Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Madison, WI
Bikes: 1961 Ideor, 1966 Perfekt 3 Speed AB Hub, 1994 Bridgestone MB-6, 2006 Airnimal Joey, 2009 Thorn Sherpa, 2013 Thorn Nomad MkII, 2015 VO Pass Hunter, 2017 Lynskey Backroad, 2017 Raleigh Gran Prix, 1980s Bianchi Mixte on a trainer. Others are now gone.
A couple weeks ago rode through a road construction zone immediately after the water truck went thru to liquify the mud into a nice uniform layer on the road surface. That reminded me how great fenders are. Prefer plastic fenders, I find the cheap ones to be adequate.
If you are going to be flying a lot, perhaps those easily removable fenders would be better? I have a small rear one that I can strap onto the seat tube of my foldup bike, the fender has no other stays or attachments. Even a small removable one like that is a lot better than no fender at all.