Mudguardless design

Remove the water to save energy

The Benefits

This device removes the water before it travels around the wheel. Mudguards only stop you getting wet but they don't stop the significant amount of energy that is required to lift the water and throw it forward off the wheel. We estimate that wheels can move spray around a litre of water in well under a minute. Imagine how much energy it takes to throw a litre of water up into the air every 15 seconds or so.

The brush doesn't touch the tyre in dry conditions but as soon as the water sprays into the spray plate, it pushes the brush onto the wheel.

Video of first concept trials

Action shots

mudguard trial

mudguard trial

mudguard trial

mudguard trial

mudguard trial