Just interested whether members prefer to ride their e-bikes with or without mudguards?
Dave
KudosCycles
Dave
KudosCycles
Would you ride an e-bike without mudguards
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I guess it all depends whether people are using them for commuting or other journeys regardless of weather, or only on sunny days.
Personally I have the Kudos King for commuting which doesn't have mudguards as standard. On wet days I was getting very wet feet, and although the rack and battery stops the spray up the back there was alot of wet and mud coming forward onto the crank area. I have now fitted a wrap round type to the rear, and a mountain style one to the front. Perhaps you could offer optional extras such as mudguards ?
On my Specialised Rock Hopper I have a seat piller mounted type to stop mud on the back, and on my Cannondale Synapse racing bike I wouldn't dream of fitting mudguards.
For leisure and utility cycling, it has to be "with" for me. For road-race stuff, a different type of bike without assist, without guards.....and without me!
Indalo
Why would anyone wish to ride without mudguards ? .....I just can't think of any benefits
I suppose that there must be a reason other than being frightened of being thought of as a wimp if you fit them.
...perhaps if you are continually up to your knees in mud they might be a disadvantage.
I suppose that there must be a reason other than being frightened of being thought of as a wimp if you fit them.
...perhaps if you are continually up to your knees in mud they might be a disadvantage.
I'm still using my old push-bike in the wet, keeping my ebike all shiny.
But I'd not have considered buying a model without mudguards. Stylistic reasons as much as anything.
We may be in Kent in a months time, will come in and browse, if that's OK!
I fitted mudguards to my Tonaro. When out for a ride, I spoil myself by going to posh tea rooms etc. If I was muddy or wet, I don't think my reception would be too great.
Also, they keep the bike clean.
Back in the 1950's, we removed our mudguards to look racier. Nearly all bikes had mudguards then.
Also, they keep the bike clean.
Back in the 1950's, we removed our mudguards to look racier. Nearly all bikes had mudguards then.
No, the Taliban use mudguard bikes and no doubt Al Qaeda use then as well on some of their raids, since all bikes in those parts of the world have mudguards. Whatever one thinks of them, people who blow themselves to bits on suicide missions are emphatically not wimps!
An absolute necessity for me, I commute about 130 miles a week and don't let a bit of rain (lots of rain this month!) put me off.
As regular members will know I have the Bearprint Bike and the nice silver aluminium mudguards which was one of the reasons I bought it - together with the fitted rack, double disk brakes, adjustable handlebar stem, large 16AH battery, lights powered from the battery, etc.
Like Mike63 above I don't understand why anyone wouldn't want them in the UK.
OK if you live somewhere like Spain where you mostly get sunshine everyday you might not need them.
Barry.
As regular members will know I have the Bearprint Bike and the nice silver aluminium mudguards which was one of the reasons I bought it - together with the fitted rack, double disk brakes, adjustable handlebar stem, large 16AH battery, lights powered from the battery, etc.
Like Mike63 above I don't understand why anyone wouldn't want them in the UK.
OK if you live somewhere like Spain where you mostly get sunshine everyday you might not need them.
Barry.
Biker 44,the good weather last week attracted a number of test bike riders. We keep a sample of every Kudos bike ready charged. Try to pick a nice day,there is a nice seaside ride along the promenade. Always look forward to meeting fellow pedelec members.
Any day,Monday to Friday.
Dave
KudosCycles
I think u cannot regard them as your average cyclist, off on a suicide mission worrying about whether the mudguards are not in keeping with their mission.
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Riding without mudguards has many advantages obviously overlooked by some of our more sensible members:
1) it makes you look sexier to girls and increases your chances of getting some
2) it reduces the weight of your bike by at least 200g which makes you go faster
3) going faster enables you to get more girls (see 1)
4) getting wet in the rain shows your muscles off (see 1 again).
OK so there's a thread developing here.
I'll go back and think about this some more.
This is a statement of fact. Mudguards are completely and utterly for wimps and anybody who even remotely disagrees with this is by definition a wimp.
Another advantage of NOT having mudguards is that your bike gets dirty so you have to take it into the front room and clean it. Which is fun.
You need as many excuses as possible to take your bike inside and do things to it. This is yet another device for exactly that.
Again one has to look at the pro's and con's of literally everything.
In this example one needs to examine closely the pro's of getting your bike dirty.
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