The easy, strap-on Ass Savers Win Wing MTB now delivers wider fat-tire protection to tame the rain, mud, and even mud spray off your mountain bikes’ rear tires. Not solely does it maintain your bottom cleaner, it additionally protects your dropper submit seals, which means clean saddle drops for longer with much less upkeep. And once more, it’s each mild and reasonably priced.
We’ve been testing the brand new Win Wing MTB out on the path for one of the best a part of a yr. And whereas I don’t use it for each mountain bike trip, at any time when its particularly moist or muddy out, I all the time attain to strap one on no matter bike I’m using that day…
Ass Savers Win Wing MTB strap-on rear mountain bike fender
Since Ass Savers first launched their gravel Win Wing fender, I used to be already strapping it onto XC bikes to maintain my butt dry and my dropper submit stanchions & seals shielded from mud flung off the rear tire. Now there’s lastly a much bigger, wider Ass Savers Win Wing MTB, made only for mountain bikes. And now it should clear as much as a 29 x 3″ tire.
Initially, Ass Savers began improvement of the broader MTB model to focus on journey riders and bikepackers that needed to maintain themselves and their gear from getting sprayed and coated in mud. Bear in mind, loads of bikepacking saddle packs are waterproof. However it’s nonetheless a ache to get out and in with all of your gear, from a muddy bag.
So in the end, they noticed what number of common mountain bikers additionally would respect a easy, light-weight, sturdy, and low-cost rear wheel fender. To maintain the rider dry and protect dropper submit operate. Who providers their dropper submit like they’re imagined to, anyway!
So the broader Ass Savers Win Wing MTB venture grew to become strap-on rear fender for all mountain bikers. And that meant it wanted extra adjustability
What’s new?
In comparison with the gravel model, which may already formally clear as much as a 700x60mm (29 x 2.3″) tire, the brand new Win Wing MTB has clearance for as much as a 29 x 3″ mountain bike tire. Plus, it has a for much longer and wider fender blade for added protection. The brand new blade is ~42cm lengthy x 11.5cm extensive throughout its midsection (vs. 39x10cm for the gravel model) to wrap even the largest MTB tires.
As a result of the fender blade is longer (and thus slightly heavier) and since it should see extra tough terrain off-road use, Ass Savers additionally made the brand new Win Wing MTB’s wishbone mountain bracket thicker and stronger.
Then, since there’s extra variability in mountain bike seatstay angles from hardtails to full-suspension bikes, the MTB fender’s wishbone legs’ size is adjustable with 3 heavy-duty snap tabs to place the bracket straight excessive of your tire for finest mud safety. And now you can alter the blade angle itself +/-15° for a pleasant & practical flat set up.
How does it work?
Ass Savers designed the brand new Win Wing MTB’s Tangential Protection to take a seat simply above your tire to catch most rear wheel spray the place it originates on the tire.
- works finest when the wishbone is situated on the prime of the tire, with simply 1cm of clearance between the tire and the fender bracket.
- alter the legs of the wishbone to align its prime straight above the rear axle, then…
- make sure that to fold the flat fender blade alongside all of the pre-scored marks to get the correct curved form, and lastly…
- alter the fender blade angle to be horizontal or tipped barely upwards for max ass saving efficiency
And don’t fear about getting it caught within the rear wheel once you decide up path particles or a bunch of sticky mud. The anti-jam wishbone format flexes ahead, away from the tire if one thing sticks in your rear wheel. After which, most often, it’ll simply spring again into place.
Tech particulars
- easy-to-install & quick-to-remove mountain bike rear fender
- matches 26-29″ wheels and tires as much as 3″ extensive
- adjustable-length glass fiber-reinforced black polyamide (nylon) wishbone bracket
- 50% recycled 0.9mm thick polypropylene black fender blade with varied printed designs
- +/-15° blade angle adjustment
- black thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) dual-duty toes & attachment straps (consists of body safety stickers)
- matches slim metal seatstays as much as boxy carbon or alloy stays
- 100% made-in-Sweden in ISO14001 sustainability-certified factories
- 114g complete claimed weight (mine really weighs 116g)
Overview: Keep clear(er) with Ass Savers’ Win Wing MTB fender
I’ve been testing the Win Wing MTB since final spring, for year-round path using. And it does an incredible job of maintaining you cleaner than with no fender. It’s no full-coverage fender, for certain. However, even because the backs of my legs and a lot of the body nonetheless get sprayed with water, mud & path muck… the seat of my pants, my saddle, and my dropper posts keep MUCH cleaner!
(Even when put in a bit farther from the tire than it ought to be.)
I don’t have it fitted for each trip, however I’ve mounted this stuff to virtually a dozen completely different mountain bikes & eMTBs prior to now yr. And it’s completely my go-to for any mountain bike trip I count on to be wet, moist, or particularly muddy.
I’ve usually been in a position to maintain it within the single shortest leg setting and simply shortly alter the blade angle for just about all full-suspension bikes – lower than 30-second swap from bike to bike. Or for swapping to a hardtail, I’ve made the legs one place longer – a extra concerned change that takes a pair minutes, which I do with a tire lever due to the tight, safe snap-together match of the legs.
Driving Impressions and Takeaways
I’ve ridden this factor on some actually tough and steep enduro terrain. And I skilled no issues with its safe match or sturdiness. My closest name was catching it on my butt on an exceptionally steep descent once I slid far again over the rear wheel. However even then, it caught the seat of my pants, pulled out of the best way with out proscribing my motion, and snapped safely again into place once I received again over the bike.
The fender does transfer up and down extra on the mountain bike than it did on a gravel bike, unsurprisingly using with it over correct drop and thru rock gardens. However the largest influence I’ve encountered is small tire rub marks contained in the fender, that occur with out even noticing it on the bike.
Whereas some mountain bike riders won’t love the look of getting a rear fender, I don’t thoughts it.
You probably have the all-black one, frankly, it form of disappears as soon as in your bike.
It’s my feeling {that a} small fork arch fender is an absolute minimal necessity, irrespective of the place you trip. And when you trip in wetter situations, there are many greater entrance fender choices to select from. However a rear fender is simply as helpful. But, choices stay restricted. I’ve tried lots. And so they both lack actual safety (like Ass Saver’s personal authentic Huge clip-on saddle fender) or are overly sophisticated, cumbersome, and heavy.
This Ass Savers Win Wing MTB is simply 116g. It’s straightforward to placed on & take off, but stays put over fairly difficult terrain. And it really blocks loads of mud & spray earlier than it will get to you or your dropper.
Ass Savers Win Wing MTB – Pricing, choices & availability
The Win Wing MTB is out there now straight from Ass Savers with free world delivery, and in-store in supplier bike retailers worldwide. The brand new strap-on rear mountain bike mud guard sells for 33€ in all-black Stealth. Or for 1€ extra you may decide from a pair extra fashionable choices just like the beige Detour dots or the colourful purple & pink ROKS design that I’ve fitted to my mountain bikes now.
