Oh yes! I can clearly remember back in my club touring days the popular set-up of Weinmann Elysee rims, Michelin Hi Speed gum wall tyres, Weinmann stainless or alloy full length mudguards (fenders) with tyre savers mounted at the bottom of the rear ends of the mudguards on the lower mounting bolts, usually covered with a long home made rubber mud flap. No photos I'm afraid, I was young then and couldn't afford a camera and a bike. What I don't remember is anyone with a bike set up this way having to turn their bike upside down on the roadside to fix a flat. Not to say it never happened, but I really don't think it did. Noise? a slight whine, lost in the general melee of chains, tyres and grunting riders!