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Fat Bike Mudguards
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 7:53 pm
by Ian
I have a MuckyNutz Fat Fender XL up front, and it's fine.
It's the rear that annoys me the most - water gets flicked forward and onto my legs/ into my shoes/ down my gaiters. All the ones I've seen are seat post mounted and don't really stop water being propelled forward.
I have had a 15 mins of googling, to no avail - my google-fu is weak this evening.
Just wondered what people use?
Re: Fat Bike Mudguards
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 7:57 pm
by JohnClimber
Mud Hugger are working on a Fat Bike specific rear mud guard as we speak.

Re: Fat Bike Mudguards
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 8:06 pm
by Ian
Great, will it be available next week?

Re: Fat Bike Mudguards
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 8:36 pm
by FLV
Could you use a seatpost one and doctor a down tube one onto the back of the seatpost?
Might have to trim it here and there?
Re: Fat Bike Mudguards
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 8:49 pm
by Solo
Pretty sure I've seen* the Mucky Nutz front one used as a rear guard by mounting it on the seat stay bridge. Not sure if was the the fat face or XL version.
*either on UK fat bikes or STW.
Re: Fat Bike Mudguards
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:09 pm
by firestarter
I have a fat Face standard one on the rear of my seatstays

Re: Fat Bike Mudguards
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:12 pm
by Solo

that's the picture I had in mind

thanks Firestarter.
Re: Fat Bike Mudguards
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:24 pm
by Ian
Firestarter - thanks, I have one of those on the front and an prototype one in the same position on the rear (without the bend in it), but it doesn't do the job. Is the angled one more effective?
Re: Fat Bike Mudguards
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:52 pm
by firestarter
It works OK Ian I don't know how it would compare to yours. It hugs round the tyre nicely so seems to catch a fair bit
Re: Fat Bike Mudguards
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:53 pm
by Zippy
You need to break out the CAD, Ian ;-)
(cardboard aided design)
Re: Fat Bike Mudguards
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:55 pm
by Ian
Not sure cardboard would last very long in the wet

Re: Fat Bike Mudguards
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 10:05 pm
by pushbikemike
I read about this somewhere else: I took a mud hugger mudguard for a 29er and applied some heat from a hairdryer then molded it to fit my fatbike. Works pretty well.
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fat-mud-guard
Re: Fat Bike Mudguards
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 10:08 pm
by Ian
pushbikemike wrote:I read about this somewhere else: I took a mud hugger mudguard for a 29er and applied some heat from a hairdryer then molded it to fit my fatbike. Works pretty well.
Hmm, would that be something like what's on this bike then? :
http://fatbiking.eu/?p=6247
Re: Fat Bike Mudguards
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 10:30 pm
by pushbikemike
Yes.
Re: Fat Bike Mudguards
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 10:48 pm
by johnnystorm
I'm going to be fitting a Crud 29er set to mine.
Re: Fat Bike Mudguards
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 11:30 pm
by Mariner
Been thinking about this myself and considering butchering/modifying an SKS Velo 65mm rear mudguard.
The idea is to secure the mudguard using the cross member between the back stays and same on the chain stays.
If you dont have a tapped hole available use pclips looped on the cross piece and secured on the mudguard.
The mudguard is only for the back of the seat tube use a normal rear X Blade type guard for the rest.
You can trim the mudguard to overlap the blade.
Hope that makes sense.
Re: Fat Bike Mudguards
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:47 am
by Solo
JohnClimber wrote:Mud Hugger are working on a Fat Bike specific rear mud guard as we speak.

Any idea on the design style?
ie. Seat post mounted rear?
Re: Fat Bike Mudguards
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 4:04 pm
by Mariner
Try
http://stores.bigomfg.com/fender-kits/? ... red&page=2
I wanted for some for a Krampus but shipping doubled the cost.
If you decide to go for one of theirs give me a shout as I might want to tag an order on.
Re: Fat Bike Mudguards
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 6:27 pm
by tenbears10
I made something similar to firestarter's pic out of a 6 pint milk bottle, put a couple of holes in and zip tied it to the rear brake bridge It worked well but the plastic is a bit floppy. I've been meaning to make another with some strengthening to stop it bending. i'll post a pic when i get round to it.