No I wouldn't. I rode the S. Skagit Highway in WA in a pouring rain--twice. Crossed the North Cascades Highway in rain which turned to snow. Going to the Sun in heavy, wind-swept rain. The Adirondaks in a good, all-day rain. Sx miles at the onset of Hurricane Floyd. Those are just a few examles. Fenders would not have made one bit of difference from a keeping me dry standpoint. I was getting wet from what was falling from the sky no matter what.