MegaSack DRAW - This year's winner is user - rgwb
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1) do they actually work?
2) how do you make your own?
1) Yes
2) Old inner tube and zip ties
or make a mucky nutz type thing
1) Yes
2) Old inner tube and zip ties
yup, very cheap, very effective
i used an old tyre with zip ties
Tiny mudguard, muckynuts style, is more effective than an innertube guard. Less ugly too. I've got one "proper" one and 2 I made myself out of random stiff plastic packaging materials, wouldn't be without them now, they stay on the bikes all year.
^^ What Northwind said. Any old A4 plastic folder/envelope will make at least 2 or 3.
They work really well, I've got an innertube tye-wrapped between fork crown and brace, took a few minutes to do and cost almost nothing.
Had the inner tube deal on mine last year, this year I splashed out (sic) on one of the Crud Fast Fenders.
The inner tube actually looked better.
zip ties, old tube pair of scissors, five minutes effort and about an 85% reduction in crap in your face...
or pay £15 for a chopped up mouse mat from rapid racer if you want the factory/mug look....
This thread, might be of some help.
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/mudguards-crud-catchers
If you make your own like I did, dont make them too close to your tyre.
If you're making an innertube type one like the neoguards, you cant go far wrong.