Peg, my Mudcat name developped like this: there were several Mud* nicknames around the Mud when I changed my nickname, so the first part definitely had to be Mud.
The second part is simply the translation of my German surname Waechter into English, resulting in Guard
Both combined result in MudGuard (notice the capital G resulting from this combination).
I learned about the meaning of the word mudguard some weeks after I chose the nickname, so the bike part had nothing to do with my choice (although I like the fact that the word I built has an actual meaning).

I think I will print out this thread before I start on my tour so I have all your (not only Peg's but all of you) tips for where to go!

Looking forward to it!!!
MudGuard