Originally Posted by
daoswald
[*]Conenience in traffic. If you're making a lot of starts and stops they come in handy.
I have them on my commuter/tourer (Surly Cross Check). I don't _need_ them, of course, but like you say, they're convenient.
But I wouldn't put them on my "regular" road bikes. Maybe a good rule of thumb would be: If you don't have fenders, you "can't" use them.
