Ok, the main reason why mudguards won't work effectively on MTB's, is the mount points for the rear mudguard.
There is only, effectively, two at the moment, namely the seat/upper swing arm.
This means the coverage is limited to just, at best, 10-35% of the rear tyre and doesn't come anywhere...
The only parts that would need to be adjustable are the wire struts coming from the axle, most are adjustable already, if a thru bolt could be designed that had mounting points for the wire struts, it would be easy to adjust for different dropouts.
You could, in theory, make the attachment...
Would it be possible to borrow the wire struts off a road going rear mudguard, place them on modified through axle bolts engineered with adjustable strut mounts.
With the extra support of the struts you could extend the mudguard further back over the wheel providing more coverage and stability...
Could the same support struts that full road style mudguards have, work for offroad?
At the moment virtually all mtb mudguards rely on just strut mounts and never utilise the axle mounts you find on road going mudguards.
Could a combination of both strut and axle mounts extend the needed...
The rooster tail up the back and derriere is an intractable problem aesthetically and practically.
I've plumped for RRS mudguards, they mount nicely at the front and don't make me wince when I look at the rear guard.
Hi everyone, I have two electric bikes, one for trekking that I put together myself, upgraded forks, stem, seat etc, and a Cannondale Moterra neo carbon 2 which I've just bought, I'm just getting into the mountain bike side of things and plan to go to my local trail in Cooloney Sligo.