Trike Mudguards
Trike Mudguards
Are front mudguards very effective? I'm thinking of removing them for train / plane travel and leaving them at home. 2 less things to carry
Re: Trike Mudguards
I think they are... depends where you’re going though...
A shortcut has to be a challenge, otherwise it would just be the way. No situation is so dire that panic cannot make it worse.
There are two kinds of people in this world: those can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are two kinds of people in this world: those can extrapolate from incomplete data.
Re: Trike Mudguards
Uk smaller roads so wet and muddy. Guess I'm answering my own question - again! But always good to have other peoples thoughts
Re: Trike Mudguards
I dont' bother with front mudguards. Trikes are lighter and more aero without them. Depending on the width of the cruciform, the wheel spray either misses you or hits your elbows. Your choice.
Re: Trike Mudguards
And depends on steering angle
One other thing - I sustained a nasty burn on my forearm when looking over my shoulder - because it brushed the top of the tyre, which was travelling forward, relative to the trike, at my road speed (about 15mph at the time).
Mudguards prevent that kind of mishap...
I also have a rear light mounted on the RHS mudguard
One other thing - I sustained a nasty burn on my forearm when looking over my shoulder - because it brushed the top of the tyre, which was travelling forward, relative to the trike, at my road speed (about 15mph at the time).
Mudguards prevent that kind of mishap...
I also have a rear light mounted on the RHS mudguard
A shortcut has to be a challenge, otherwise it would just be the way. No situation is so dire that panic cannot make it worse.
There are two kinds of people in this world: those can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are two kinds of people in this world: those can extrapolate from incomplete data.
Re: Trike Mudguards
My country lanes have a lot of s.....well cows waste on them so YES
Re: Trike Mudguards
[XAP]Bob wrote:And depends on steering angle
One other thing - I sustained a nasty burn on my forearm when looking over my shoulder - because it brushed the top of the tyre, which was travelling forward, relative to the trike, at my road speed (about 15mph at the time).
Mudguards prevent that kind of mishap...
I also have a rear light mounted on the RHS mudguard
Good point and good idea about the light but isn't it in your eyeline?
Re: Trike Mudguards
yakdiver wrote:My country lanes have a lot of s.....well cows waste on them so YES
So Yakdiver is an apt name if you get my point
Re: Trike Mudguards
climo wrote:yakdiver wrote:My country lanes have a lot of s.....well cows waste on them so YES
So Yakdiver is an apt name if you get my point
Let's not delve into that matter, climo.
Re: Trike Mudguards
Geoff.D wrote:climo wrote:yakdiver wrote:My country lanes have a lot of s.....well cows waste on them so YES
So Yakdiver is an apt name if you get my point
Let's not delve into that matter, climo.
I'm sure there's a running gag there.
Re: Trike Mudguards
In answer to the question, I'd say "yes" they are effective, especially with (even small) mud flaps. Even if most of the spray misses me (except when not in a straight line) some of it does reach me, not least when there's a breeze. It's not enough to bother me if I'm wearing waterproofs, but as a specs wearer it's annoying to have to keep wiping the lens. The less spray in the air the better.
That said I often take them off for ease of transport (easy on an ICE) and leave them at home if the weather forecast is good. My roots are in the Yorkshire Dales (where it never rains, of course ) and a weekend up there without mudguards is fine.
That said I often take them off for ease of transport (easy on an ICE) and leave them at home if the weather forecast is good. My roots are in the Yorkshire Dales (where it never rains, of course ) and a weekend up there without mudguards is fine.
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Re: Trike Mudguards
You dont have these problems on a Delta.
Re: Trike Mudguards
climo wrote:[XAP]Bob wrote:And depends on steering angle
One other thing - I sustained a nasty burn on my forearm when looking over my shoulder - because it brushed the top of the tyre, which was travelling forward, relative to the trike, at my road speed (about 15mph at the time).
Mudguards prevent that kind of mishap...
I also have a rear light mounted on the RHS mudguard
Good point and good idea about the light but isn't it in your eyeline?
Yes it is, which is why I have painted the inside of the lens at the top. I will be adding a square of foil and some more paint soon.
A shortcut has to be a challenge, otherwise it would just be the way. No situation is so dire that panic cannot make it worse.
There are two kinds of people in this world: those can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are two kinds of people in this world: those can extrapolate from incomplete data.