Heh.

Well, recall the bikes of the 1960's and before. All bikes had fenders. Then the bike weenies decided fenders were for dorks. I got into cycling in the 70's, and I, too, thought all be-fendered bikes looked doofy. Oh, the weight! Oh the aerodynamic drag!

I took a three-month tour of Europe in 1981 on my racing bike, loaded with luggage. (A 1981 Peugeot PXN-10.) Some British people said, "I don't know how you can do that without mudguards." And I realized he was right. A lot of club riders use lightweight mudguards, as they call them, and though they have more rain that we do, it's really silly not to have them unless you live in the desert.

My fenders were made by Bleumels. Are they still in business?