Originally Posted by
bark_eater
That's the front part of a winter training fender, correct? Did they split the rear fenders?
No, the rear is not split.
And generally, I'd just call them training fenders removed on race day. I honestly don't know why they left on the front shorty. It is quick to take off/put on. And technically the bike pictured above is too new for that "style". The Italians mostly abandoned it after the war . Prewar road conditions were quite bad.
Gazzetta2 by
iabisdb, on Flickr
Valetti 02 by
iabisdb, on Flickr
Bizzi 07 by
iabisdb, on Flickr