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									Front mudguards?? - Bike Forum				            </title>
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                        <title>Re: Front mudguards??</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/front-mudguards-2/#post-12039151</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2021 09:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I&#039;ve got bolt on RRP on one bike and crudcatcher XL on the hardtail. Both are good, the RRP looks cleaner but I&#039;d say the XL is better at keeping mud at bay. It&#039;s longer and because it can b...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I've got bolt on RRP on one bike and crudcatcher XL on the hardtail. Both are good, the RRP looks cleaner but I'd say the XL is better at keeping mud at bay. It's longer and because it can be moved up and down easily, there's no clearance issues.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>mulv1976</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Front mudguards??</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/front-mudguards-2/#post-12039098</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[DFender every time. 
Easy on and off for bike in car trips. Really good at keeping mud off your face. 
Only downside? No protection of fork seals.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[DFender every time. 
Easy on and off for bike in car trips. Really good at keeping mud off your face. 
Only downside? No protection of fork seals.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>mudfish</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Front mudguards??</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/front-mudguards-2/#post-12038686</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 19:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Dfender for me, not pretty but effective.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Dfender for me, not pretty but effective.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>jsync</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Front mudguards??</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/front-mudguards-2/#post-12038391</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 13:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I’m running the bigger Mudhugger on 2 29ers with 2.5 Assegais or 2.6 MMs at the front. There is plenty of clearance on a Lyrik and a Zeb.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I’m running the bigger Mudhugger on 2 29ers with 2.5 Assegais or 2.6 MMs at the front. There is plenty of clearance on a Lyrik and a Zeb.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>TheGhost</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Front mudguards??</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/front-mudguards-2/#post-12038370</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 13:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[crud XL is a game changer if you can abide the looks.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[crud XL is a game changer if you can abide the looks.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>wzzzz</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Front mudguards??</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/front-mudguards-2/#post-12037882</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 06:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[RRP bolt on pro guard - 35 quid for a small length of plastic :? 
Bike component companies just love ripping their customers off for as much as they can get away with.

Mudhugger about 20 wh...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[RRP bolt on pro guard - 35 quid for a small length of plastic :? 
Bike component companies just love ripping their customers off for as much as they can get away with.

Mudhugger about 20 which seems fair enough, crud ive seen up to 25, but thats at least quite intricate.
But £35 is just a bit of a stretch on the pricing front.


<blockquote>Back to the RRP-style cutout ones.</blockquote>

If before fitting you mark and cut the shape out on a thin bit of plywood, you can reproduce your own basic one should any of the fitting points deteriorate.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>dyna-ti</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Front mudguards??</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/front-mudguards-2/#post-12037758</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 22:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[You two with Pikes, Mudhugger EVO won&#039;t get hit by the crown (unlike the RRP ProGuard), plenty of clearance for a 2.4 too.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[You two with Pikes, Mudhugger EVO won't get hit by the crown (unlike the RRP ProGuard), plenty of clearance for a 2.4 too.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>bikesandboots</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Front mudguards??</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/front-mudguards-2/#post-12037342</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Bought a mugguard and on a pike 29 couldn’t get enough clearance between it and a 2.5 DHF.

Back to the RRP-style cutout ones


Oh buggery! That&#039;s what I&#039;ve just ordered, and I&#039;ve a Pike wit...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote>Bought a mugguard and on a pike 29 couldn’t get enough clearance between it and a 2.5 DHF.

Back to the RRP-style cutout ones
</blockquote>

Oh buggery! That's what I've just ordered, and I've a Pike with a 2.6 DHF!]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>hardtailonly</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Front mudguards??</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/front-mudguards-2/#post-12036973</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Bought a mugguard and on a pike 29 couldn&#039;t get enough clearance between it and a 2.5 DHF.

Back to the RRP-style cutout ones.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Bought a mugguard and on a pike 29 couldn't get enough clearance between it and a 2.5 DHF.

Back to the RRP-style cutout ones.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>continuity</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Front mudguards??</title>
                        <link>https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/front-mudguards-2/#post-12036923</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Crud XL is good for situations where there is limited clearance between top of tyre and the fork arch as it has a cutout. Also if you need to remove the mudguard after each ride (eg to fit b...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Crud XL is good for situations where there is limited clearance between top of tyre and the fork arch as it has a cutout. Also if you need to remove the mudguard after each ride (eg to fit bike into a car, front wheel off so it can lie flat) then the Crud XL can be removed and refitted frequently as it secures to the fork legs with O rings which are easily unhooked, rather than the ubiquitous zip tie.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/">Bike Forum</category>                        <dc:creator>superleggero</dc:creator>
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