Originally Posted by
Sorcerer
Today I found a new Ass Savers mini rear fender. It's flat and made out of a piece of sheet plastic. I would never buy one. Anyway I stowed it away and when I got to the top of the climb up Montebellow Rd I followed the instructions printed on it, and installed it. The weather was drizzly and so it was a good thing to have. It worked great! I would've had a dirt stripe on my ass from the mountain bike trail descent. Weighs hardly anything and better than nothing if there is rain. This sounds like an advertisement. No. I think you could make one out of big a plastic bottle or something. Now I'll need to dig up one ofthose matching zip tie on front fenders.
I used to have a similar attitude. My gravel bike doesn't have fender mounting eyelets, so I bought a nice set of full SKS strap-on fenders. Eventually, they always migrate down until they rub the tire, and they're
always draggy, so they lasted about two weeks.
Now, I have those clip-on fenders. They do nothing to keep the bike clean, but they keep ME reasonably clean. (feet & lower legs still get sprayed) My rear has a quick-release clamp, to which the fender mounts with four snaps. The front mount goes on the downtube with two beefy rubber straps, and the fender attaches again with four snaps. The pair of them come on or off in seconds, leaving just the lightweight, non-draggy mounts. When I need them, it takes only seconds to put them on. I can take them off mid-ride and store them in my jersey pocket.
They look cheap, but are just REALLY functional. Kind of like galoshes.
Easy-on, easy-off. Functional, light, not too draggy. They never clog, never rattle, and never rub.