How to prepare your bike for dirty weather

Cover the gear lever and remote control with grip tape

Greasy gloves, muddy levers: it can be difficult to operate the cockpit in wet conditions. Our griptape solution offers full control of the gears, seatpost and suspension elements even in the most adverse conditions.

Make your own slide stop

Mark the shape, cut out and stick on: With the right raw material, shift and remote lever tuning is as easy as can be. Self-adhesive grip tapes are available from skate shops or as anti-slip tape from DIY stores.

DIY mudguard for the front wheel

Dirt in the eye or mud-coated goggles are annoying and even dangerous. A lot of dirt is thrown upwards from the front wheel. Our solution: a tube on the fork crown that catches the dirt (large picture at the top).

The instructions - this is how it works:

Shorten an old tube to the correct length - slightly longer than the distance between the fork crown and fork bridge - and cut it open. Double the ends and reinforce with tape. Pierce two holes at the top and bottom and lash them to the crown and bridge with cable ties.

Clean shifting: DIY front derailleur protection

In really deep mud, the viscous mass puts a lot of strain on the bike. In the worst case, the front derailleur locks up. Our mudguard keeps out the worst of the dirt. The base is a plastic or PET bottle. Find a shape that fits the frame and derailleur. Cut out the upper part of the bottle and fit it piece by piece. Important: shield the bottle from dirt spray from the rear wheel. The splash guard is then fixed to the seat tube with a cable tie and aligned.