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Racks and mudguards

A fork guard that bends instead of cracking

Ours is TPU on your fork's own threads, with a steel sleeve in every hole. For Tubus and Ortlieb racks we make a plate that puts a Varia or a rear light on the 50/80 mm tab. Around racks we also make a lamp bridge and rub guards. We don't touch what holds the rack to the bike.

Section drawing through the fork arch at one M3 screw: on the left a rigid guard clamped by the screw, cracked at the hole after a stone hits its edge; on the right our TPU guard on a steel sleeve and a thin pad, bending away from the hit. — Reported by riders: rigid guards cracking at the mounting holes.Ours: a steel sleeve takes the screw's clamp load, and the TPU bends away from the stone.

From €19 · fork guard €49

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Why it fails

Why rigid guards crack at the screw

The stock Zeb guard is rigid plastic with M3 screws straight through it, so every stone strike loads the plastic around the hole. That's where one rider's Zeb guard cracked, twice, and a buyer's printed Fox guard cracked at every contact point. TPU bends instead, and a steel sleeve in each hole takes the bolt load.

Designs

What we'd draw for your bike

TPU fork guard on the fork's own threads

TPU on the fork's own M3 threads with a steel sleeve in every hole, so a stone bends it and the bolts never load the plastic.

Render from behind the fork, tilted up: the blue-grey TPU guard arches over the tyre with a 24 mm gap, a raised centre spine and rolled edges, its upright mounting face behind the arch held by three stainless button-head M3 bolts on washers, M3 · 0.3 Nm between them; fork lowers, arch and tyre in clay grey. — Example design · render

Fits: RockShox Zeb and Domain (3 bolts), Lyrik and Pike 2023+, Fox 36 MY21–25, Fox 38 MY21–26. Hole positions come from your fork's own guard (a broken one flat on A4 works). Drawn here: a Zeb-class fork, 29×2.5 tyre
Bolts to: The fork's own M3 fender threads in the back of the arch. No straps, stays or crown bolts. A steel sleeve in every hole carries the clamp load from the bolt head to the fork
Mass: 103.5 g with the pad, CAD estimate
Material: TPU 95A, 2.2 mm shell with a 3×6 mm centre spine and 2 mm edge beads, a 3.2 mm mounting face and a 1 mm pad on the arch; 88 mm wide, 300 mm long here (450 on request, never over 600), tip turned down
Hardware: 3× M3×10 A2-70 button heads with nylon patch, 3× stainless sleeves Ø5/3.2 × 4.3 mm so the clamp load goes metal to fork, 3× M3 Ø9 washers
Torque: The fork maker's figure, on the label: 0.3 Nm on a Zeb or Domain, 0.5 Nm on a Fox 36 or 38
Max device: None: it carries nothing. 24 mm to the tyre here (we set at least 15), checked at full compression against the crown (31 mm here) and the frame
Not for: Less than 15 mm to the tyre, sticky clay (it packs between guard and tyre), forks without fender threads, stays, P-clamps or crown-bolt mounts, guards over 600 mm
Price: €49, fixed before we start
File: Download example STEP

Exploded render along the bolt axis, from behind: the clay arch cut flat at both legs with its M3 holes, the thin TPU pad, the TPU guard with its three-hole mounting face, then three stacks of steel sleeve, Ø9 washer and M3 bolt, numbered as in the parts list. — Example design · exploded render

#	Part	Qty	Spec
1	Guard	1	TPU 95A, 2.2 mm shell
2	Pad	1	TPU 95A, 1 mm, shaped to the arch
3	Sleeve	3	Ø5/3.2 × 4.3 mm, stainless
4	Washer	3	M3 ISO 7093 A2, Ø9
5	Bolt	3	M3×10 ISO 7380 A2-70, nylon patch

Three views: a side section with the 24 mm gap to the tyre, the 300 mm length and the crown at full compression 31 mm above the guard; the view from behind with the three bolts 72 mm apart, the 88 mm width and the 96 mm between the legs; and a 4:1 detail of a bolt, washer and 4.3 mm sleeve through the guard and the pad. Positions and gaps in red to confirm. — Drawing · mm · red: to confirm on your bike · tap to open full size

Splash tail for an SKS mudguard

It hangs to 70 mm off the ground, and chevron ribs steer the spray to the middle, off your shoes. Two bolts hold it to the tail of your SKS; a pocket near the tip takes a reflective strip.

Render from behind and left of a front wheel, low: the blue-grey TPU tail overlaps the end of a clay mudguard with two stainless button-head bolts on wide washers and 1 Nm marked between them, thins into the flap and hangs straight down with a light-grey reflective strip near its tip; a quarter of the tyre tread at the left. — Example design · render

Fits: SKS Bluemels Style 46, 56, 65, 75, Basic 45, 55, Velo 47, RRP ProGuard rear. Drawn here: a Style 56 front mudguard on a 47-622 tyre
Bolts to: The mudguard's spoiler holes, or two new Ø4.2 mm holes in its plastic. Nothing goes on the frame
Mass: 30 g, CAD estimate
Material: TPU 95A: a 4 mm top shaped to your mudguard, thinning to a 2 mm flap, three chevron ribs on the wheel side that steer water to the middle, a pocket for a 44 × 12 mm reflective strip; tip 70 mm off the ground
Hardware: 2× M4×16 A2-70 button heads, 2× M4 nylocs, 4× M4 DIN 9021 Ø12 washers, one each side of the mudguard
Torque: 1 Nm, snug on the nylocs; it's on the part
Not for: Frames, fork legs and stays: it bolts to the mudguard only and carries nothing. If SKS's stock spoiler is long enough for you, keep it
Price: €19, fixed before we start

Exploded render along the bolt axis with the tyre hidden: the mudguard's tail with its two holes, the TPU tail moved off its outer face, two M4 bolts with outer washers, then the inner washers and two nylocs on the wheel side, numbered as in the parts list. — Example design · exploded render

#	Part	Qty	Spec
1	Splash tail	1	TPU 95A, 4 mm top, 2 mm flap
2	Bolt	2	M4×16 ISO 7380 A2-70
3	Washer	4	M4 DIN 9021 A2, Ø12
4	Nyloc	2	M4 ISO 10511 A2

Three views: a side section with the tail thinning from 4 to 2 mm, the ribs and the reflective-strip pocket, the tip 70 mm above the ground; the view from behind, 60 mm wide, with the 44 mm strip pocket, two bolts on the centre line and three chevron ribs dashed; and a 2:1 detail of the bolts 22 mm apart, washers each side, nylocs inside, 13 mm from bolt tip to tyre. Height and spacing in red to confirm. — Drawing · mm · red: to confirm on your bike · tap to open full size

Rub guards for rack tubes

Snap-on sleeves between the pannier hooks, so the bag rubs rubber instead of your paint.

Render of a clay rack section from the front-left: a Ø10 top rail with two pannier hooks and a strut dropping between them, and four blue-grey TPU sleeves, two on the rail between the hooks and two on the strut, each with three lengthwise ribs facing the bag side. — Example design · render

Fits: Ø10 mm rack tubes (a Ø12 version comes from the same drawing): Ortlieb Quick Rack, Tubus, Thule Pack 'n Pedal Tour, SKS Infinity, the Kross rack on an Esker. Measure your tube; 30–60 mm long to fit between your hooks (40 mm here)
Bolts to: Snaps onto the tube between the pannier hooks and carries no load
Mass: 14.4 g for four, CAD estimate
Material: TPU 95A, 2 mm wall, bore Ø9.8 mm for a 0.1 mm grip, three 3 mm ribs that hold the bag off the tube and the frame
Not for: Carrying load, sitting under the hooks, frame tubes. For paint alone, clear protective film is cheaper
Price: €19 for four, fixed before we start

Exploded render from the wheel side: the four TPU sleeves pulled off the rail and strut through their snap openings, numbered as in the parts list. — Example design · exploded render

#	Part	Qty	Spec
1	Rub guard	4	TPU 95A, Ø10 snap-on, 40 mm

Two views at 4:1: a section across a sleeve on a Ø10 tube with a 2 mm wall, a 7.2 mm snap opening towards the wheel and three 3 mm ribs towards the bag; and the 40 mm sleeve from the bag side with chamfered ends. Tube diameter in red to confirm. — Drawing · mm · red: to confirm on your bike · tap to open full size

Fits

Bikes and devices we draw for

Forks: RockShox Zeb and Domain (3-bolt arch) · RockShox Lyrik and Pike 2023+ · Fox 36 MY21–25 · Fox 38 MY21–26
Mudguards: SKS Bluemels Style 46, 56, 65, 75 · SKS Bluemels Basic 45, 55 · SKS Velo 47 · RRP ProGuard rear
Racks: Ortlieb Quick Rack Light, L, XL · Tubus · Thule Pack 'n Pedal Tour · SKS Infinity · Kross rack (Esker)
Bikes: Radon DEFT 8.0 (Fox 38) · Romet Orkan 5 2024 (SKS Bluemels) · Kross Esker 2.0, 5.0, 6.0 (Kross rack) · Lazaro Quantum V4 (SKS Velo 47)

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Prices

Our price next to what's on sale

Option	Price	Where it stops
RockShox AC-FEN-ZEB-A1	€25	Rigid, on three M3 screws; one rider cracked two at the same lower screw
Sandbox printed Fox 36/38 guard	$24.99	One buyer's cracked at every contact point within months
RRP ProGuard Bolt-On V2	£39.99	The best bought option, on the fork's threads and rubber pads; on a Fox 36 or 38, check model year and bracket
MarshGuard 20/20	$11.76	Held on with zip ties
Mucky Nutz MugGuard Long	£25	Hook-and-loop straps; one buyer had to add zip ties
SKS Bluemels spoiler	€2.99–8.99	One length per mudguard width; if that's long enough, buy it
Etsy rack plate for a Varia	$17–25	A flat plate: it can't correct the rack's angle or lift the radar over a bag
Ours: fork guard	€49	Your fork's own threads, a steel sleeve in every hole; we confirm your fork, tyre and mudguard before printing, and you pay after approval
Ours: splash tail, or four rub guards	€19	Shaped to your mudguard or to your rack's tubes

Taxes included. Delivery is quoted with the part (delivery).

If it doesn't fit the bike and device we agreed on, you choose: a full refund or an improved part. If a measurement you gave us was wrong, we fix the design and the new part costs production only. This doesn't limit your statutory rights.

Riders' posts

What riders posted

From forums, not from customers

October 2026 A second stock guard on a RockShox Zeb cracked at a lower screw, the same place as the first, and now rattles. A reply fixed the same repeat crack with rubber washers under the screws.
September 2026 A printed Fox 36/38 guard fit well at first. Within a few months it cracked at every contact point and got noisy whenever a stone hit it. The buyer wanted it in a softer plastic.
August 2026 Kross's own rack and panniers on a Kross Esker 2.0. Eight days of light touring on Rügen wore the frame and the rack down to bare aluminium. Two other Kross bikes on the trip came back the same, and replies said to put clear film on first.
July 2026 Romet Orkan 5 (2024) with SKS Bluemels Style mudguards. At the front, the fork's M5 holes hide under plugs and need SKS 11260 adapters. At the back, the upper bracket doesn't match the seatstays, so the owner planned to lengthen it.
June 2026 An Ortlieb Quick Rack L has a light tab for lights with holes 50 or 80 mm apart. The rider's old light clips onto a seatpost and has no way onto the tab.

32 rack posts and 15 mudguard posts; most rack ones need parts we don't make, listed below.

Limits

We don't make these: what to buy

We bolt to metal, to accessory threads, or where your radar's band sits today. We never make or modify brakes or steering parts, or anything that holds a rack or a child seat.

No eyelets and a thru-axle → Ortlieb Quick Rack, €105, with the M6-Connector, €35, or an Old Man Mountain Divide, $178, with an axle Fit KitA rack carries your luggage, so we don't make what holds it on.
A 12×1.5 mm thru-axle and no eyelets → Tubus thru-axle adapter, €19.92, rated 25 kgIt replaces the axle that holds your wheel in.
Alloy frame without upper rack bosses → Problem Solvers seat collar with rack mounts, $11.99, 31.8 or 34.9 mm, or Tubus seatstay clamps, €8.99–9.99They clamp the frame, and we don't print frame clamps.
Carbon frame without rack mounts → An axle rack from the first row, or bikepacking bagsA clamp can crush carbon, so we never put one on a carbon frame.
SKS stays on a suspension fork → SKS 11259 or 11260 adapters, €2.99–3.99 a pair, for M5 holes in the lowersA stay that comes loose can lock the wheel; see the note below.
Missing rear L-bracket → Honjo L-bracket, $12It holds the mudguard to the frame, so it's the mudguard maker's part.
A child seat → On a rack, Thule EasyFit for the Yepp Maxi, 108.82 zł; on an MTB, Kids Ride Shotgun 2.0, $209.99The seat carries your child, so we stay away from its mounts.

We don't make stays, crown bolts or P-clamps, because a stay in the spokes stops the front wheel. That's what SKS's breakaway clip is for.

Garmin, Varia, Wahoo, Hammerhead and other names are used only to say what a part fits. We're not affiliated with them.

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Photos (optional, up to 3). The fork arch from behind, the mudguard's tail or the rack tube, with a ruler in shot.Add photosor drop them here

What to send (optional)

Fork model and year, or the bike and year
Wheel size and tyre width
The mudguard you have now, or "none"
Photos of the arch from the front and from behind, with a ruler
A photo of the back of the lowers
Broken stock guard? Lay it flat on A4 and photograph it from above
Splash tail: the mudguard's tail from the side and from behind
Racks: the rack model, the tube diameter (wrap a paper strip round the tube, divide its length by 3.14) and a photo of the rub marks

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FAQ

Questions before you order

Can a loose guard jam my front wheel?

A loose guard can jam the wheel, even in TPU. Steel sleeves carry the bolt clamp load. We set at least 15 mm to the tyre and check from your photos that it clears the crown and frame at full compression. Before each guard ships, we bend it by hand and check that it springs back. As of October 2026 these designs are drawn and rendered; photos of the first test prints will go on this page. A loose or bent guard can catch the tyre. If it rubs or moves, stop and check it. Check the bolts before rides, and skip sticky clay.

Why not stays or eyelet hardware?

If a front stay comes loose or a branch catches it, it can be pulled into the spokes and lock the front wheel. SKS builds an ESC safety release into its stays, which uncouples them when that happens. A printed bracket has no such release. So stays, crown bolts, eyelet adapters and P-clamps stay with the mudguard makers, and the list above names the part to buy. Our guard bolts only to the fork's own fender threads.

Can you make a rack mount for my carbon frame?

We don't clamp anything to a carbon frame. A clamp can crush a carbon tube, and the rack on it carries all your luggage. One rider printed clamps for exactly this, and the next reply wouldn't ride them even with the rack empty. Use a rack that mounts at the axle, like the Ortlieb Quick Rack with its M6-Connector or an Old Man Mountain Divide with a Fit Kit, or pack bikepacking bags instead.

Can my Varia go on the rack?

It can if your rack has a light tab with holes 50 or 80 mm apart, like a Tubus Logo Classic (50 mm) or the Ortlieb Quick Rack L. Our rack plate, €29, bolts to that tab with two M5 bolts and nylocs and lifts the radar 0, 35 or 60 mm over a trunk bag. If a wired e-bike light already sits on the tab, send a photo of it from behind, and we'll check whether the plate can share its bolts. A wedge set from your phone's level app keeps it upright and facing straight back, as Garmin asks. It's rated 160 g, so an RCT715 at 147 g fits, and the tether goes to a rack tube.

Can you make something for a child seat?

We don't make anything that bolts near a child seat's mounts, rack adapters included. The seat carries your child, so its mounts are the seat maker's job. For a Thule Yepp Maxi on a rack, Thule's EasyFit adapter costs 108.82 zł and needs a rack rated for at least 25 kg. On a mountain bike with a suspension fork, the Kids Ride Shotgun 2.0 seat is $209.99, for children of 2–5. Ask the seat maker which racks and frames it's approved for.

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