View Poll Results: To fender or not
full fenders
39
78.00%
clip on fenders
3
6.00%
no stinking fenders
8
16.00%
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To fender or not
03-28-15, 09:52 PM
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Sometimes just the reduction of mud grit and crud is enough to use then, water aside.
03-28-15, 10:14 PM
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Considering I just came back from an extremely wet 200k ride, hell yes to fenders!
It was a warm, muggy sort of rain and by the time we got back, I had guppies in my socks! Not to mention my bottles were covered in lots of mud and road dirt. Miserable.
It was a warm, muggy sort of rain and by the time we got back, I had guppies in my socks! Not to mention my bottles were covered in lots of mud and road dirt. Miserable.
03-29-15, 04:44 AM
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Let's face it, isn't the only real downside regarding mudguards (in a long distance (and probably most) cycling contexts) cosmetic? If it is mid-Summer and definitely dry or whatever then yeah, why bother, but otherwise...
I remember Dave Stewart saying something along the lines of 'it doesn't matter what guitar you get, just get one you like the look of' - and yeah I like that attitude (I chose my first expensive bike model, bought as an adult, because I liked what it looked like really, if I am honest) - but for me the good stuff cycling is a long way past the point where what stuff looks likes matters.
I remember Dave Stewart saying something along the lines of 'it doesn't matter what guitar you get, just get one you like the look of' - and yeah I like that attitude (I chose my first expensive bike model, bought as an adult, because I liked what it looked like really, if I am honest) - but for me the good stuff cycling is a long way past the point where what stuff looks likes matters.
03-29-15, 12:00 PM
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Downside to mudguards
1. Added weight
2. Transport challenges (pain in the neck)
3. Susceptibility to being banged around and then rubbing the tires
4. For all but the most perfectly adjusted Heine-esque fenders, they are less aerodynamic
5. If you live in Merica, fenders can label in a negative way with certain crowds.
6. They won't fit on many/most road bikes
Advantage (one huge advantage!!)
1. They minimize water and mud on the bike and rider
2. If you live in the UK (or Seattle), you will be considered a competent, cool cyclist
1. Added weight
2. Transport challenges (pain in the neck)
3. Susceptibility to being banged around and then rubbing the tires
4. For all but the most perfectly adjusted Heine-esque fenders, they are less aerodynamic
5. If you live in Merica, fenders can label in a negative way with certain crowds.
6. They won't fit on many/most road bikes
Advantage (one huge advantage!!)
1. They minimize water and mud on the bike and rider
2. If you live in the UK (or Seattle), you will be considered a competent, cool cyclist
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