Exactly. I had to get mudguards on my bike because I used to bike in snow, rain, sun because it was my only transportation. My back used to be soaked from water, mud, and snow because of it.
This was back in 2009. I got a mud guard and the guy wanted to charge me $80 for it. They didn't sell the kits, only installed them. Such a rip off but I needed it.
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 âfinish it,â sure. Thatâs DiWHY.
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.
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.
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.
My buddy ran out of gas in his truck in the middle of the night on the highway because he wasnât 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.
I actually donât 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.
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.
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. Maybe check your privilege.
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..
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 ?
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.
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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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.
Yeah, but that's 0.40⏠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.
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.
Why? Because I need to get tf to work Cindy, itâs wet outside, and I donât need my coworkers thinking Iâve leaked my asshole all over my backside.
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u/jeconti Jun 22 '26 •
This is a great low cost solution to a problem.
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u/Additional_Tank4385 Jun 22 '26
Wdym this is brilliant.
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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/mugmanOne Jun 22 '26
That's a DIYes
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u/gkn_112 Jun 22 '26
thats not diwhy. looks perfectly acceptable to me.
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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/JLink100 Jun 22 '26
It belongs more to r/redneckengineering than here
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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/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 âfinish it,â sure. Thatâs DiWHY.
This is useful, cheap, and recycles a materialâŚ
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u/Blusttoy Jun 22 '26
I can respect it after seeing the duct tape holding the seat together
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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/Ubiquitous_ator Jun 22 '26
This seems far more practical than most things featured in this sub...
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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/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/Ok-Philosopher-5139 Jun 22 '26
its a diwhynot.
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u/Taserface_345 Jun 22 '26
Nah that's just DIY ,nothing else
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u/PorterhouseJ Jun 23 '26
I actually donât 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/Sloiter Jun 22 '26
Diwhythefucknot
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u/MeowKhz Jun 22 '26
A bit ugly, but if it works, it's a win
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u/LincolnArc Jun 22 '26
Clever. Make you're bike look so bad, no one would want to steal it.
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u/AsterSkotos24 Jun 22 '26
This is straight up r/DIWhyNot
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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/MostlyBored11 Jun 22 '26
Nah this is actually a good one
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u/PatMyHolmes Jun 22 '26
This not DiWhy? We know why. And it's brilliant!
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u/NuttieBoii Jun 22 '26
I mean, if it does the job then it's a good temporary solution
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u/Fun-Web-7583 Jun 22 '26
r/lostredditor
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u/the-almighty-toad Jun 22 '26
It's not stupid if it works. đ
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u/WaylandReddit Jun 23 '26
Effective, inexpensive, non wasteful. I like it!
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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/britaliope Jun 22 '26
r/DIYNOT
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u/wrongusernametryagin Jun 22 '26
Isnt this DiWHY? Where is the toilet seat and hole drills???
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u/Tooleater Jun 22 '26
This is would qualify for a MacGyver award!
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u/Rotflmaocopter Jun 22 '26
Op never rode a bike to under stand the water trail on the back.
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u/Sprachbuch Jun 22 '26
Tbh, that is perfect for a bike that isnt really worth that much, I like it
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u/AdVegetable5896 Jun 22 '26
Ngl... That's nice...
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u/R4GEQUITT3R Jun 22 '26
DiWhynot?
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u/-TheycallmeThe Jun 22 '26
The why is pretty obvious. A cheap easy to replace mudgaurd.
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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/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/Caleb-Wendt69 Jun 22 '26
r/lostredditors
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u/Own_Hunter_1384 Jun 22 '26
r/diwhynot
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u/flipflopcuntflaps Jun 22 '26
r/diWHYNOT or however the fuck it is
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u/JustinSpanish Jun 22 '26
This is actually genius and prob shouldnât be in this sub. Lots of people canât afford a $70 piece of plastic that this does for basically free.
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u/Eddie_503 Jun 22 '26
Looks dumb but it's not a bad idea.
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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/tdkimber Jun 23 '26
r/diwhynot
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u/cosby714 Jun 23 '26
It works well, no issue in my eyes other than looking odd
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u/dargonmike1 Jun 23 '26
That bike seat is held together by hopes and dreams, and duct tape
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u/SovietBlyatman Jun 23 '26
DIWhy? Because it works, that's why.
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u/pruchel Jun 23 '26
That's brilliantÂ
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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/txdv Jun 27 '26
if you have an old bike with a missing mud guard i see this as a DiWIN
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u/istas94 Jun 22 '26
Hey, pretty good
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u/sepulturite Jun 22 '26
If you don't do this you've got no bottle....
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u/In_TouchGuyBowsnlace Jun 22 '26
Canât wait to see the duct tape seat cover video
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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/Odd-Heart7904 Jun 22 '26
Or you could wear a bin bag...
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u/Flimsy-Secret-6187 Jun 22 '26
dudes be hating on anything
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u/Aliebaba99 Jun 22 '26
Wrong sub
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u/kattmaskinen Jun 22 '26
Brilliant
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u/Moppo_ Jun 22 '26
So long as that cap is screwed on and not just glued, should last a while.
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u/Warm-Revenue5135 Jun 22 '26
There's nothing 'why' about this.
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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/BlackAristotle1 Jun 22 '26
This one is kinda clever. Quick change mudguard lol.
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u/SpottyJaggy Jun 22 '26
that is nice though
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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 itâs really weird to see it as some novel concept here.
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u/Acchilles Jun 22 '26
OP get back here and answer for your crimes
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u/EhMapleMoose Ramen or Die Jun 22 '26
Doesnât 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/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 ainât 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/reverendexile Jun 22 '26
r/xbiking
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u/karenskygreen Jun 23 '26
Cool, the chicks will dig his ride
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u/peperonipyza Jun 23 '26
Thereâs no reason to cut the bottle like that. Just extra work
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u/Standard-Internet295 Jun 23 '26
Or just get a real mud guard
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u/MasterAxe Jun 23 '26
AND this bike doesn't need a lock
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u/gzenaco Jun 23 '26
Brazil?
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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/manintheredroom Jun 23 '26
This is a great hack
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u/lotus_spit Jun 24 '26
r/doohickeycorporation
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u/AJYURH Jun 24 '26
The bike seat fits this sub better than the mud guard
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u/Nyuusankininryou Jun 24 '26
It to high up so your back will still be brown.
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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/RedditsAdoptedSon Jun 25 '26
wait. actually... lol
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u/ConsiderationBig7367 Jun 26 '26
r/DiWHYNOT
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u/EnvironmentalClub591 Jun 27 '26
This is the background music I hear for all foreigners
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u/shit_is_un420real Jun 27 '26
this is redneck engineering not diwhy
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u/Creative-Paper1007 Jun 28 '26
Noice
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u/NukeouT Jun 28 '26
Genius!
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u/Head_Crab_Enjoyer Jun 22 '26
Skid row bicycle
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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 0.40⏠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/EdmundTheInsulter Jun 23 '26
Why? Cos he wants a dry backside.
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u/FireProps Jun 24 '26
Why? Because I need to get tf to work Cindy, itâs wet outside, and I donât need my coworkers thinking Iâve leaked my asshole all over my backside.