One of my commuter bikes has velo orange fenders on it, and they aren't bent yet after 3 years of riding back and forth to work and being outside 24/7. They are a bit more fussy to install, but once they are properly installed, you can forget about them. One thing I have come not to like, however, are the leather washers. They don't hold up when left outside 24/7 in the rain and heat. If metal fenders are installed tightly, they don't need leather washers to keep from rattling. If one wanted some damping, an actually UV and weatherproof washer - maybe EPDM - would probably be a better way to go.