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Mudhugger SL front mudguard


This nifty bit of flatpack plastic is designed to plug a gap in Mudhugger’s range and deliver a more wallet-friendly version of their moulded fender without sacrificing too much performance. It feels relatively flimsy in the hand, but once you overlap the two tabs on each side and anchor them to your fork’s lower legs with the cable ties provided, it gains a decent dollop of structural integrity, and curves around the wheel nicely. This added complexity means fitting is a little trickier than with a regular fender, and we found we had to crank the cable ties up properly tight to prevent it moving around when covered in mud. On a 29er XC bike with a 2.25in front tyre and Boost-width Fox 32 fork, the wheel flex and limited tyre clearance meant our sample rubbed quite frequently. When used with a Fox 36 and 2.5in tyre there were no such problems and the SL did a sterling job of keeping grime and spray off our goggles.

Price $20
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