Mudhugger Vs muckynutz Vs sks

On a full sus

https://muckynutz.com/shop/products/guards/MugGuard_Rear_MN0250

Vs

https://www.tradeinn.com/bikeinn/en/sks-mudrocker-rear-mudguard/138216111/p?utm_source=google_products&utm_medium=merchant&id_producte=13659991&country=uk&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA7aSsBhCiARIsALFvovzx3yKgl-QH-A8rjQL-wGxFXly4phdcAlEOkJtLnSpf_r6-Wl-EVd0aAnWJEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Do either of those beat the mudhugger

They are, well, errrm, substantial!

I can’t do rears, I just embrace it. Fronts I’m ok with as it keeps mud out of my eyes

I value not having sand paper in my arse crack

I have mudhuggers on three bikes.  One original ,one the new one with the extended bit towards the bb and one fatbike one

They just work and look so much better than mud up your back 

Only reluctance is that my mudhugger snapped

Have an older mudhugger but stopped using it as it rubbed the paint down to the bare frame. Think the new ones have a rubber strip to stop this.

Recently bought one of the muckynutz and am happy with it so far.

Does the muckynutz pivot? If so how sturdy is it

Have an older mudhugger but stopped using it as it rubbed the paint down to the bare frame. Think the new ones have a rubber strip to stop this.

Wrap stays in self-amalgamating rubber tape. No paint loss 🤷‍♂️

Mudhugger on one bike – modified for velcro straps.

Sks on another bike.

Both work very well. I like not having mud in my arse.

I have mudhugger and a SKS. The SKS is a little better looking on the bike but a bit more flexy and occasionally hits the tyre on landing.

you have to helicopter tape the seat stays under any of these IMO or they ruin the paintwork

My Mudhugger didn’t survive summer in the garage so I bought a MuckyNutz and I think it’s better thought out; the ability to adjust it to suit seatstay angle and the choice of lengthens is great. The Velcro fasteners didn’t last long though, so I’m now using cable ties.

How sturdy is that pivot

It’s not really a pivot. The parts are keyed and it locks them in position once you have the angle of dangle sorted.

I haven’t tried it on a FS but if you’re mostly interested in protecting you, not the bike, I’d add a Win Wing into the mix as the lightweight option. I have a mudhugger on the FS though!

There’s also a zefal option that is cheap and pretty effective.

Ive a mudhugger that gets fitted as soon as the trails become muddy and dont dry out quickly

3 years in and its still going strong, i fitted the supplied protection tape followed by a few wraps of electrical tape and then i fitted 3 zip ties to each side of the seat stay and then mounted the mudhugger so it stayed on top of those zip ties and not directly on the frame and ive had zero rubbing issues doing it that way

The mudhugger works great and stops all the crap being flung up onto the back of my dropper post and onto my saddle which when i sit down gets grinded into a paste which then damages the stitching on the bum section of my waterproofs causing them to fail

Still looks ugly but saves my dropper and waterproofs from premature failure

Didn’t someone kindly drop you off a mudhugger?

I need the rear Iain 🤣 that’s a front, passed onto David

I also have a rear….I noticed that when I got home.

ONe of my bikes the mudhugger is modified to fit with p clips and bolts to avoid the rubbing issue.  Looks neater as well

How sturdy is that pivot

Once you get the angle you want, it locks in that position and so far is very sturdy.

The mudhugger was brilliant for keeping the crap off but wanted to try something that didn’t rub the paintwork.

Wrap stays in self-amalgamating rubber tape. No paint loss

I’ll look at getting some rubber tape and try the mudhugger again on the other bike 👍

SKS on my FS. Neat, hugs the tyre line. Works well.

Mudhugger on my HT. ugly, sticks out a lot. Works well.

Mudhugger rear. Been through a few versions. Latest one with Velcro and rubber strip definitely the best in terms of not damaging the frame. On my L BFEMax, the XL was really too long, but the L Is perfect. Not tried anything else.

On the FS, I’d probably get the Muckynytz as the angle of the stays doesn’t work so well with mudhugger. But since I only ride my HT in the filthy season, not an issue!

The SKS is nice, but far too flexi for me and makes too much noise on fast, bumpy descents and jumpy stuff. It’s still used on my wife’s bike. The new mudhuggers are much better than the old and I use them on mine and my daughters bikes 🙂

Thanks for this thread. It’s reminded me I have to finally embrace the trend and order a Mudhugger to replace the old floppy mudguard on my hard tail.

I recently decided to try again with a rear mudguard. Not a whole lot of space between the linkage and the rear tyre on my Rune. Went with the Muckynutz. What a very well thought piece of kit it is.

Adjustable angle – Great

Mounts on top of the stays not inside them, more clearance – Great

The bit that runs parallel to the seat tube doesn’t have sides, more clearance – Great

It comes with an interchangeable extension piece that clicks in and out – Great

Hasn’t budged with zipties and few strategically placed bits of 3M mastic tape.

Durability – time will tell

The SKS is imo a bit of a cleverer design, basically “be lighter especially further out, and therefore don’t need to be as strong”, and much less ugly imo but I don’t think there’s much in it really, both are still mostly about how well it fits to your specific bike. SKS has less coverage but is pretty long, again might be better or worse, I’ve always felt even the small mudhugger is pretty damn big, but that again depends tons on the shape and angle of the stays. If there was a smaller version of the SKS I’d have been pretty happy with that but for my bikes it was really long and that’s not just about looks, it creates more weight and more movement and doesn’t really do anything.

Another option if you’ve got reasonably small seatstays might be the Win Wing- they don’t do an official mtb one but I’ve had one on a couple of 29ers and it’s been impressively effective. Far less coverage but it does like 90% of the job with about 30% of the size, and it’s incredibly quick to fit. it feels flexy but the actual mudguard weighs nowt so it doesn’t want to flap. Completely useless on many mtbs I’m sure and I reckon that’s why there’s no mtb version, teh design just isn’t that adaptible and would never be universal. It’s the product that stayed on my bikes.

Take a look at the Zefal RS75 Deflector. I use one and it is fine, cheap, and made in France (ie. not China…).

I also used their FM20 front. For a tenner it is a bargain!

I’m a recent convert from the Zefal RS75 to the Mudhugger. MH has much better coverage (perfectly clean back, saddle, and helmet), clean BB with the extender, and quiet in the rough. Still, RS75 is a good year-round option that looks better.