Homemade Mountain Bike Mudguard Template

This wooden bike fender by andrea biffi might not be the easiest to make but it will certainly give your bike style.

Homemade mountain bike mudguard template. The template i used had plenty of coverage and attachment points. The zip ties secure it really well and it looks nice on the bike. This is a pretty inexpensive part by bike part standards but i was really hoping someone had created a good pdf template i could use to go even cheaper. I ended up using a drill to drill out the holes as it made it look very nice but you could use the scissors or a xacto knife as well.

I ll be using the first one and cutting it out of 4mm plastic from a 20l container that i used for another project the advantages of being a farmer all the left over material form old projects and i. I have several mtb and its my intention to make some front mudguards for them experimenting with shape and length. We love a good hack here at gmbn so much so that we make our own mudguards. Page 1 of 7 making a fender for your mtb posted in tech q a.

Mine will definitely have stickers prior to mud application. It s starting to rain here and i m tired of getting mud in my eye so i did a search for fenders and got a number of templates. These chic fenders are made with wood profiles. I bought a xtra dry x3 rear mudguard from performance bycycles in fountian valley ca back 2000 for my hard tail iron horse mountain bike.

I notice some of you posting made it s skipped at least part of step 5 which is a shame. A few months ago however i was in my local newsmongers and saw that mountain biking uk magazine was giving away one of these cheapo front mudguards. Mudguards are great for keeping you kit and your bike that little bit cleaner and a must have for rainy mountain bike. Global mountain bike network 260 476 views 6 08 making marsh guard mtb mud front fender mud guard tutorial do it at low cost template parafango mtb duration.

The adjustable strap fits snuggly on the manic x fusion seat post and you can adjust the fender to your preferred angle and tighten it in place with a multi tool. I opted for the texture out to give it a different look. That s the reason i ve held off fitting a front mudguard for years when the mud is thick and sticky it mixes with dead vegetation and builds up on the fork arch until the front tyre starts rubbing. Now i m running it on my stumpumper.

Biffi shows how to make both a front and back fender so you can go all out and make both or just make the one you really need.