Product name: Mucky Nutz - Mugguard Rear Fender
Price paid: £28 (Black Friday Deal) £38 RRP
Score (out of 10): 9/10
Review:
Firstly, it’s not a spelling error - it is actually called a MUGguard!
I’ve been testing this out over the last month or so. On my previous bike, I had a Mudhugger Rear full sized mudguard. It was hideous! A horrible looking mudguard that covered the whole rear wheel… but probably the only one of many guards I tried that was actually effective, and could be used on a full suspension bike. I would put it on for winter, and then remove it for the rest of the year as it looked so bad. It also ate the seat stays really badly. I had a few wraps of Helitape underneath it, and it scraped the hell out of them.
For the last 8 months, I’ve been running my bike with no rear guard. It looks much better, but during the Scottish winter (cold and very wet, with some exceptionally muddy trails) the bike ends up absolutely filthy.
On Black Friday, I got a deal on the Mucky Nutz Mugguard - so picked it up for £28. Looking now, it seems to be about £38 when not on sale. It’s taken me about 3 months to actually get it on the bike. Each time I was about to go out, I’d consider it - but then decide just to go!
The Mugguard comes with some rubber inserts which go against your frame, and a roll of Velcro to cut as straps. It’s a ‘convertible’ mudguard, so comes with 2 different ends… the huge full sized one, and a small ‘plug’.
My bike is Invisiframed, but I put an extra wrap of Helitape under the contact points and where the Velcro straps go.
My first few rides, I used the small guard. When using the small guard, you slip the ‘plug’ in and it fills the hole in the guard.
It stopped my shock getting so dirty, and stopped the big pile of dirt and pine needles sitting at the pivot point, but that’s about it. The bike, my back, and my bum still ended up clarted! You can see my dropper still took a beating...
During the last few rides, I’ve tried the full size attachment. Trying to get the ‘plug’ out of the guard was an absolute pain in the backside as it’s pretty well jammed in. I ended up having to use a pair of pipe pliers to haul it out whilst pressing the button. When it’s in, there’s nothing to grip on to. When you’re pulling the full sized one out, you’ve got plenty to hold onto!
The full sized attachment makes the Mugguard equally as ugly as the full sized Mudhugger… and is equally as effective.
No mud on my saddle, my Garmin Varia was almost clean, and most importantly, I didn’t have mud all up my back or backside!
The bike still gets caked in mud, and I had mud on my face, arms and torso from the front wheel… but very little on my rear.
Time will see how this things wears the Helitape on my seat stays, but I guess the rubber inserts will be a bit kinder than my old Mudhugger’s plastic contact points. Maybe in the last 5 years Mudhugger have changed their design to have rubber contact points too?
Looks: Full - 1/10, Short 6/10
Usability: 8/10
Value: 9/10
Mud Stopping Ability: Full 10/10, Short 4/10
Overall: 9/10
Conclusion: If you want something that’s going to keep your bum clean and dry, this is what you need. With the clip on ‘long’ part, the versatility is there - and it only takes a minute to swap from full to short or vice versa if the weather requires it. Unfortunately there isn’t such a thing as a nice looking fully functional mudguard!
Price paid: £28 (Black Friday Deal) £38 RRP
Score (out of 10): 9/10
Review:
Firstly, it’s not a spelling error - it is actually called a MUGguard!
I’ve been testing this out over the last month or so. On my previous bike, I had a Mudhugger Rear full sized mudguard. It was hideous! A horrible looking mudguard that covered the whole rear wheel… but probably the only one of many guards I tried that was actually effective, and could be used on a full suspension bike. I would put it on for winter, and then remove it for the rest of the year as it looked so bad. It also ate the seat stays really badly. I had a few wraps of Helitape underneath it, and it scraped the hell out of them.
For the last 8 months, I’ve been running my bike with no rear guard. It looks much better, but during the Scottish winter (cold and very wet, with some exceptionally muddy trails) the bike ends up absolutely filthy.
On Black Friday, I got a deal on the Mucky Nutz Mugguard - so picked it up for £28. Looking now, it seems to be about £38 when not on sale. It’s taken me about 3 months to actually get it on the bike. Each time I was about to go out, I’d consider it - but then decide just to go!
The Mugguard comes with some rubber inserts which go against your frame, and a roll of Velcro to cut as straps. It’s a ‘convertible’ mudguard, so comes with 2 different ends… the huge full sized one, and a small ‘plug’.
My bike is Invisiframed, but I put an extra wrap of Helitape under the contact points and where the Velcro straps go.
My first few rides, I used the small guard. When using the small guard, you slip the ‘plug’ in and it fills the hole in the guard.
It stopped my shock getting so dirty, and stopped the big pile of dirt and pine needles sitting at the pivot point, but that’s about it. The bike, my back, and my bum still ended up clarted! You can see my dropper still took a beating...
During the last few rides, I’ve tried the full size attachment. Trying to get the ‘plug’ out of the guard was an absolute pain in the backside as it’s pretty well jammed in. I ended up having to use a pair of pipe pliers to haul it out whilst pressing the button. When it’s in, there’s nothing to grip on to. When you’re pulling the full sized one out, you’ve got plenty to hold onto!
The full sized attachment makes the Mugguard equally as ugly as the full sized Mudhugger… and is equally as effective.
No mud on my saddle, my Garmin Varia was almost clean, and most importantly, I didn’t have mud all up my back or backside!
The bike still gets caked in mud, and I had mud on my face, arms and torso from the front wheel… but very little on my rear.
Time will see how this things wears the Helitape on my seat stays, but I guess the rubber inserts will be a bit kinder than my old Mudhugger’s plastic contact points. Maybe in the last 5 years Mudhugger have changed their design to have rubber contact points too?
Looks: Full - 1/10, Short 6/10
Usability: 8/10
Value: 9/10
Mud Stopping Ability: Full 10/10, Short 4/10
Overall: 9/10
Conclusion: If you want something that’s going to keep your bum clean and dry, this is what you need. With the clip on ‘long’ part, the versatility is there - and it only takes a minute to swap from full to short or vice versa if the weather requires it. Unfortunately there isn’t such a thing as a nice looking fully functional mudguard!
