sells sheets of plasticard cheap.

    Teetosugars
    Free Member

    Decathlon Mudguards fit over Chronicles Tony.

    alexxx
    Free Member

    Plastic folder cover

    ton
    Full Member

    I want full length guards.

    alexxx
    Free Member

    An A3 plastic folder cover…

    ton
    Full Member

    full mudguards for a 29+ will need to be 1.2 meters long

    gofasterstripes
    Free Member

    KICKFART it

    Tron colours pls

    AlexSimon
    Full Member

    Polyproylene sheet on Ebay A4
    Other sizes are available as are transparent colours.

    epicyclo
    Full Member

    I use trials bike rear mudguards on my fat bike. For a plus tyre the trials bike front mudguard would probably be the trick.

    The good thing about them is that they are not flimsy and don’t flap around, but you will have to make your own stays (not difficult).

    It makes a hell of a difference – big tyres can chuck up impressive amount of filth.

    alexxx – Member
    An A3 plastic folder cover…

    Useless. I tried that as an extender on my mudguards and it lasted half a lap of the ‘Puffer before it fatigued and cracked.

    ton
    Full Member

    epicycle…..perfect

    The good thing about them is that they are not flimsy and don’t flap around, but you will have to make your own stays (not difficult).

    any tips?

    normal metal stays araldited on?

    Houns
    Full Member

    No one mentioned traffic cones yet?

    gofasterstripes
    Free Member

    I have a tip – Araldite doesn’t work on polypropylene so save yourself 4.99 trying

    scotroutes
    Full Member

    Keep up at the back!

    FunkyDunc
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    3ltr coke bottles sellotaped together? Sort of like this?

    Also random image that comes up when you google coke bottle images 😆

    Houns
    Full Member

    😳

    epicyclo
    Full Member

    ton – Member
    …normal metal stays araldited on?

    I just use alloy tubing from B&Q. Flatten the ends, curve to shape the bit that goes on the mudguard, then drill holes to suit.

    Click through from here and you’ll see how I did it on one bike.

    I also have used flat strap, but that’s not as good IMO.

    buckster
    Free Member

    How about cutting up a pair of ‘Festival wellies”? Then you could have anything from a Union Jack to Daffy Duck…?

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