Originally Posted by
energyandair
Yesterday I rode my Birdy in heavy rain for the first time and I had much less problem with water and mud splashing up than I had expected.
The tires are 40 mm Marathon Racers and the bike has no fenders but there is a rear rack which sits lower than most.
It occurs to me that small wheels may not fling water as high as larger wheels and that the narrower smoother Marathon Racers may not pick up as much water as the tyres on my other bike.
I had been planning on buying fenders but this has me wondering whether I will need them.
David
I use small wheeled bikes that fold up almost exclusively now. I really don't care to ride in the rain if I can help it (yes it does rain in Southern California, unlike the title of that old song of the 60s says). But I like the idea of having fenders on both my Dahons when and if the rain arrives unexpectively. The extra price is well worth it especially where you live.