Originally Posted by
KonAaron Snake
Ok - someone explain the fenders in winter to me; when I tried it, it sucked. The fenders became snow/ice catchers and I still got crap in my chain.
On hardpack, I tend to agree - I minimize the packing by setting the gap closest at the rear of the fender, then slightly wider past that. If it is hardpack and ice, the fenders really don't help.
Where they do help, though is when it is slushy.
Since I run an IGH, my drive train isn't affected that much by muck, and the fenders don't make it any better or worse.