Bamboozled by bicycle mudguards? Try a Mandy Fender

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.

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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.

The ethical choice

The ETA was established in 1990 as an ethical provider of green, reliable travel services. Over 30 years on, we continue to offer cycle insurance , breakdown cover and mobility scooter insurance while putting concern for the environment at the heart of all we do.

The Good Shopping Guide judges us to be the UK’s most ethical provider.

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