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Old 08-17-09 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets View Post
Front derailers are cheep enough and fenders probably make things slightly worse for rear derailers.

Originally Posted by mihlbach
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As far as additional drivetrain destruction from going fenderless is concerned, my local shop has NOS front derailers for $8, this is of no consequence to the OP, however. I've noticed that having a full fender on the rear causes lots of gritty water to drip off the edge of the fender all over the cogs and rear derailer.
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