The Mandy Fender is a self-assembly bamboo mudguard that can be adapted to fit any bike.
The question of why more bicycles in Britain aren’t sold with factory fitted mudguards remains one of life great unanswered mysteries. Sure, they add a marginal amount of weight and spoil very slightly the lines of a sleek road bike, but at this time of year the price you pay for going fender-less is a damp and gritty patch splashed up to the middle of your back.
A nine month, 6,103 km bicycle ride around Central Asia on a self-crafted bamboo bicycle inspired Sunny Chuah to found the bamboo bike studio Bamboobee to promote the cohesion between makers and nature.
Buying mudguards for the first time isn’t altogether straightforward. Given you can find a set of functional and good-looking mudguards, do you know what size to get? And once you have the right size, do you feel unsure about how to install them on your bike?
If you answered no, help might be at hand in the form of the Mandy Fender – a stylish bamboo mudguard designed to adapt to almost any type of bicycle and wheel size.
Versatile and interchangeable, the Mandy Fender comes with all the parts and tools you need. With a simple video tutorial and a clear instruction manual, the fitting process takes less than half an hour. Made from bamboo, the mudguards are light, durable, weather resistant and environmentally sustainable. The mounts are 304 stainless steel and chrome-plated steel.
How does the Mandy Fender work?
The Mandy Fender features a layer of memory film laminated between two layers of bamboo veneer. The first step in fitting the mudguards invloves securing the bamboo strip against your bike’s tyre using string or sellotape. After five minutes of hot air from a hair dryer, the mudguards keep their shape forever – or until reheated to reshape to a different bike.
Win a set of bamboo Mandy Fender mudguards for your bicycle
We have a set of the Many Fenders to give away. Just let us know what type of bike you plan to fit them to and we will pick a name at random. Good luck!
A nine month, 6,103 km bicycle ride around Central Asia on a self-crafted bamboo bicycle inspired Sunny Chuah to found the bamboo bike studio Bamboobee to promote the cohesion between makers and nature.
Environmentally friendly cycle insurance
On the face of it, one cycle insurance policy is much like another, but the devil is the detail. How much excess you will be charged is just one of the things that varies wildly between providers. Another is so called ‘new-for-old’ replacement – many insurers use this term, but if your bicycle is more than a few years old, devalue it severely. This means you are left out of pocket when you come to replace it.
ETA cycle insurance has a low standard excess of 5% (minimum £25) and offers a new-for-old for life – how ever old the bike, if it’s stolen you get enough to buy a new model.
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Henry
I plan to fit them to a Genesis Croix de Fer, which is a beautiful steel steed.
Stormy Lovell
Looking to custom build a new touring bike so these would go great!
Richard Newman
A friend has a Boardman bikes road bike – he needs stylish lightweight mudguards and these Mandy fenders would be ideal.
Darren C
Would make a stylish addition to my handmade Italian road bike.
Ema
I have a Specialized vita that I bought in 2011 and they would look good on it
Alastair Seagroatt
Specialized Roubaix Compact, would love to see how they cope with the Scottish Winter!
TD
Mine are so tattered that my trusty Dawes would be happy to have a new pair.
Peter Shirley
To my vintage single speed; once its been powder coated.
David Wharton
These would look lovely on my self-built Soma Saga. Nice match for shellaced natural cork bar tape and VO vegan saddle…
Steve P
Focus AX cyclocross bike used a a solid winter commuter. Would fit perfect under the large clearances! Stylish in the city too!
mark stack
is someone going to lend me a hairdryer then!?
Peter Mara
On my Genesis Croix de Fer these would keep my bits dry whilst on my winter rides around the Peak District.
Doug Milsom
I have a 25 year old Claud Butler Touring/Road bike, which would be much improved by new mudguards!
Julian Fargher
The beautiful 1969 Thanet Silverlight my dad left me
Matt lund
For my road bike
David Sharpe
Would work well on my Moulton TSR
Neil Woolford
My trusty 1970s Dawes Galaxy.
Isobel J
surly long haul trucker ! riding the High Atlas ultralight in January.. was going to make my own out of plastic bottles but these are rather prettier 🙂
Mike Croker
Would be fitted to Roland, my lovely RoadRat 🙂
Michael Foster
Roberts master pro compact, usually no mudguard eyes but had some put on mine as used for Audax i built it with all the best parts i could get at that time, close to art.
giuseppe
And on a brompton?
Raf
a beautiful and handy Mandy Fender!
John Morgan
Would look good on my shiny silver custom steel road bike!
Steven
Would bamboozle those interested in my often used and much loved, 15 year old Trek mountain bike!
Peter Clark
My Specialized Sirrus Comp hybrid. Just in time for winter!
J Geddes
Ny dawes galaxy would look great with these!
Andy G
My daughter’s Islabike’s Beinn 29 would suit these…
Paresh
The mudguards would make a perfect retrofit for my old but trusty work horse Raleigh Pioneer. The original plastic ones are looking a bit sorry, so new bamboo ones would smarten the whole bike up a treat.
James
Would love to try a pair most bikes have boring plastic mudguards
C Currey
My beautiful Trek Neko hybrid – girly yet tough!
Jim Clark
In the 1950s when I cycled everywhere we were only allowed to take our bikes to school if we passed the Cycling Proficiency Test, for this our bikes had to be in a roadworthy condition as stated in the Highway Code. As far as I understood it all bikes had to be fitted with mudguards, the rear mudguard must have a white strip at least nine inches long and an inch and a half wide at the rear lower end and have a red reflector at least an inch and a half in diameter fitted to this white strip. When did the law change that allowed mudguard less bikes?
Richard
Very nice
Chris
Great to replace some tired and end-of-life plastic mudguards on my every-day runabout, a tourer.
Julie
Would like them on my ridgeback electric bike 🙂
Matt Hodges
Beautiful BUT From the picture the front mudguard does not appear to have safety release stays. This is very unfortunate for the user. If the wheel flicks up a large stick or stone the guard could jam and the rider take a header over the handlebars. I’ve seen it happen fortunately not to me. I wouldn’t use them with those stays.
Eric Ludlow
My resprayed 60s frame would appreciate these…
Laurence Koster
I’d fit them to my trusty commuting bike to keep me splatter-free on the way to work.
Pete Morrow
I commute daily so could do with a set of guards but I haven’t found any that would suit my Pashley Guvnor. These look just the ticket!
Paul evans
These would go lovely on my now slightly aged Ribble!
Gavin
These look real nice… I’ll be fitting them to my pub transport clunker… if I win.
Stuart Kowalski
Fantastic piece of kit to add to my Kinesis race light winter bike..the final finishing touch x
Hollie
I definitely need a pair of these this winter. Not for myself of course, but for the poor person riding behind me the next time I go through a muddy puddle!
Dick Willis
Bamboo – a stunningly versatile plant as this example shows.
Pete
Genesis Equilibrium 20
Dom
Would look lovely on my trusty ridgeback flight 03
Liz Sidebotham
My daughter is building a bamboo bike from a kit. The kit only has the frame, so she needs to get all the other parts eg saddle, gears, brakes etc. A pair of bamboo mud guards would be perfect with the bamboo frame.
James Russell
First step towards a full bamboo bike?
John Reed
I have a Roberts Roughstuff. These bamboo mudguards would look great on my bike.
John Clemens
They will certainly enhance my bronze Genesis with its Brooks honey saddle, and tape on the many kilometres of touring and audax riding.
Fiona hunt
I’d like to fit these to my Trek hybrid bike. Thanks.
Jamie J
My trusty Ridgeback Motion…
Caz B
These would be great to protect me from the mud on our track when I set out to work on my trusty steed – a ladies Raleigh Venture.
Jan Robertson
Would love these for my Specialised bike
Ralph Wilson
I think these would look pretty nice on my trusty city single-speed – thanks for the opportunity.
Jen
These wd look seriously cool on the second hand frame I’m building from scratch.
John Holmes
Yes please
Emma Taylor
I’ve would fit them to my trike, an ICE Adventure 26.
Emma Taylor
I would fit them to my trike, an ICE Adventure 26, but I would either need to buy a second front one or only be able to fit one to the rear sadly.
Tim D
Would look good on my Burgundy Edinburgh Bike Co-op tourer, maybe even better on the 1989 Saracen Tufftrax (in bright pink!).
Nic
These would look great on my green Surly Cross Check!
Tim Earl
These would go on my late father’s Dawes Lightning which I’m restoring.
Sarah
My Globe Haul…
Chris Johnson
My new AVC Moulton TSR Rohloff Tour. I’m hopeful that the Mandy Fender might be a solution to the tendency of the TSR to crack mudguards. Also the colour will go so well with the Brooks’ honey saddle, saddlebag, bar tape and toestraps. Also also, I have a sister called Mandy. Also also also, at Portsmouth FC I sit in the Fratton End so I am a F-Ender!
Hannah Baker
My trusted Specialized Crosstrail for commuting – these would be beautiful 🙂
Fergus
These would be perfect for my Thorn Raven. Since I use it through the winter normal mudguards become corroded in no time and look ugly.