Yep, I agree. It's the reason I refused to put fenders on my Competition, though a few suggested I should. Likewise with my Grand Record, no fenders there either. In fact I just ordered some tubulars for a set of rims I recently acquired, that will be going on the GR. The Supercourse I recently got back on the road though, I may go this route. There is something about that period of bike that I really love.,,,,BD