Rattle free rear mudguard

[Ferrij]

Has anyone used a rear mudguard off-road that is robust and doesn’t rattle?
I’ve tried a number of different brands, the best of which has been a Crud Catcher but after a few rides they become noisy or loose over rocks and jumps. I’m using on an hardtail and can attach to the seat post.
Any recommendations welcome please?

[pjclinch]

Has anyone used a rear mudguard off-road that is robust and doesn’t rattle?
I’ve tried a number of different brands, the best of which has been a Crud Catcher but after a few rides they become noisy or loose over rocks and jumps. I’m using on an hardtail and can attach to the seat post.
Any recommendations welcome please?

I use an SKS Beavertail very satisfactorily but there's a "but"... I also have a rack on it which helps keep the guard in place, and I've got cable ties from the middle and back of the rack onto the mudguard (with some suitable slots cut) to make extra sure.

It's a solid-top rack which acts as a bit of a mudguard in itself, and between the rack and the guard they are remarkably effective at keeping crunge from the back from going all over me (I just wish I could do as well at the front!)

Pete.

[rjb]

ive fitted a beavertail mudguard to my grandsons bike. so far so good but the thought crossed my mind that the addition of some stays could turn it into a bullitproof arrangement.

[pjclinch]

My off-road tourer (think of that in terms of a 29-er rigid MTB with 50mm tyres and long chainstays) has SKS metal mudguards with "proper" stays and thus far (6 months) they've been pretty good, though if you hit serious mud they can jam up. I tend not to do serious mud when touring, and the odd occasion of unclogging the guards isn't problematical enough that I keep them for doing their job very well most of the time.
I wouldn't put 'guards like that on the MTB as that sees more deep, gloopy mud action than the tourer, but if one's MTB rides don't involve much mud (formal MTB trails, for example, usually don't have that much) I think they'd be fine.

Here's a couple of pictures I have that show the difference between the Beavertail + rack on the MTB and the more closely fitted 'guards on the tourer...

off-road tourer with SKS metal mudguards with stays

MTB with clip-on mudguard held in place with rack and cable ties

Pete.

[mattsccm]

If you don't want a guard mounted conventionally near the wheel, on the seat stay brace and at the bottom bracket, try the type that mount of the seat stays with fancy velcro or cable ties. Mine don't rattle and sit much lower than seat post mounted types with generally better coverage.

[Ferrij]

Thanks for the suggestions. I did wonder about the type that Velcro/ zip tie to the seat stays but heard they also can rattle. I’ll give one a try I guess as the ones that mount to the seat post don’t do the job

[mattsccm]

https://www.themudhugger.co.uk/collecti ... 9850035374
This sort of thing.

[cycleruk]

Is yours like mine.
Mine wobbles a bit but is not noisy.
Zipp tied to the seat stay.
It has rubber ends

[pjclinch]

https://www.themudhugger.co.uk/collecti ... 9850035374
This sort of thing.

My missus has one of those on the back of her MTB, it doesn't seem to be ostentatiously noisy and seems to keep mud off reasonably well (I have the front half on my MTB, it seems to work pretty well though unsurprisingly somewhat shy of perfect.

Pete.

[ymfb]

I have an SKS X blade on the rear and mudhugger on the front, both are excellent.

[deeferdonk]

I also have a mudhugger on my hardtail. Another happy customer.

[pjclinch]

I have a Mudhugger on the front of my MTB, was riding round a second hand 'cross course on Saturday and got into one of those situations where there's so much mud a mudguard becomes a liability.

It didn't clog up with mud (too soft), but it made an excellent mould to set a dome of mud over the front tyre, completely covering all the tread far more thoroughly than was the case for my fellow riders (including one bike with the same tyres). An "interesting" no-grip experience for cornering!

Pete.

[Cowsham]

These are what I've on my cube acid -- lifeline wide. They are the answer to mudguards -- I've never seen anything that is more robust for their weight and putting them on is dead easy. They don't crack if they get a knock like the brittle plastic ones -- you couldn't break them with your hands cos they're like rubber and just bounce back to their original shape -- I've tested them -- not intentionally.

Wide Mudguard Set 50mm Black for 38-47mm tyres https://share.google/cbqxtO9XqBQGkBWjY