Full suspension bike with mudguards
01-17-20, 07:10 AM
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Full suspension bike with mudguards
Full suspension bike with mudguards
Am I the only one to think that a decent bike is a bike with full suspension equipped with mudguards?
I was not able to find a full-suspension non-electric trekking/MTB bike with mudguards.
Does anyone know of a full-suspension non-electric trekking/MTB bike with mudguards for under 2000€ or should I open a new bike company myself to design and manufacture one? Hundreds upon hundreds of bycicle models, but all fall short of what is ideal.
Thanks!
Here some e-MTB I could find, but they are overpriced:
Am I the only one to think that a decent bike is a bike with full suspension equipped with mudguards?
I was not able to find a full-suspension non-electric trekking/MTB bike with mudguards.
Does anyone know of a full-suspension non-electric trekking/MTB bike with mudguards for under 2000€ or should I open a new bike company myself to design and manufacture one? Hundreds upon hundreds of bycicle models, but all fall short of what is ideal.
Thanks!
Here some e-MTB I could find, but they are overpriced:
- FOCUS THRON² 6.7 EQP
- CUBE Stereo Hybrid 120 Race 625 Allroad 29 black´n´blue
- FLYER Goroc4
01-17-20, 10:46 AM
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Add the mudguards yourself.
Here is one version, I think this is specific to 26 inch wheels but I think that they also make a version for 700c wheels. That is something you should check yourself.
https://www.bike24.com/p222346.html
Instructions.
https://www.bike24.com/data/28791.pdf
I bought them and unfortunately, they did not work well with my rim brake mounts so I could not use them. But otherwise they looked good. There is a small piece screwed onto them that you want to switch to the other end for the front if I recall correctly.
Here is one version, I think this is specific to 26 inch wheels but I think that they also make a version for 700c wheels. That is something you should check yourself.
https://www.bike24.com/p222346.html
Instructions.
https://www.bike24.com/data/28791.pdf
I bought them and unfortunately, they did not work well with my rim brake mounts so I could not use them. But otherwise they looked good. There is a small piece screwed onto them that you want to switch to the other end for the front if I recall correctly.
01-17-20, 11:32 AM
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01-22-20, 10:10 PM
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Ehh I wouldn't really want to do much touring on a full suspension bike. I certainly wouldn't want massive full coverage fenders because they just wouldn't be very safe for mountain biking and would probably get clogged up easily or get something caught in them and break or cause you to stop suddenly. If I am mountain biking I am ok getting a little dirty that is part of the fun but might get some smaller stuff to keep some stuff of my face at least.
If I needed fenders/mudguards really badly I would just add them myself, there are plenty of companies doing fenders for mountain bikes that clip on in some fashion.
If I needed fenders/mudguards really badly I would just add them myself, there are plenty of companies doing fenders for mountain bikes that clip on in some fashion.
01-23-20, 06:33 AM
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First of all, on my Simplex I changed the chain to the timing belt and, accordingly, the cassette to the planet. I do not like chains, for rudeness, dirt, service.
There were unexpected difficulties with the belt. The belt, unlike the chain, is not removable. And usually a bike with a belt either has a cantilever wheel or a split frame.
I circumvented these features with a cunning belt reserve
There were unexpected difficulties with the belt. The belt, unlike the chain, is not removable. And usually a bike with a belt either has a cantilever wheel or a split frame.
I circumvented these features with a cunning belt reserve
01-23-20, 07:54 AM
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First of all, on my Simplex I changed the chain to the timing belt and, accordingly, the cassette to the planet. I do not like chains, for rudeness, dirt, service.
There were unexpected difficulties with the belt. The belt, unlike the chain, is not removable. And usually a bike with a belt either has a cantilever wheel or a split frame.
I circumvented these features with a cunning belt reserve
There were unexpected difficulties with the belt. The belt, unlike the chain, is not removable. And usually a bike with a belt either has a cantilever wheel or a split frame.
I circumvented these features with a cunning belt reserve
and since I changed to an electronic distributor from mechanical points, my timing belt no longer gives me grief.
01-23-20, 12:34 PM
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Untitled by Stuart Black, on Flickra rigid frame and narrow tires just don’t cut it.
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You sound like treat your bike as if you are a good parent that is raising very polite children.
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I agree with the others that feel you do not need full suspension for touring, but in some of the campgrounds that I was camping at I saw some bikepacking setups on full suspension bikes. Thus, it depends on what you call touring.
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I agree with the others that feel you do not need full suspension for touring, but in some of the campgrounds that I was camping at I saw some bikepacking setups on full suspension bikes. Thus, it depends on what you call touring.
01-23-20, 01:39 PM
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youi guys know Im just goofing around, responding to the original question by a newcomer about a "decent bike being one with full suspension" in the touring section, and then responding to Dr Who with a long scarf's comments about not liking rude chains and timing belts...
01-23-20, 07:07 PM
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I started to comment on the timing belt/chain and distributor comment, then deleted it. So, to re-iterate some of it, my vintage 500ml Triumphs had no timing belt or chain, cam gears were directly off the crank, pushrods.
01-29-20, 03:10 AM
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Well, I finally managed to find some good mudguards: Zefal Deflector RM29 for the rear, made for 27.5" and 29" wheels, but perfect for my 26" wheels, which shows that this model is short for bigger wheels, a typical issue for MTB mudguards, which actually shows how much thought the engineers put into designing them, and the Zefal No Mud for the front.
01-29-20, 04:53 AM
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Me, I just use 2.5" tyres and a suspension seat post. If it's rough, some air comes out of the tyres. That way I can a decent amount of stuff on racks to tour for weeks on end.
01-29-20, 08:05 AM
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dan , if you ever want more front coverage, less spray up in your face, sks still makes a newer version of this, that mounts into the bottom open part of a front suspension.
It wasnt clear that you already had a bike.
It wasnt clear that you already had a bike.
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For the front suspension I just hose clamped a regular fender in place on the lower stanchions:
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