Bicycle mud-guards (and bike locks)..

[BlueMagician]

I'm getting back into cycling.. I've had a decent full-sus bike for a few years, but now I'm really coming to use it now the weathers changing. However, I lack two things..

Can anyone suggest:

a) A _decent_ set of (or single rear) mudguards suitable for a full-suspension mountain bike? Guards that actually catch all the carp but don't look stupid would be nice..

b) A respected manufacture of bike lock/chain, preferably as light as possible, but beefy enough not to be snipped or picked in 5 seconds flat...


Many thanks in advance..
S.

[XA04]

A)I got some cheap ones.. front and back for about £14 off eBay, they do the job for my full suspension bike. Note that they don't work for rain and stuff though... but they are mud guards..
Edit: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MUD-GUARDS-FRO...QQcmdZViewItem
They are the ones I have.


B) A standard D lock should do the trick... they usually use tubular locks which are hard to pick, they are light, and strong.
http://members.tripod.com/~motiveloc.../loc-cyl-1.jpg

[5lab]

crudcatcher should be good for the rear. have a flick thru the bike mags in smiths - you might find one with a lock multitest on (quite common)

[jagster]

i would also go with some crud catchers! there great! also for a lock you cant go wrong with a magnum plus, as on some of there locks they say if some one robs you bike whilst you are using that lock they will give you up to the value of £1500!! and trust me, them locks are strong!!(you can buy these from any halfords same as crud gaurds!)

crud gaurd set is £19.99
lock can range between £25 and £45

[BenW]

I've got the crud cathers front and rear. The rear's good, catches all the 'crud' but the front only works in a straigh line due to the way its mounted. Even when you're going in a straight line it sprays the water/mud out to the sides rather than down. So get a crud catcher on the front but im not too sure about the front

EDIT: this looks better for the front than the one in the sets http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CRUD-Front-Cru...QQcmdZViewItem

[herulach]

Flinger DH from wiggle.co.uk on the front, and you dont need anything on the back, you cant usually get seapost mounted ones close enough to the tre on full bouncers or they make a silly farting noise everytime you hit anything. Who cares about a muddy back? If youre commuting get a shonky bike to ride.

[XA04]

The one I linked above.. you attach it to where the reflector goes , so it moves with the wheel.

[BenW]

Edit, missread your post

[BlueMagician]

Wow... a day at work, and to come back to all these suggestions - thanks guys!
I'll have a look through and let you know what I decide - I'll take anything that stops me arriving at work looking like I've been mud wrestling with naked ladies...

...er no, actually - wait, I like that image....

S.

[monkeyville]

Having lived in Manchester (read non-stop rain) and cycling everyday for the last 2 years i can recommend crud catchers to stop your bum getting wet and muddy. Expensive but i've smashed them around a bit and they are still in once piece. Actually its not me thats smashed them about but cars hitting me, but thats another story

Lock wise i would recommend spending different amounts according to the bikes value. I wouldnt spend less than £35 on a bike thats worth over £300. If at all possible buy 2 and of different types. Ie a chain one and a D lock. Usually they require different tecniques and equipment to break into. This would hopefully put off a lot of people who specilise in one or the other! Whos going to rob a bike with 2 locks when they can have the one with 1 next too it?

[jagster]

Lock wise i would recommend spending different amounts according to the bikes value. I wouldnt spend less than £35 on a bike thats worth over £300. If at all possible buy 2 and of different types. Ie a chain one and a D lock. Usually they require different tecniques and equipment to break into. This would hopefully put off a lot of people who specilise in one or the other! Whos going to rob a bike with 2 locks when they can have the one with 1 next too it?

i agree with this very much, depends on where you locking your bike up, D locks are very restricted in where u can put them, usually around an object and then your bike frame as for cable locks its recomended u do it around front wheel (quick relese or not) frame and THEN the object! as for carrying 2 this can become aukward, although some of the locks that halfords do come with a fitting that attatches to your bike so u dont need to carry them in a bag!

p.s. sorry to go on about halfords again, i just know what they stock as i work there lol

[herulach]

If youre commuting then as i said above, get a shonky old road bike (you could pick a second hand one up for 100 quid) get full guards for it, and ride on that. you cant fit full guards to a mountainbike (at least not without looking like a proper chump) and anything less you will still get the bottom of your legs splashed, even the best front guards will only kleep crap off your face.

[BlueMagician]

To fill you in, cos I said I would once I'd sorted myself out:

I ended up going for the top model ABUS 'granite' D lock, plus an additional eyelet accessory cord to run through my wheels and saddle etc etc. It comes with a frame mount, so I don't have to worry about carrying it. The only downside is that due to where it's mounted, it's worryingly ready to obliterate my chances of ever having children, if I stack it...

I will, perhaps, buy a coil lock as well once the wallet recovers, just for the flexibility as suggested above.

As for the mud guards - all suggestions were appreciated - and in the end I went for a simple front & rear Crudcatcher set. We'll see how these go, and if they don't do the job, I'll try something else mentioned in this thread..


Thanks for the info and advice

S.