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ass saver .jpgAss Savers refine mudguard design with new Flip Tip
The popular Ass Savers plastic saddle mounted mudguard has been refined and updated with a new Flip Tip nose that more securely locks the mudguard into the saddle rails.
Simple, light and reasonably inexpensive, the Ass Savers have been popular for a few years since they first arrived on the scene, and while not offering anywhere near the same road spray shield as full-length mudguards, are better than nothing at all. They've even been a common sight in the pro peloton on very wet stages.
The latest iteration brings it up to its fourth generation, showing that the company isn’t resting on its laurels and is looking at improvements all the time. If we were being super picky about the previous Ass Saver, is that they sometimes don’t stay in place very well and could be tricky to fit some saddles. The changes are aimed at addressing this issues.
The Flip Tip folds down and clamps the Ass Saver securely against the saddle rails. It’s a simple change and one that looks like it should hook the mudguard into place with a bit more reassurance. We look forward to testing it.
The regular Ass Saver is intended to fit any saddle rail, even carbon rails, and fits with no tools and is designed for 23 to 35mm tyres.
With the growing prevalence for gravel bikes and wide tyres, the Ass Saver Big increases the width of the mudguard so it offers more protection with 30 to 50mm tyres. It also gets the new Flip Tip and tool-free installation.
The regular Ass Saver costs €9 and the Ass Saver Big is €10. Check them out at https://ass-savers.com
David worked on the road.cc tech team from 2012-2020. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes.
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Think I've got about 5 of these from various brands - Ass Savers, Mucky Nutz, 1 other.
I've only paid a £1 each for the two Ass Savers ones I got from Halfords bargain bin - the rest were all from event goody bags.
Think I'll be putting one on for Saturday's sportive, looking at the weather - not sure I've got time to fit anything else before then.
Over the last couple of years I've found a few of these on the roads and trails and been kind enough to put them in the bin for the happless miscreant that dropped it.
Useless littering pieces of crap they should also come with some sort of tether (Torq gel style) so if they come off then they at least stay attached to the bike.
Bought one, lost it, found it, lost it again, didn't bother looking for it.... during a single ride.
So at least they recognized the problem, I guess.
€9! For a piece of plastic that would make a bookmark. Glad I cleaned my local Halfords out when they were knocking them out for 50p on clearance (and yes I did use my BC card to make it 45p lol)
Naturally since I acquired two dozen of the feckers, I haven't lost one since.
Sounds like a perfect eBay opportunity!
Good, I've lost a few of these. Dead handy, even dryish days where I am have some sections where crap will get thrown up your jersey. These are enough to handle it and it'd be overkill to use mudguards.