| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Should Mudguards be standard on winter bikes |
| Yes |
|
55% |
[ 32 ] |
| No |
|
44% |
[ 26 ] |
|
| Total Votes : 58 |
|
| Author |
Message |
Billy Boy
T de F Winner
Joined: 11 Aug 2003
Posts: 30726
Location: Not Aylesbury
|
 Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:13 pm Post subject: |
 |
|
If it's such a big problem for make it a wule in your club that you have to have mudguards...
_________________
"Well done, you are 100% absolutely without a shadow of a doubt spot-bollock-on correct." - Tucker
"Eating is not for wimps" - coal miner
"most of us don't have your brilliance." - John McC |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Pocket Rocket
E, Silver
Joined: 22 Nov 2003
Posts: 1509
Location: Herts
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:15 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Bally wrote: |
| Pocket Rocket wrote: |
| Bally wrote: |
Riding in a group with someone who hasn't got mudguards is like passive smoking - who wants someone elses cr@p?
OK they may add a little bit of weight to your bike, they may catch the wind slightly - but who getting the better training effect?
They also help to keep your bike cleaner so you do't have to wash it so often. |
Half the people in our club are heavy smokers then  |
And the lowest of the low! |
hmm  Compliment  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Stuart
Moderator
Joined: 12 Dec 2002
Posts: 16263
Location: Thorne
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:34 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| John McC wrote: |
| Stuart wrote: |
| They don't have mudguards on when they ride the Paris Roubaix |
Perhaps that's because they are racing  |
Its still muddy and wet mostly. I thought the point was that people were upset about a bit of water in their face? So you are saying that people don't like it in club runs but in a race then it doesn't matter?
_________________
'What's up with her? I been hearing that she's been giving that stuff out to all them grafitti guys!' ' Yo, shut the :evil: up, Chico, man!' 'I'd paint 3 of those murals for some of that ass....' |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Stuart
Moderator
Joined: 12 Dec 2002
Posts: 16263
Location: Thorne
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:34 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| John McC wrote: |
| Stuart wrote: |
| Yes I'm aware of that thanks. Good job you told me so that I didn't have to rely on 30 years of bike riding experience. |
You've had those rollers for quite a while then |
_________________
'What's up with her? I been hearing that she's been giving that stuff out to all them grafitti guys!' ' Yo, shut the :evil: up, Chico, man!' 'I'd paint 3 of those murals for some of that ass....' |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Stuart
Moderator
Joined: 12 Dec 2002
Posts: 16263
Location: Thorne
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:35 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Des wrote: |
Stuart, you learnt to ride when you were 2  |
Poor maths Des
_________________
'What's up with her? I been hearing that she's been giving that stuff out to all them grafitti guys!' ' Yo, shut the :evil: up, Chico, man!' 'I'd paint 3 of those murals for some of that ass....' |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Stuart
Moderator
Joined: 12 Dec 2002
Posts: 16263
Location: Thorne
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:39 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| alexc wrote: |
| Des wrote: |
| Stuart, you learnt to ride when you were 2 |
I know you would have thought he had learnt how to do it properly by now |
I don't understand the structure of your sentance - 'I know you...'. Do you mean that you knew what Des was thinking: that I had learnt how to do it properly? Quite a gift.
_________________
'What's up with her? I been hearing that she's been giving that stuff out to all them grafitti guys!' ' Yo, shut the :evil: up, Chico, man!' 'I'd paint 3 of those murals for some of that ass....' |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
John McC
Moderator
Joined: 14 Jul 2003
Posts: 24510
Location: Leafy Barnet
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:58 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Stuart wrote: |
| Its still muddy and wet mostly. I thought the point was that people were upset about a bit of water in their face? So you are saying that people don't like it in club runs but in a race then it doesn't matter? |
In a race you have to put up with it, as I can't see people racing on their touring bikes. But as for club rides that is a different matter, where getting sprayed with oily road muck can easily be avoided.
_________________
John McClelland's victory in the motor paced event with Derek Marloe on the derny was a thing of beauty (Oldmanof) |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
cakeathon
E, Silver
Joined: 26 Jun 2004
Posts: 525
Location: Bristol, Alveston
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 3:06 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Quote: |
Mudguards can be a liabilty, saw someones mudguard get between his fork and the wheel and throw him off in the middle of road, taking half a dozen others with him.
|
doesnt have to be like that, SKS guards come with a plastic clip for the front guard that releases the stays in the event of the guard getting jammed.
_________________
Chris Madge
Severn RC,
"what are you talking about !" - Edna Mode |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
alexc
Div 2 Pro
Joined: 24 Jul 2003
Posts: 5192
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 3:35 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Stuart wrote: |
| John McC wrote: |
| Stuart wrote: |
| They don't have mudguards on when they ride the Paris Roubaix |
Perhaps that's because they are racing |
Its still muddy and wet mostly. I thought the point was that people were upset about a bit of water in their face? So you are saying that people don't like it in club runs but in a race then it doesn't matter? |
do you train in shorts when its warm enough to race in them? I don't think so. But the last time you trained it was probably warm enough to anyway.
Sorry about the punctuation but the boss was nearby. It was nothing compared to some of the half wits on here. As if I could read minds, thats just stupid.
_________________
You don't get big legs watching telly. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
topskull
E, Silver
Joined: 10 Sep 2003
Posts: 1219
Location: North West
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 3:52 pm Post subject: alexc |
|
|
alexc wears rubbish winter kit so he has no need for mudguards  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Badger
E, Gold
Joined: 14 Jun 2004
Posts: 2822
Location: Trying not to say 'basically'
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:58 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| erudite pete wrote: |
| Are those clip-on guards any good, if your frame doesn't have eyes? |
Well they're the only option if you haven't got clearance. They are a bit fiddly but otherwise ok. However they are only good for keeping the rider dry as they are not very long.
_________________
mug source code table remote plate magazine gel |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Bally
Div 2 Pro
Joined: 11 Aug 2004
Posts: 5664
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 11:59 am Post subject: |
|
|
| cakeathon wrote: |
| Quote: |
Mudguards can be a liabilty, saw someones mudguard get between his fork and the wheel and throw him off in the middle of road, taking half a dozen others with him.
|
doesnt have to be like that, SKS guards come with a plastic clip for the front guard that releases the stays in the event of the guard getting jammed. |
I thought a mudguard was supposed to be between the fork and the wheel! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Bally
Div 2 Pro
Joined: 11 Aug 2004
Posts: 5664
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 12:03 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| There are only four places you should be riding in the winter with no mudguards - Manchester, Newport, Calshot and in your garage on the turbo |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Billy Boy
T de F Winner
Joined: 11 Aug 2003
Posts: 30726
Location: Not Aylesbury
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 12:46 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Bally wrote: |
| There are only four places you should be riding in the winter with no mudguards - Manchester, Newport, Calshot and in your garage on the turbo |
Thats what I love about the democracy in which we live
_________________
"Well done, you are 100% absolutely without a shadow of a doubt spot-bollock-on correct." - Tucker
"Eating is not for wimps" - coal miner
"most of us don't have your brilliance." - John McC |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Mossy
E, Silver
Joined: 19 Nov 2002
Posts: 1610
Location: Dumfries-Bonnie Scotland
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:04 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Bally wrote: |
| There are only four places you should be riding in the winter with no mudguards - Manchester, Newport, Calshot and in your garage on the turbo |
maybe the climate has changed since I lived in England, but in Scotland it sometimes rains in the summer  shouldn't it be mudguards all year?
_________________
Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at
Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod
are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the
rghit pclae. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Bally
Div 2 Pro
Joined: 11 Aug 2004
Posts: 5664
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 6:32 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Mossy wrote: |
| Bally wrote: |
| There are only four places you should be riding in the winter with no mudguards - Manchester, Newport, Calshot and in your garage on the turbo |
maybe the climate has changed since I lived in England, but in Scotland it sometimes rains in the summer shouldn't it be mudguards all year? |
Well I've got mudguards on my (work/training) bike all year round anyway so I'm always prepared. Good boy scout me! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Mossy
E, Silver
Joined: 19 Nov 2002
Posts: 1610
Location: Dumfries-Bonnie Scotland
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:04 pm Post subject: |
|
|
One good reason for having mudguards is that it keeps the bike clean. However, I havn't got round to fitting guards yed and we have had a few wet mucky rides and I have discovered that the bike only gets really filthy once  So If you don't clean the bike you don't need to bother with mudguards
_________________
Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at
Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod
are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the
rghit pclae. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Stuart
Moderator
Joined: 12 Dec 2002
Posts: 16263
Location: Thorne
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:52 am Post subject: |
|
|
things only start to go wrong when you clean them
_________________
'What's up with her? I been hearing that she's been giving that stuff out to all them grafitti guys!' ' Yo, shut the :evil: up, Chico, man!' 'I'd paint 3 of those murals for some of that ass....' |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
qcscmh
World Champ
Joined: 06 Jun 2002
Posts: 14071
Location: Not on the Bike
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Stuart
Moderator
Joined: 12 Dec 2002
Posts: 16263
Location: Thorne
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:56 am Post subject: |
|
|
I only worry when things jam or fall off
_________________
'What's up with her? I been hearing that she's been giving that stuff out to all them grafitti guys!' ' Yo, shut the :evil: up, Chico, man!' 'I'd paint 3 of those murals for some of that ass....' |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
