RRP Enduroguard - Review

Nov 13, 2014
by Mary Wragg-Moncorge  
Pinkbike Product Picks

RRP EnduroGuard

RRP have been producing mudguards for a few years now, but the Enduroguard is their first attempt at a fender-style version. It is a simple, one-piece affair that many people are likely to be familiar with as there are a number of similar designs on the market right now. What RRP say sets their guard apart is the construction - in the search for the balance between weight, flexibility and durability they have used a custom 1mm thickness of polypropylene, which they claim is the perfect compromise for a guard like this. It is available in two sizes - standard for 80-120mm travel forks and large for 130-200mm travel forks. The standard version can also be mounted to the swingarm on some bikes, depending on layout, to serve as a shock protector. It comes with four good-sized zip ties, which make mounting a quick and straightforward process. It is available in black, white, lime, green, red and pink so you can co-ordinate the mudguard to your bike's colour scheme. Standard guards weigh just 23 grams, large 26 grams. MSRP is $16.99. www.rapidracerproducts.com

RRP Mudguard


Pinkbike's Take:
bigquotesWe have been using the large version of the Enduroguard on a 160mm fork for a few months now, and first and foremost we have to take issue with the name. Nothing makes us grind our teeth more than people slapping the "E" word on random products, and this is one of the worst offenders we have come across. We are also not sure we can agree with RRP that the 1mm polypropylene is the perfect solution for the material as it got bent a number of times during the test period, especially shoving the bike into the trunk of a car. That said, it was never deformed so badly that it couldn't be fixed with a hairdryer and a little patience. This style of guard is well-proven, and it did an admirable job of keeping mud out of our eyes and faces. One feature we particularly liked was the additional material on the sides to protect your seals - it was surprisingly effective at keeping them clean, no matter the conditions. The range of available colours is also a nice touch for anyone who likes to keep their colours co-ordinated. If you can get past the name, there is a lot to like about the Enduroguard. - Mary Moncorge


Mentions: @MarzocchiMTB @Marzocchi-USA



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167 Comments
  • 188 4
 What sets it apart from the rest is the word enduro in the name. Its a game changer.
  • 28 2
 worth 2x the price!
  • 59 2
 it should keep the mud of my enduro specific sash! but... are those zip ties enduro specific?
  • 34 77
flag dancingwhale (Nov 13, 2014 at 18:27) (Below Threshold)
 Has this criticism of "enduro" productsnot been used enough yet? For christ's sake it's just a name.
  • 93 0
 I love the idea, because I hate when I am riding and get "enduro" splattered on my face.
  • 8 61
flag Jaydenfarley (Nov 13, 2014 at 19:55) (Below Threshold)
 shut the fuck up
  • 64 0
 Open the f*ck up... about your feelings... i love you Jaydenfarley (hugs)
  • 11 3
 I should get one for my specialized enduro.... lol, enduro... Sigh..
  • 29 0
 it looks shockingly similar to a mudguard. i wonder why it's called enduroguard? enduro must have similar qualities as mud
  • 2 0
 Oh dek
  • 12 41
flag IsaacBikes (Nov 13, 2014 at 20:53) (Below Threshold)
 Calm your tits, people… They're just throwing "enduro" in there because that's what most people who buy these types of things use them for.
  • 8 3
 @dancingwhale no it has not, the whole joke is that it's an irrelevant title, and yet it continues to be plastered onto products that serve no true purpose exclusively to that riding discipline. This product being a prime example. This design had been out for wire done tone by many other companies, and all off the sudden this company ours the word enduro on it, pointless haha, same product.
  • 11 1
 Agree with @dancingwhale, enduro jokes are getting almost as old as companies thinking they can sell more putting it in their product names... Btw after seeing some coverage of north american enduro series I'm starting to understand all the hate, it was full of guys in spandex with fanny packs and goggles on xc helmets. That's really far from the enduro I know.
  • 6 2
 Fully agree with the idiocy of the name, especially as they have 2 versions of it, one for bikes with 80-120 mm travel (=XC) and another for 160-200 mm. Whereas Enduro pardigm in terms of travel is 140-170 mm depending on courses and regions of the world. And they fully missed it.
  • 6 0
 Wait no carbon? no thanks enduro you ain't getting my money
  • 15 0
 I just had to go straight to the comment section on this one.
  • 4 1
 Can i put this thing on my DH-rig?
  • 9 0
 no you must man up, like a DH'er
  • 14 0
 Will this work on 26" wheels?
  • 20 0
 Likely not @sngltrkmnd , everybody knows that 26" isn't sufficiently Enduro
  • 9 1
 Enduro
  • 6 1
 Will it work on my non enduro, all mountain bike?
  • 4 1
 Are pink and green enduro specific now aswell?
  • 2 0
 Lurch-ECD, nope enduro only
  • 3 0
 I heard you need Enduro zip ties to mount the Enduroguard
  • 5 0
 Does this protect from normal mud or only enduro specific mud?
  • 3 0
 Jeffrupert, that sucks
  • 107 2
 Enduro Guard, does that thing protect us from ENDURO? Damn, the exact product Pinkbike folks needed is finally here!
  • 7 2
 +1
  • 57 2
 OH MY GOD 26 GRAMS THAT'LL MAKE MY BIKE WEIGH TOO MUCH!!!!11111
  • 88 2
 Does it come in a 27.5 gram model though?
  • 3 1
 @Kieran-Young: wait (weight?) untill it starts collect mud. You can count for a little more!
  • 48 0
 Awesome template for the pop bottle I'm about to cut up. Thanks PB.
  • 5 1
 yeah its like when a online store shows a clear picture of a chart or setup guide they have for sale.
  • 31 0
 Don't buy products like this. They are why our world is filled with crap. Find something plastic that's already been thrown away. And make your own.
  • 5 0
 Just use a stick and a leaf like eddie masters, kiwi innovation at its finest.
  • 3 0
 Haha, mdripper you have any pic links to that?
  • 3 0
 the pinkbike search sucks so i couldn't find the video, but it was in one of the Cairns WC videos, Rob Warner was interviewing him, it was hilarious.
  • 2 1
 Awesome, thanks!
  • 15 0
 l have a muckymutz. works ok. l let my friends trace it on some flexible plastic to make their own and charge them a beer. worth the $12 l paid for it.
  • 9 0
 Another mucky-nutz user here.
Never had a problem - does what it says on teh tin.

Label adverse? - just turn it over and mount it upside down - voila - no label.
  • 5 1
 I accidentally took the logos off while trying to get the glue of from the price label, goo gone wiped the logos clean in seconds
  • 2 5
 Funny how the Mucky-Nutz name rarely gets critized, it passes the mtb community's vocab test. Yet Enduro Guard......ummm... well Ok, yaeh Enduro Guard name sucks! Gotta say, the fork seal protection looks better than Mucky-Balls design. I'm getting one.
  • 2 3
 "monkey nuts". get it? its funny!
  • 5 4
 nahh its all about the marsh guard the original one of these guards. thanks to marshy himself
  • 6 1
 Mucky Nutz came before Marsh Guard. True story
  • 1 1
 do you have any proof of this ? as marsh guard were on the syndicate bikes in 2009
  • 2 2
 Just ordered mine!
  • 2 0
 Mucky nutz came first. Amazing how many people are willing to just jump on the bandwagon rather than come up with some innovative/original.
  • 1 3
 Why did i get neg propped? I got a mucky nutz fender..
  • 2 0
 I've got a Marsh Guard for a while now, it came with this sticker supplied:
i.imgur.com/B4AAgNx.jpg?1
...
  • 11 0
 C'mon Mary stop the nonsense and give us a review on the Marz
  • 3 0
 I can give you a review if you want to. I own 2014 Marz 350 CR 27,5" 160mm. What do you want to know about it?

However you have to keep in mind, that Marz forks with Gold Race Coating (that orange-goldish coating on its stanchions) aren't perfect. I am currently waiting for Marzocchi to do something with my fork.

Go and check out those comments:

www.pinkbike.com/news/marzocchi-ask-us-anything-2014.html#cid985893

www.pinkbike.com/news/marzocchi-ask-us-anything-2014.html#cid986000
  • 4 1
 @Auditore I want to get the Norco Range that comes stock with the 350, is it a good overall fork? I will use the bike from fire roads uphill to light downhills that are too much for a 120 mm bike, but not enough for a full on DH bike... Have you used the pike, or the Fox 36? Is there any huge difference, apart from the price?
  • 3 0
 @Caiokv Yep, I do have comparison with 2014 RS Pike SA RCT3 150. First of all, 350 is much stiffer that the Pike. Even 70-80kg riders can easily feel the difference. Let's say the 350 is al dente pasta, the Pike is overcooked pasta. In terms of performance, the Pike is for sure a little more buttery smooth and stays lower in its stroke on steep descents. The 350 isn't as plush, however it feels better on big hits and you don't feel like the front wheel is going it's own way in fast corners. It also stays higher in stroke on descents and gives more mid-travel support. Both forks SAG was set at around 25% of travel. The Pike didn't have any tokens installed. Overall, the 350 is a brilliant fork, it's light (a little heavier than Pike) and its performance is very, very good. However, there is a problem with Gold Race Coating on its stanchions. It tends to wear pretty fast in some forks. I've seen this issue in 888, 55 and 350. My 2014 350 CR does have this issue and I am waiting now for Marzocchi to make a decission what to do with my fork. This issue doesn't affect the forks performance, however it isn't OK, when your fork is doing scratches to its stanchions on its own. It looks like this in my fork: www.dropbox.com/sh/41y53okoj1tpib8/AACBAg5md0oiJXXIN7CqriNRa?dl=0 Those scratches are getting bigger. There is no dirt or anything else inside the fork and its bushings and seals.
  • 2 0
 @Auditore Thanks a lot, great review! A shame about the scratches though... Hope they will fix it for you!
I guess it is worth it to keep the 350 on the Norco then. I will save me enought money to get a dropper, and the 350 seems better than the Pike for more gravity oriented usage!
I had Zocchi's in the past and always loved them, so the 350 will be welcomed!

Thanks, again Salute
  • 8 0
 @Auditore have you contacted your service center about a warranty for that fork? We will take care of it.
  • 6 0
 This^ Marzocchi will always be my first choice in forks. Even during the bad years (08 - 11) they took good care of me. And just a side note, my stanchions remain perfect after endless laps in the whistler park and surrounding trails...
  • 5 0
 awesome! thanks @fries!
  • 1 0
 @Marzocchi-USA of course I have. Unfortunately Marzocchi distributor in Poland said that it doesn't affect the forks performance so I should ride it as it is. I confirm that it doesn't affect the performance for sure, but the thing is that none of the forks I owned before has had such an issue and I assume there is something wrong with this one. Of course the fork is in perfect condition apart from those scratches. It is being serviced regularly with original Marzocchi oil and Slick Honey grease. However some time ago I contacted Alex from Marzocchi Canada, because he said me to. Then he sent the info to service center in Italy for them to take the best course of action in this case, but since then (it was about 2 weeks ago) I got no news.
  • 2 0
 @Auditore I have had exactly the same issue with my last RS Boxxer Team, a small scratch started forming. During a service I found a tiny piece of what I think was glass imbedded in the seal, it was almost invisible, maybe 0.1mm in size. After I removed it I was all good. Sounds like you are doing a good job of servicing your fork anyway but maybe have a look. RS also hooked me up with a new fork too!
  • 7 0
 A friend of mine wanted some fenders to match the color of his bike, which noone makes, so he went to the local book store and bought one of those plastic folders for A4 paper with a semi-rigid backing which they sell in all crazy colors. He traced my Mucky Nutz and hey presto! A new mud guard perfectly matched to his bike. (My bike i s all black, so no problems in color matching there.) He's been riding it for a full season now without issues.

I've also had a friend copy it in the copy machine and enlarging it by 1,5 times to make a templet for a Fat Bike guard. Works brilliantly as well.
  • 2 0
 hahaha, copy at a larger size for a fat bike is kinda genius.
  • 6 0
 recipe for free mud guard
step 1. internet searched Endur*guard
step 2. copy appropriate image
step 3. paste to Paint program and scale to size
step 4. print
step 5. stencil to old binder found in garage
step 6. cut-out
step 7. install.

Cost= one old 3 hole binder found in the garage, one sheet of paper, one beer

Who BUYS this kinda stuff?
  • 9 0
 i've made mine from an old file's cover
  • 3 0
 that costs 10 times cheaper for sure. 17 bucks for a piece of plastic. lol.
  • 4 2
 it's not proper then.
  • 36 0
 i've made mine from an old hairless cat. works purrrrfectly.
  • 3 0
 I got 4 A3 sheets of 1mm poly for £6 and used the pics on the website as a template, made so adjustment and BOOM, homemade enduroguard. The price is ridiculous,which just makes people with half a clue, an ounce of skill with a pair of scissors or craft knife find a cheaper way of making it. They could sell it for $3-5 and still make a profit and people wouldn't bat an eye at paying for it.
  • 11 3
 Damn.. Thought it was a guard against anything enduro..I would have bought 2.
  • 5 0
 Just made one. Someone said they keep your seals clean, so I did it for that purpose. The bike already feels faster with it!!!!! LOL www.pinkbike.com/u/gcmartini/album/mudguard-that-costs-a-dime
  • 1 0
 What did you use for the cutout material?
  • 3 0
 Made of an old binder. Also made of polypropylene I believe. Definitely will last a long time, it is pretty tough.
  • 2 0
 .030" (0.76mm) thick Polypropylene works well. I drew it up in SolidWorks and used an CO2 laser engraver at my work to cut the material.
ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11204606/p4pb11204606.jpg
  • 11 3
 wow so enduro
  • 12 4
 Of the plethora of words that could have flowed from brain, through your fingertips, and onto the screen, you elected those three.
  • 6 3
 much hill climbs
  • 7 5
 very endure, such fender, wow
  • 3 4
 many weight weenie, so guard
  • 9 6
 This is a colored milk jug cut out. Just thought y'all should know you already have one in your refrigerator, you just have to drink it's contents then use a pair of scissors. Polypropylene is milk jug material. Talk about hipster, this is up-cycling at it's finest. Endurupcycling anyone??
  • 15 0
 well milk jug is polyethylene but who cares....
  • 3 0
 lost a rear fender (non-enduro specific) first day out in morzine on my bike a few years ago. Milk carton wrapped in electrical tape (again went down the non-enduro specific route) and boom. still going strong
  • 6 1
 Nothing beats the Hamburguard.
Dang, I thought I had a better pic.
www.pinkbike.com/photo/11391017


Seriously. Just cut up any styrene. Mines a sizzler poster.
  • 17 1
 Aha! I do.

Boom. imgur.com/a/wVXgm
  • 1 0
 What a piece of rubbish, these things are useless at keeping the mud out of your face, useless!
They help keep dirt off your stanchions and out of your fork steerer (and your bottom head-tube bearings) nothing else.
If you want to keep the mud out of your eyes, get one of those Cycra Guard (www.cycraguard.co.uk/front) front-fenders that go on your downtube, or one of the more wrap-around (kinda moto-style) fork-mounted versions like RockGuardz or MudHugger.
  • 5 0
 Dear Mary, thank you for typing 'straightforward' as one word.
  • 2 1
 Ok...for me... and the soil around here... I'd rather skip a fender that sits that closed to the tire. .. the muds builds up too much....trail shit gets caught in it... doesn't allow the mud to break free instead it locks it in place.
  • 1 0
 One day at summit in the mud made me a believer man. My little guard caught everything that would have come up between the stancions and kept my goggles clean. My buddy with his fenderless Dorado's had to ditch his goggles they were so bad.
  • 1 0
 Soo it's almost exactly the same as Mucky Nutz, only worse because it's not flexible enough and gets bent. But it's enduro. I also don't really get the size/fork travel relation. I mean it's good they offer it in different sizes (so do Mucky Nutz), but how is a longer travel fork's arch different? I think the fender size only depends on how muddy your trails are.
  • 1 0
 I have the muckynutz long version, dose the job no mud in my face, the old style RRP guards that went from arch to crown will kill your fork seals as they cause extra mud and grit to stick to your seals, I took them off all my bikes and replaced them with the muckynutz fender, my seals are lasting much longer
  • 2 1
 I bought a Mucky Nutz almost because of the name, and found out later it worked like a charm.

I wanna boycott this because of the name. Was their no mud to protect your fork from before "Enduro"? What Ever!

As for these types of products I think they're great. I've had to replace sliders cause of dirt that got in, and it was probably the least fun I've had spending 300 bucks on my bike.
  • 1 0
 You didn't have to replace sliders because dirt got in.
You had to replace sliders because your fork dried up inside either from a lack of maintenance. Or the fork came with no grease/oil in it.
  • 1 0
 Wasn't the story my mechanic told me, but I'm not really an expert. Why protect your seals/sliders? Am I mixing up stanchion with slider?

The area that was worn was really specific
  • 1 0
 the lubrication dry's up, the seals start burning from the friction, the burned up seal material starts smearing off on your stanchion, the seal no longer seals, at that point its all over. certainly dirt had a part to play in the stanchion coating wearing off. but it wasn't the cause of the problem.
  • 1 0
 Interesting, thanks for the info.

Still like my mucky nutz almost as much as I like saying mucky nutz

www.muckynutz.com
  • 4 0
 I read "Enduroguard" looked at the picture and scrolled straight down to the comments.

I have not been dissapointed.

: D
  • 1 0
 How the hell do you buy one of these. You can't buy them directly from them and their north American distributor website is down. also seems to selRRPselldownhill specific tubeless sealant that sounds interesting.

www.rapidracerproducts.com/PunctureGuard.htm
  • 1 0
 Just stick with The original.... It Works well is suitable for all Wheel sizes and riding styles...
It is Black like the nobby rubber thing that is right next to it... Seams to me like a good color match.
marshguard.com/product/marshguard-colours

And guys more love these days... Don't hate it if it is Not your favourite just don't buy it... Way simpler and smarter
  • 4 0
 this product and the naming thereof explains in all entirety why enduro has become a total joke
  • 2 0
 I commute by bike in the rain. Go any faster than 20 kph and the water shoots off the front of the tire flys up and hits you in the face! still a pink plastic wing will look great on my bike.
  • 4 0
 My neighbor got it keeps his seals cleaner
  • 27 0
 I did too! I scrape the dirt out of their flippers with it.
  • 1 0
 ^ this guy
  • 2 0
 ...He's flipping out.
  • 1 1
 Its obvious that most people don't care about a bit of mud (excluding fair weather riders) and that 23-26g of weight gain really doesn't matter (unless you are an anorexic athlete) and most people make their own out of milk cartons (the plastic ones). Until I become lactose intolerant I am going to recycle and make my own thank you very much. Also appropriate to use inner tubes similar to original RRP products.
  • 1 0
 i could have sworn that muckynut patented this design about 18 months ago, i always hated the neoprene RRP so this just proves this style is better. although i'm more than happy with my marsh guard.
  • 1 0
 I have been making these for my bikes and for friends bikes out of ABS plastic I buy on Amazon for a little while now. Maybe I too can get pink bike to review my bike crafts!...
  • 2 0
 Yet another Marshguard, Canadian Sheild, Mucky Nutz, " " insert name here.
Except its pink and is even thinner Endur O style...
  • 3 0
 Seventeen dollars for a piece of polypropylene with the word Enduro on it?.......

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA f*ck OFF
  • 3 0
 Ummm different coloured Marshguard anyone?
  • 4 1
 DH and CX guard coming soon. they will be a little cheaper
  • 2 1
 ...DH model appropriately comes with flames, the CX with pinstripes doubles as a bottle opener.
  • 3 0
 One of the worst of-fenders? I saw what you did there ;P
  • 2 0
 Can we get a review of the fork that its on? I could care less about this; just make one out of an innertube
  • 1 2
 Seriously?! Reviewing a mud guard? The opportunity cost of that review is some cool article or video. Not to mention the time it took me to comment my disgust at an enduro fender. Thanks PB, I'll never get those precious minutes back - ever!
  • 3 0
 I just turned mine over to hide the horrific name...
  • 1 0
 Can anyone that has one of large versions tell me how long it is front to back ? I am wondering about clearance to my top tube with a zero stack headset.
  • 1 0
 Obviously typed faster than I thought, I meant down tube Smile
  • 3 0
 Come on Specialized sue them for using the E word !!!!!
  • 2 0
 and now that we are guarded from enduro, who can save our asses... ass-savers.com
  • 3 1
 Pinkbike has officially jumped the enduro-shark.
  • 1 0
 These guys here make fun of everything has to be called ENDURO speciffic!
www.facebook.com/noassface
  • 2 0
 It's an EnduroGUARD, so you are protected from enduro...?
  • 2 0
 enduro? so you mean mountain biking? the thing that already existed...
  • 1 0
 This can be done with a 2 dollar plastic folder from CVS and a template found on google
  • 1 0
 Who here has just ran to the dollar store bought a sheet of plastic and made their own?
  • 2 0
 Or you could get a Marsh Guard, for €11......
  • 2 0
 Yes, that is 11 euros
  • 1 0
 worth it though. had mine for 3 years now and never bent or skipped a beat, never take it off. Had a muckynuts for about a day and broke it. Proper quality bit of kit
  • 2 0
 Does it work on every wheel size? And what about non-enduro forks?
  • 1 0
 I bet mucky nuts wish they patented this as its just being ripped of by everyone and sold at much higher prices.
  • 1 0
 Well they kind of did... they were granted a public patent or some shit. Patent laws in the U.K are very different then here. A company called Mush Guard got a bunch of heat for making these after Mucky Nuts created them first but it see now that everyone is making them.
  • 1 0
 Can the enduroguard be used for dh or xc rides or only in sanctioned enduro events?
  • 1 0
 looks like it will seize up the front tyre and send you packing in any muddy conditions. NOT.
  • 1 0
 RRP you're too late !! ... I've been making my own 'Enduro cut up Irn Bru bottles' for a wee while now ...
  • 4 2
 Does it fit a 29er?
  • 1 0
 This would have been difficult to test....
  • 1 0
 Uuuuhm and what about Manitou forks anyone?!
  • 2 0
 the Mucky Nutz fender errybodys been bringing up comes in a reverse-arch version
  • 1 0
 Thank you sir!
  • 1 0
 i made a diy mudguard for only 3$.....hahahaha
  • 1 0
 Do I have to Buy a downhill specific one for my trek session then?
  • 1 0
 And I'm glad I have a Marshgard.
  • 1 0
 does it work with non enduro tyres?
  • 1 0
 This is the best one, it keeps the quap off! www.duckflap.com
  • 1 0
 Does that fork still have its price tag sticker on?
  • 2 0
 I like turtles
  • 2 1
 Enduro Guard ? WTF?
  • 1 0
 Haha I made my own
  • 3 3
 Why is this review on the front page?
  • 3 0
 But seriously, I'd much rather hear a review about something actually worth reviewing, like that fork. Nicely written, just how much did RRP pay for this?
  • 1 0
 All about Marsh guard
  • 1 0
 DIY!!!!
  • 5 6
 So this doesnt work for dh bikes only enduro?
  • 1 4
 no. man up
  • 5 3
 That was my attempt at an enduro specific joke not a wish for a mudguard
  • 1 1
 Wow!
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