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SKS X-Board mudguard


SKS’S X-BOARD FRONT mudguard is held in place under the down tube by two reusable rubber straps.

Neat little rubber spacers are included so you can tweak the fit for different frames or space the ’guard out so it sits over cables without any interference. The rubberised front section is designed to deform if your fork crown hits it on really tight turns, which means you can sit the X-Board right up towards the bottom of your head tube so it deflects as much of the spray from your front wheel as possible. On our local test loop the X-Board did a reasonable job of keep spray and slop to a minimum, and it’s well priced too. The lack of coverage in front of the fork means spray from the front wheel still gets flicked in your face though, and not everyone was into the aesthetics.

 Price 15$
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