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Are they robust enough for off road use or best just for road bikes ? Seems to me they'll fall off the 1st stony descent you do .
arent particulary effective on road,
totally ineffective offroad.
They wont fall off but they dont really stop your rear end getting soaking wet and filthy which is the whole point of a mud guard..
jam bo is clearly a fan, im not.
They don't provide much protection on road, and I suspect it would fall off immediately off road.
Like everyone's said, there's too much crap spraying in all directions when you're riding through mud that you get soaked and filthy anyway.
to counter that, i find mine works quite well, certainly well enough on the road to keep you drier. its not a full mudguard, so shouldn't be compared to one.
They do do a wider MTB specific one.
I have the MuckyNutz version on my Soul - it works ok and gets round a problem I have due Reverb and trying to mount a conventional guard. It keeps a reasonable amount of mud off, particularly off the shorts and saddle. It's pretty stable too.
I wanted to like it, it was a nice idea and they seemed like a nice bunch, I coped with it not working very well but it fell apart as well, won't bother with another.
They do half the job as they are...half the size?
I've the long version on road and wide version on MTB. They are way better than nothing. Haven't fallen off or apart, yet. Though I'm not an aggressive rider;)
YMMV
Cheers
Paul
What jam bo said, I agree with.
If you want something to stop the mud, I'd say a Mudhugger is the way to go. If you want super-lightweight, go for an Ass-Saver (just don't expect it to actually stop anything).
Longer version works ok on road bike, keeps the shorts drier but obviously still some spray up the back. Can't see it working too well off road where you're spitting up clumps of muddy gunge.
i think people expect too much of it, it was originally designed to be an emergency guard for commuters/hipsters getting caught out in the rain on the way to get their flat whites and if used for 5 minutes in light rain/wet roads they do the job they were designed for, i.e stop a bit of rear wheel spray. if you think they are going to keep you dry on multiple hour rides then i think you are being a little too optimistic