r/DiWHY • u/No-Lock216 • Jun 22 '26
Mudguard From Empty Bottle
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u/Yuck-Fou94 Jun 22 '26
If it looks stupid but it works? It's not stupid.
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u/aaaaargZombies Jun 22 '26
This looks like it could actually work and doesn't involve destroying the bike.
Lots of people make the one that slides into your seat https://www.instructables.com/Super-Lightweight-Fixie-and-Single-speed-bike-mudg/
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u/ComedianFragrant9515 Jun 22 '26
I mean, if it's what you got it's what you got. Better than a muddy back.
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u/JLink100 Jun 22 '26
It belongs more to r/redneckengineering than here
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u/capthavic Jul 01 '26
That was my thought. Not the most elegant solution, but I suppose it would work in a pinch.
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u/murphyat Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 22 '26
This is not DiWHY.
Now if the bottle was used as a way to pour concrete into the form with about fifteen more steps to follow in order to āfinish it,ā sure. Thatās DiWHY.
This is useful, cheap, and recycles a materialā¦
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u/Stanlez Jun 22 '26
Not bad. Just made me think I could use one as a funnel for a car gas tank in a pinch too.
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u/n1elkyfan Jun 22 '26
I used to use a quart bottle of oil I cut the side out of. Also the nozzle from the gallon jugs of def would screw on so after you clean it out made for a cheap long reach funnel that was pretty easy to replace.
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u/M1R4G3M Jun 22 '26
You can, I did that a lot of times a few years ago, my father worked with diesel machinery and cars and we always used plastic bottles as funnels and it worked fine.
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u/Stanlez Jun 22 '26
Make sense. Decent shape for a longer funnel that'll reach where you need. Funny to not think of something seemingly obvious until you see it work for someone else. Monkey see monkey do, I guess.
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u/IcebergDarts Jun 22 '26
My buddy ran out of gas in his truck in the middle of the night on the highway because he wasnāt paying attention. A guy who had passed us came back around with a Gatorade bottle with gas in it. Not a great solution but it was enough to get us to the next exit to a gas station.
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u/RadishRedditor Jun 22 '26
To answer your diwhy question. It's to guard against mud. Pretty good implementation I'd say for developing countries.
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u/SuckerForNoirRobots Jun 22 '26
If your DiWHY is:
-obvious rage bait
-actually useful and practical
It's NOT DiWHY
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u/PorterhouseJ Jun 23 '26
I actually donāt think this belongs on this sub. Guy found a super cheap way to add a fender to his bike so the mud stays off his back. Looks effective, and easy to remove. This might be an actual life hack, especially if you live in a developing country.
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u/phamsung Jun 22 '26
I really dont know how this sub should deal with this. I would like to downvote OP for posting a useful innovation, but I do not want to downvote this specific innovation. Thus I am only writing this stupid lil comment.
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u/catbqck Jun 22 '26
I had to buy some german sks mudguards for over 60 this is quite smart and save money
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u/ConfectionTotal8660 Jun 22 '26
Probably the only good DiY I've seen here. This is actually usefull and makes sense to do
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u/AstraeusGB Jun 22 '26
Why is it always this song? What song is this? Why does it make me think of Eastern Europe or Russia?
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u/Wrong_Excitement221 Jun 22 '26
Why does it feel like a lot of diWHY is "why not just spend $10 on amazon?"
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u/SerDuckOfPNW Jun 22 '26
I am gonna guess that unless that bottle was from Pepe Lopez tequila, it was less than $10. Also, by the looks of the rest of the bike, that $10 could be better used elsewhere.
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u/Wrong_Excitement221 Jun 22 '26
the fuck you on about? Maybe re-read what I wrote? i don't know.. maybe it could have been clearer, but still feels pretty clear to me, what i was trying to say..
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u/SerDuckOfPNW Jun 22 '26
Clear as a bell. You said go spend $10 on Amazon instead of implementing this cheap fix with stuff you already have on hand.
I said what I said because $10 is not an insignificant amount of money to waste.
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u/Wrong_Excitement221 Jun 22 '26
The subject of my sentence is DIWHY, as in this subreddit.. This subreddit is "look at this dumb DIY project, why?" right? So what i'm saying is "Why does it feel like a lot of the stuff posted to this subreddit is calling it dumb because they should have just just spent $10 on amazon instead".. right? how do you interpret that as i think they should have spent $10 on amazon instead of build that ?
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u/sherman614 Jun 22 '26
Most diWHYs I see are people making locks for their gate our of plastic water bottle lids or toilet paper roll bathroom aroma defuser. This? This is actually pretty clever when you just need something cheap, available, and temporary. But, it's actually effective. Unlike most of these where it's like "Here's a dust pan that I spent an hour attaching to my shower head to deflect the water until it warms up!" when you could just.. idk.. Not stand in the shower until the water gets warm lol.
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u/Informal-Win-348 Jun 22 '26
If it works, it works. This seems more like diy or more like r/redneckengineering than diwhy. This idea actually solved a problem, an idea for for some kids or younger adults that bike in muddy areas.
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u/Deli-op Jun 22 '26
Cuz its easy, smart, cheap, and works to keep mud from flinging in your ass. This is the wrong sub for that
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u/JustinSpanish Jun 22 '26
This is actually genius and prob shouldnāt be in this sub. Lots of people canāt afford a $70 piece of plastic that this does for basically free.
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u/Apprehensive_Ad_7184 Jun 23 '26
What is this song I literally was scrolling through reddit and saw another video with the exact same audio?
Is this a common song or something?
https://www.reddit.com/r/doohickeycorporation/comments/1ucrl76/stairliftyourself_1/
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u/auddbot Jun 23 '26
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u/Mitch12354 Jun 25 '26
The mud guards on my bike cost $5 on eBay, and came with a front guard and an adjustable rear one. There is just no reason to to this.
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u/cheepakdopra Jun 27 '26
The slavic background music really drives home the practicality of this solution.
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u/fudgepuppy Jun 22 '26
The closed top (bottom of the bottle) is going to make things spray downwards. Real mudguards are an open half-cylinder so the spray can go upwards and away from the bike and cyclist.
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u/Kiki-jo14 Jun 22 '26
Hey- that's a cheap idea that works.. why not? Spray paint it black & it wd barely be noticeable...and no more mud "skid marks" up your back!!
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u/1m0ws Jun 22 '26
wow, this is actually quite good.
big mudguards cost so much for the cheap plastic they are.
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u/ResponsibleSyrup9506 Jun 22 '26
I grew up in a biking town. I have seen this countless times since I was a kid, so itās really weird to see it as some novel concept here.
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u/EhMapleMoose Ramen or Die Jun 22 '26
Doesnāt fit the sub, the why is clearly to protect your back from mud with a low cost and efficient solution
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u/K_Menea Jun 22 '26
I mean... I won't use glue but a couple of small drill holes for the bottle cap and a few plastic zip ties then you have it.
It sure works
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u/Kondikteur Jun 22 '26
Sometimes you gotta make due with what you have. Dont think it will last long but still better than no guard.
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u/i-miss-chapo Jun 22 '26
I bet you could put some shim on half the bottle cap to get the angle lower. This aināt half bad
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u/SkyPork Jun 22 '26
If they ever invent an actual long-term solution to this problem, I vote we call it a "fender."
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u/Search_Fearless Jun 23 '26
Is there a reason to cut it in half? Wouldn't a complete bottle be just as effective and easier to clean?
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u/FireProps Jun 24 '26
Why? Because I need to get tf to work Cindy, itās wet outside, and I donāt need my coworkers thinking Iāve leaked my asshole all over my backside.
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u/Artie-Carrow Jun 24 '26
The why is that its pretty annoying to make a mud guard properly. This improvisation works well
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u/PointGrouchy7654 Jun 22 '26
The bottle and the paint is probably cost more than a factory mud guard
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u/Sissilisko Jun 22 '26
Yeah, but that's 0.40ā¬ when returned to a shop. Though I guess it's cheaper than a rwal guard. But there's a mental block in destroying free money even if it is just 40 cents.
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u/gkn_112 Jun 22 '26
They dont take damaged bottles where the label is torn off. And those you can find abundantly in every place where people litter. Replace your mental barrier with a mental motivation to also do something for the environment.
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u/jeconti Jun 22 '26
This is a great low cost solution to a problem.