fietsbob

Oregon coast, Dont move to AZ over the winter , why wouldn.t I?

AlmostTrick

Thanks for the compliments, 65 and vatdim.

Agreed. I'm a stickler for getting the gaps even, which often times takes a bit of fabrication. Weight is a non issue when it's only a pound or so. Especially for something so useful.

Planet Bike Hardcore. They originally were Hi Vis yellow, which looks good on some bikes, but clashed hideously on the Raleigh Roper. So I painted them with Krylon Fusion spray paint. Also sprayed the stays flat black, since the stainless would have looked out of place. Yeah, maybe a little OCD, but it works for me.

Here's a bike I did for a co-worker where I thought the yellow fenders worked well with the flat olive green finish...

chjcb77

Love riding with water falling from above, hate water coming from below. And as someone already said, water from below is not always water

kickstart

Personally, stripped down road race bikes were just a affectation and faze in my younger days as I only raced, or played racer on club rides a couple of times.

Besides being a trip down memory lane, I like the look of fenders on classic road bikes.

alan s 

Both commuter bikes have fenders all the time.

Reynolds 

I have fenders with mudflaps on my commuter. They are useful in the rain and don't cause any problems when it's dry. Never loosened or rattled. They are plastic, so weight is negligible. My commute is 100% pavement, so they don't pack with mud. The front one helps keep drivetrain cleaner.
If I want to ride on unpaved/muddy roads I use my MTB, no fenders.

bmthom.gis

I have fenders on 2 bikes, but really haven't had much occasion to use then since installing. I won't ride to work if it is raining in the morning. PuttinG on a wet kit in the afternoon doesn't sound terrific to me. Though lately I have been thinking of trying depending on the type of rain. The last time I got caught was on my Univega mtb. It was unpleasant. I put fenders on my other city bike (early 90s Peugeot ATB) that has 38s on them...so I'm ready! It also helps justify to the better half why I have 2 rigid mountain bikes. I do try and hit puddles when I see them. So far in my other Peugeot commuter, I have beat the afternoon showers back

bmthom.gis

I should also mention I see no appreciable weight difference with fenders

jaxgtr

It's not normally raining in the mornings when I am going into work, and in the spring\summer\fall, you can almost guaranty rain in the afternoon, however, in the morning, I will run across sprinkler water that I don't want up my back, so yea I like fenders....

vol

The poop and smell?

GovernorSilver

I try to avoid riding in the rain too, but if it rained the night before my ride there's puddles of something (hopefully just rain water but as noted you can't assume ) on the MUPs that I ride on, so it's nice to have fenders for them.

My bike came with polycarbonate fenders, which are so light that it won't make noticeable difference in weight whether on or off. I do like the classy look of those steel fenders that have been posted here.

auldgeunquers

Serious bikes get fenders.

Play bikes don't.

I like riding in rain. And snow.

Also - one of the serious bikes hauls a kid's tag-along much of the time. A good full-coverage rear fender is essential for that - or for hauling a kid trailer for that matter - IMO.

e0richt

I like to use raceblade fenders... they are easy to put on and take off, and they add no appreciable weight.

I have heard disparaging remarks about them by other forum members but they work well for me.

RR3

I guess I have ten bikes and only the slop bike gets laden down with fenders.

Darth Lefty 

Here we get 300+ days a year of fair weather. I put fenders on my bike last winter thinking I would need to force opportunities to ride with my limited schedule, but in fact they very seldom were needed.

HardyWeinberg

I do like to not have fenders but the no-fenders season is very short around here. To the extent that cleaning the inside of fenders is work, it saves a lot of work on cleaning out the inside of the headset.

kickstart

And whenever we do get rain during the dry season, the slugs come out in force, and there's few things worse than mashed slug all over everything.

Hangtownmatt

That's because we've been in a drought the last four years. Wait till next year ... El Nino !!! We hope anyway.

Darth Lefty 

I'll put it on my calendar

Wolf Dust

Fenders only suck if they're done wrong. Sometimes a fender installation is smooth sailing, but when it's not, it's worth the time and thought to do it right. Sometimes you might even need to do a little fabricating.

The point is that a pair of well installed fenders aren't going to rattle and rub, will only add minimal weight, and when you do need them they are basically priceless. Not only that, but some of the sweetest looking bikes I've ever seen have fenders.

SouthFLpix

I find them very useful.

AlmostTrick

More pics of bikes with cool fenders please.

catgita

I would no sooner take the fenders off my bike in the dry season than I would take them off my car. They are integral, trouble free, silent, and cut way back on maintenance. It may seldom rain in the LA/OC area, but that just means the roads collect more filth that flings up on you rain or shine.

sleepydad

Sometimes I see people riding with rear fenders but not front fenders......seems funny to me. Both are important but front fenders, at least for me, keep the majority of muck off of me. You gotta ride with both in my opinion.....especially in the pacific nw

baron von trail 

I have a plastic splash guard on the back of my road bike. It keeps my back clean when the road is wet. Fenders on my hybrid for when I commute in colder wet months from November thru April.