To bring this back from the dead.... is anyone's guard failing apart?? Mine's looking a bit worse for wear after the Enduro last weekend, various cracks and a chunk missing - no idea how/when it happened either 
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Mucky Nutz fender Bender Fitting??
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Posted 1 year ago #
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my white one did... Managed to break a black one in a decent sized crash, it somehow got folded into the wheel.
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The front edge of my black one has got a chip and crack in it after only a ride. Not particular rocky or loose so god knows how its happened.
I've had another on the hardtail for a couple of months which is still going strong after riding in all conditions.
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Awesome bit of kit, great service from both Mucky Nutz and Uberbike components during a blip with first one all resolved now well recommended!
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Works really well when combined with a crudcather. However, it does make a racket when they make contact with each other when the fork is fully compress when turning.
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Northwind - Member
all very well until you find yourself ground to a halt from it clogging with mud/leaves/twigs and need to remove itAbandon velcro, use cable ties, is how I do it.
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Just procure yourself a Poking Stick, or if you're particularily concerned carry one with you.
TBh I've only had an issue with that a couple of times, and I reckon the fork would still have blocked up anyway.
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Clogging up isn't my problem its the noise from the odd leaf that gets stuck on the tyre. Mine has also cracked at one of the front velcro holes. It's coming off and I'm going back to the between the stantions type things, which as well as being quiet and less prone to cracking also keep me cleaner (when going >20 on wet trails the MNs still let spray up in your face.)
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Don't cut into 5 equal lengths if you have 55's - you'll end up with at least two bits that are too short
Quite possible to underthink this simple task.
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NW you obviously aren't riding type of mud I'm talking about :-\
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It's v simple...Take the length of velcro and wrap it around the leg of the fork, leave 30mm extra and cut. Cut the next bit the same length for the other leg. Then for the brace, again wrap the velcro round it and leave extra 20mm then cut 2 more lengths the same size. Job done
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all very well until you find yourself ground to a halt from it clogging with mud/leaves/twigs and need to remove it
I always have an old toothbrush tucked in with my tools which is handy for unclogging things, and an old toothpaste tube to use as a tyre boot.
Wonder if I could make an emergency dustcap from the lids?Posted 1 year ago # -
GW - Member
NW you obviously aren't riding type of mud I'm talking about :-\
TBH mate I tend to avoid it, it's crap. But point I'm making is that the wee fender bender isn't any tighter around the wheel than the fork arch, I've clogged the fork without the mudguard just as badly as I have with so I don't reckon it's the issue.
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Don't be silly
fork arch is a 1" bar, the fender creates a huge funnelPosted 1 year ago # -
Aye, silly of me to draw conclusions based on my own experiences, must be losing it...
Sure, the fender is a little bigger at the entrance, but does that make any practical difference? Doubt it very much, unless you have a coating of mud 6 inches tall on your tyre. The width is identical.
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Why on earth are you defending it so profusely?
You already admit to never riding thick sticky mud strewn with leaves and twigs.
My exact experience was my front wheel grinding to a halt every couple of revolutions, requiring clearing ad nauseum, I then removed the fender and carried on fine.
Its a good fender for puddles, wet trails and less thick, sticky mud.
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You know what, it's not worth the hassle when you're in this sort of weird mood and inventing things to try to provoke an argument. Night night.
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How bizarre! Is my honestly, and the realisation you are actually wrong really that difficult to deal with?
Oh, well.. Sleep tight XxPosted 1 year ago #
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