That Crud design seem to go to great lengths to ensure that you can still get loads of mud on your fork seals, unlike other designs. Looks specifically designed to gather mud at the seals and keep it there
I've had one of those Crud XL guards in my commuter for a couple of years now and it seems to work well in wet weather on roads.
Not actually tried it off road yet though.
I've jammed a Crud XL Solid as the mud collected at the top and sides, trapped in place, and the rotation drove in more and more until it locked my front wheel solid. Yes it was very muddy, but it is a mud guard ...
James
The Stan's urn is a thing of wonder. Does it stir the sealant, and I wonder does any LBS go through enough to justify it?
Re Graphen Lube .............
"Up to 1800km on single application (dry conditions), 3-10W savings over other lubes"
So not for UK conditions then? 🤔 🤨
I've jammed a Crud XL Solid as the mud collected at the top and sides, trapped in place, and the rotation drove in more and more until it locked my front wheel solid. Yes it was very muddy, but it is a mud guard ...
I prefer a bolt on these days but to be fair to the Crud XL I don't think any mudguard is immune to clogging when conditions get that bad.
Does the redesigned umpteen times bracket mudguard interface on the rear crud guard still wear and start rattling about ? The original used to bolt up then I presume to save a few pennies it became clip in 🙄🙄🙄
I've jammed a Crud XL Solid as the mud collected at the top and sides, trapped in place, and the rotation drove in more and more until it locked my front wheel solid. Yes it was very muddy, but it is a mud guard ...
James
I suppose that means it was doing its job then. If it hadn't jammed up all that mud would have gone over you and your bike.