[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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[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.

[Dutchie]

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

[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…

[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.

[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!

[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?

[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?

[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

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[Nick0]

Seen this
Seen this pga?

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

[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!

[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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