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Now, I think my gnarmac bike fits the description, but this? Oh my....
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Would be nicer with eTap Hydro, but just look at it!
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So, let's celebrate the arrival of winter (ish) with a thread about bikes that look good with mudguards on.
Now I normally like bikes with mudguards*
That though... nah. Waaaay to m7ch matching
*within reason
ALSO
"Reached out"
First sentence of the interview. I read no further.
"Reached out"
It's a close run thing as to if I dislike Americans more for the creation of this phrase or giving Trump the time of day.
Mine does I think
Arty pic
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In real life pic
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That first one looks awful.
It would be remiss of me not to post this though 🙂
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NO. NO. NO.
no bike has ever looked good with mudguards.
This thread should not exist.
Beauty in the eye of the beholder and all that...
Bikes that look good with mudgards
Purposeful, yes. Beautiful/good? No.
no bike has ever looked good with mudguards.
^^^this. Instantly ruins the look of any bike IMO.
Mine does I think
It does! 🙂
A bike looking good with mudguards recently...
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Cannondale synapse adventure always looks good IMO.
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Shands skinnymalinky.
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Condor Fratello too..
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Road bikes with large clearance tend to look better with mudguards that without. Tightens up the gaping hole!
Based on the fact that I have never seen one without mudguards and they would therefore by default look awful, a Dawes Galaxy looks good with mudguards
After much research, I compiled a list of all the bikes that look good with mudguards,
Details below.
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Do you agree?
I'm gonna get a photo of my Tripster later. It looks awesome - I think the mudguards were £7.
They go on and off really quickly though 🙂
TimP.
Agreed, mine looks ace 😉
some look ok !
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The Condor and Scotroutes silver one - the line of the mudguard in front of the fork crown has to [i]exactly[/i] follow the line of the tyre, or it looks like they've just been thrown on, (sorry Scotroutes, it's probably my OCD problem to be honest)
The Shand's have it right. OP bike would probably look better with black 'guards.
Mudguard fan here.
Every German/Dutch town bike.
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[i]Mudguard fan here[/i]
Kerazzzy guy 🙂
Zippy Kona...thank you, made my morning
The custom stuff always looks pretty good with guards. The orange shand looks lovely, as does this Field in my opinion, albeit accepting the paint job may not be to everyone's taste.
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It's more to do with the quality of the mudguards & how they look than the bike they are fitted to, I reckon.
The mudguards fitted to firestarters bike above look [s]good[/s] erm, acceptable to start with, so don't look too bad fitted to a bike.
I'm guessing they are those quality PDW guards?
I've seen some commuters round my way on road bikes with the crud roadguard things on & they look pretty good as they are so discrete.
But all of the bikes posted above look better without guards, except perhaps the Dutch town bike thing....
[quote=medoramas ]Every German/Dutch town bike.
Is the correct answer to this thread. Every other contribution is simply (at best) a bike which doesn't look awful with mudguards.
I think the Pompino looks businesslike with mudguards.
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I'm so glad that Fratello is up there, or my expensive day trip to that there London in two weeks time will have been wasted!
Vanilla bikes.. end of thread.
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Continuing with the 'post pics of your own bike' theme...
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Brilliant, a mountain bike forum and only 1 mtb with mudguards posted!!!
Sorry, everyone know that ALL bikes look shite with mud guards.
The least shite are the Dutch style bike and this wee fella.
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Bromptons are odd, in that they look worse without mudguards!
2 MTBS now. This will look like this again maybe December, trying to hold out on fitting them.
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I don't understand why people have rear mudguards on mountain bikes. Those ones that wang about off the seatpost. You're going to get muddy, does it matter your back gets muddy too?
You get alot less muddy
And yes that matters if you in the middle of nowhere and don't want to get cold.
I would have thought the difference it makes is small.
santacoops - MemberI don't understand why people have rear mudguards on mountain bikes. Those ones that wang about off the seatpost. You're going to get muddy, does it matter your back gets muddy too?
Full sus, I'd probably agree with you unless you have one of those guards that attaches to the stays (mudhugger).
But on my hardtail I can get my mud guard to hover very close to the rear wheel, which cuts out all but the worst rear-end mud spray.
It helps keep my pack & my rear end free of mud & prevents that wet crack sensation which is never pleasant....
You're wrong.santacoops - Member
I would have thought the difference it makes is small.
My old condor looked cute with mudguards
Didn't like how it rode though
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Morphed into this, which looks ok with road racer guards
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You're wrong.
OK. Still not getting one though, i quite like a moist crack. 😯
Sorry, both look horrendous with guards but I need the eye bleach after seeing those bars - twice.
Condor is nice, the Look isn't.
That Skinnymalinky gets my vote.
I think mine looks ok with guards...
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... though it is more a case of this...
Every other contribution is simply (at best) a bike which doesn't look awful with mudguards.
Ride anything with plus or fat tires in the wet and cold and after a number of hours convince yourself that for the sake of your bike 'looking good' you're rather ride around with a face-ful'o'$hite, zero-chance of someone being hospitable when you stop mid-ride for somewhere to eat/drink and accepting your saddle and clothing is going to get wrecked after one filthy ride. There's also the joy of reduced component life, conjunctivitis and even better cryptospiridium to look forward to 😉
I thought my (now sold) Minute looked OK...
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But the Boardman only 'dresses up' for very wet rides
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I know, I know, I've said this before.
I like mudguards because I don't like the taste of emulsified shit on my face, and I'm not particularly keen on getting my clothes sprayed with it either.
But I suppose it's a fashion thing. The bike looks filthy so it looks as if the rider has been doing heroics, and the rider likes to smell like shit after a ride. Maybe even enjoys the taste.
But I suppose it's a fashion thing. The bike looks filthy so it looks as if the rider has been doing heroics, and the rider likes to smell like shit after a ride. Maybe even enjoys the taste.
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