Originally Posted by
FBinNY
I can assure you that this won't be an issue. My track bike has zero clearance between the bottom of the front brake arch and tire. It's so small that the bottom of the arch can double as a tire saver. Mud can't build up and nothing has ever gotten caught. Every once in a while the tire will pick up a small stone which I hear get ejected with a sharp ping.
The thing is, you have a track bike, and the OP is trying to make a tourer out of a road bike, 2 totally different bikes, a tourer is much more likly to encounter debris, leaves and mud, especially not using roads, i.e MUP's / cycle lanes; track bikes are designed for ..... a track/velodrome, where there should be no chance of encountering debris or mud.