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Crashed because something got stuck in mudguard

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  • November 24, 2014 at 8:36 pm #22779
    Dutchie

    I was out riding about a month ago, going down a very quiet backroad where there were leaves all over the road. Suddenly I was lying on the tarmac – something had got stuck in my front mudguard, locking up the front wheel and throwing me over the handlebars. Now recovering from breaks in both my jaws. I’m wondering if anyone has had similar experiences with mudguards?

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  • November 29, 2014 at 11:04 am #821747
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    joemmo

    Dutchie wrote:Well, at least

    Dutchie wrote:
    Well, at least I’m not the only one 😀 Still debating whether to go without a front mudguard or to fit one with safety features. Something at the back end of the mudguard to clear any debris sounds good too, any links or tips?

    To put it into perspective this happened to me only once in about 8 years with this particular guard, while riding the bike down a stony, muddy track that I had ridden countless times before and have done many times since.
    I’m not convinced you could put something under guard to skim off debris though, seems more likely to trap it.

    November 29, 2014 at 10:29 am #821745
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    Dutchie

    O-rings seem pretty strong
    O-rings seem pretty strong and well-gripping to me? Not something I would worry about 🙂

    November 29, 2014 at 12:16 am #821743
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    chokofingrz

    Not worried about my front
    Not worried about my front mudguard (yet), but lately I have visions of my front light O-ring popping off and the light tumbling down on its battery cable to cause carnage…

    November 28, 2014 at 10:19 pm #821741
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    matthewn5

    I got a twig in my front Crud
    I got a twig in my front Crud RoadRacer 2, it just folded up on itself and the twig got spat out. I was able to straighten it out, reattach the stays, and continue on my way. It’s still on there.

    November 27, 2014 at 2:12 pm #821739
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    Al__S

    I’ve had a freak accident
    I’ve had a freak accident where (at low speed) I managed to kick the front guard, causing it to pop out of the quick release and putting the stay through the wheel!

    November 26, 2014 at 6:25 pm #821737
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    Dutchie

    Well, at least I’m not the
    Well, at least I’m not the only one 😀 Still debating whether to go without a front mudguard or to fit one with safety features. Something at the back end of the mudguard to clear any debris sounds good too, any links or tips?

    November 26, 2014 at 6:25 pm #821735
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    Dutchie

    Well, at least I’m not the
    Well, at least I’m not the only one 😀 Still debating whether to go without a front mudguard or to fit one with safety features. Something at the back end of the mudguard to clear any debris sounds good too, any links or tips?

    November 26, 2014 at 12:22 pm #821733
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    clayfit

    Had the same with a low-rider
    Had the same with a low-rider rack on a mountainbike. The bike stopped dead when the rack came loose and caught in the nobbles on the tyre. I was cleated in, so I rotated around the front wheel until my head hit the road. Cracked my front teeth and got a very sore head. That’s the last time I rode without a helmet- January 1989… :S

    November 26, 2014 at 12:17 pm #821731
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    Marauder

    Reminds me of an accident I
    Reminds me of an accident I had 25 years ago or so (not with mud guards).

    On the way out of a village approx 20mph and suddenly went over the handlebars.
    It turns out I went over a screwdriver and flipped it into the spokes and locked the front wheel up. Luckily someone in the house next to the road seen me and took me to a local doctors. Nothing broken just some grazes on my head and slight concussion.

    November 26, 2014 at 12:09 pm #821729
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    P3t3

    If you fit the guards
    If you fit the guards yourself try to make the rearwards tip of the guard closer to the tyre than the rest of it, that way stuff can’t get ingested by the tyre/wheel.

    There is a company that sells a little clip thing to go on the end of the guard to knock stuff off the tyre as well.

    November 26, 2014 at 12:02 pm #821727
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    arfa

    Nasty.
    I had just fitted SKS
    Nasty.
    I had just fitted SKS raceblades and have just removed the front set as the fit was a bit flaky.
    I hope you get well soon.

    November 26, 2014 at 11:52 am #821725
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    Dnnnnnn

    I’d a similar accident some
    I’d a similar accident some years ago – something jammed the wheel and before I’d time to react, even instinctively, the bike rotated around the wheel, my head taking the impact before I could stretch my arms out. Time seemed to pause for a second as the impact happened, just so I could appreciate the moment.

    A few moment later I was sitting in the middle of the road, seeing stars and letting things come back into focus. Helmet in two parts and neck muscles painfully-wrenched but no serious damage. Could have been much worse.

    No breakaway clips.

    November 26, 2014 at 10:31 am #821723
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    Nick0

    Seen this
    Seen this pga?

    http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/mudguards-spares-dept643_pg1/#page=all

    November 26, 2014 at 10:27 am #821721
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    Nick0

    Get well soon Dutchie, and
    Get well soon Dutchie, and fit the secu clips. I have them fitted front and rear, also many modern mudguards have impact release systems built into the stay clips, I’ve bought three sets of these now –

    http://www.tredz.co.uk/.ETC-Full-Mudguards-with-Stays_45969.htm

    they pop out quite easily – I got rear ended by a taxi a couple of weeks ago, they did their job and were otherwise unscathed – just popped them back in!

    November 25, 2014 at 10:45 pm #821719
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    rabeynon

    Sorry yes that’s exactly what
    Sorry yes that’s exactly what I meant. Always getting the two mixed up!

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