I've a mudhugger race fitted on the front but still get a face full of spray. The trail was really wet but my mate seemed to get down without getting a face full.
The only thing I can think of is it the difference in tyres, He had a Maxis Shorty, I'm running a WTB Vigilante.
Is the amount of spray tyre related.I'd have though that a Shorty tread pattern would have been worse than my WTB?
Look at it and work out where the spray is coming from. I see a lot of people just fit them without any thought to angle or gap to tyre, get that wrong and you wont be catching half what it could. Post a pic if you can.
Downtube guard, Crud or similar, stops 95% of stuff coming through.
It seems like it will only really fit in one position
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I was just about to order one of these. Every ride for the past few months has been liked getting sprayed in the face with a hose pipe every time I pick up some speed.
Someone please reassure me!
The only thing I can think of is it the difference in tyres, He had a Maxis Shorty, I'm running a WTB Vigilante.
Happened to me yesterday. I was fine with my scratty little 2.1 Advantage but then I had a go on my mates brand spanking new Bronson with a 2.3 on the front, came down a soggy descent & I was covered. Saying that, I have a Crud guard & he's got nowt.
It seems like it will only really fit in one position
You can tweak it to get the nose almost touching the tyre to reduce the amount of spray that gets carried through. I drilled some other holes in mine to let me get a better fit with different forks. This also lifts the tail so it catches a bit more of the spray projected up off the wheel. As suggested a crud downtube guard helps to catch this also.
I've got a vigilante up front and spent the weekend in wet Wales being rained on and riding down what looked like rivers with a long mucky nutz mudguard and barely got any face spray...
In the group I ride with there is a mix of Mudhuggers, Rockguardz and Powa. They all work as well as each other, very rarely does anyone complain about mud/clart in their eyes/face.
Maybe look at the angle which you have it mounted? As others have said, it may need tipping forward slightly.
The trail was really wet but my mate seemed to get down without getting a face full.
The only thing I can think of is it the difference in tyres
Mud and water always get flung off tyres. A mudgard needs to go inbetween where the crap is coming from and your face. If your face is in a different position to your mate's then you may be in the firing line whilst he isn't.
Those things that go between your fork crown and bridge - lots of people swear by them, they did nothing at all for me on my 5.
So it's not about if they work - it's about if they are in the right place for you and your bike.
You can get extenders for the Mudhuggers, which will probably do the trick. I needed one for the rear of my bike and it worked well. It has put me off buying the front one as works out quite expensive if you need the extenders.
I've found the front one miraculous. Just be aware that spray in the face is usually from it going out the front and then you ride into it.
So close that front gap as tight as you can without mud clogging issues. On my Minion 27.5, I've got it at about 4mm.
Yeah, mine is extremely close to the tyre, to an extent that when the tyre gets a stone stuck in it you can hear it clipping the hugger when the wheel turns. I find this helps clear the tyre as well as keeping mud off.
Mine is so good I’ve given up with glasses and goggles pretty much.
The classic downtube CrudCatcher does wonders. The whole set (M'Huggers and CC) make my bike look pretty ugly, but when you hit some proper wet trail it doesn't really matter!
Had the same problem so bought the extender. Problem solved.
Bit cheeky I think really. Selling you a mudguard that doesn't really work unless you then buy an extra bit.
Bit cheeky I think really. Selling you a mudguard that doesn't really work unless you then buy an extra bit.
Its very dependant on the install.
I have one of the originals which is very short. On a 29er Pike the clearance under the arch is so tight (bloody Californians!) that the gaurd has little adjustment. Comparing that to a Fox fork where you can adjust the fit, due to having more space, makes a big difference to the amount of spray.
Ive also fitted the same guard to a Boxxer DH fork, thankfully this was a 27.5 fork running a 26" wheel so it was lifted higher from the tyre, so that it ended up placed more in the path of the spray coming off the back of the front wheel then if it was directly against the tyre.
Isn't the true race model from Mudhugger the one with the much reduced front portion/length? I use the FR model and its great. I chose the FR anticipating an issue like the OP,it didn't seem long enough to me- and I don't 'race'. Danny Hart and a host of others race with the FR model so.. they both have a race application. Its not of course 100% efficient but the downturned lip at the leading edge of the FR seems to do most of the hard work with water spray. Can't imagine the tyre combo make a difference in terms of front wheel spray.
Isn't the true race model from Mudhugger the one with the much reduced front portion/length?
i think thats the original mudhugger, now renamed the shorty.
with the FR on 29r wheels I get the very occasional 'lump' coming up through but very little
Anyone use a rear mudhugger? I tried a Crudguard rear on my Patriot on Saturday, and due to the dropper I couldn't mount it high enough and kept smacking it on the rear wheel.
I use a rear guard to keep the mud off my waterproof shorts, so coverage needs to be decent.
the effectiveness depends on angle of the top of your swingarm. the more vertical it is the less effective it'll be. I think a patriot wouldn't work too well with them.
Wonderng about the bodge opportunities.
Mudhugger is just not massive coverage- it's great for what it is but you only have to look to see it doesn't go back that far, and being tight to the tyre limits what else it catches- mud gets thrown over it.
They're completely uncool but I still rate the SKS Shockboard (there's others that are similar that could be better, btw). It's a good size, it's crown mounted so doesn't gather mud like arch guards do, and it catches more than a mudhugger can just by size and placement (and more effective the slacker the bike is!). Downsides- can be flappy and the stock mounting hardware is terrible, but cableties work great.
I would have killed to have had a proper guard on yesterday, I was blind 😆
The Rockguardz PG450 allows me to ride with no glasses.
The odd bit of spray gets up, but it's night and day compared to a Marshguard-style thingy.
I've just taken off my rockguardz pg 450. It just about kept my face clean, but the rest of me was filthy and soaking. Tolerable for short blats, but not ideal, and actually moderately perilous for big ass days in the hills with lots of exposure. I've gone back to a THE downtube shroud and an enduro guard. Mud guards are never great, but that combo is less offensive than an SKS shockboard, which I found too big and waggly on the rough stuff.
Having a 29er doesn't help either.
It honestly wouldn't have occurred to me that a mudguard should keep my body dry too.
I just had a Google for the product you mentioned, and this picture popped up...
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I think I'd rather be filthy and wet.
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How long is your nose?
I have a love/hate relationship with the fork itself, but this thing is bloody brilliant. If only other manufacturers had cottoned on:
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