Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 8364623)

My Ibis is fenderized all winter.

Originally Posted by nayr497 (Post 8364633)

I've always wondered what level of bicycle knowledge and repair knowledge professional riders have. For a professional rider I'm guessing they sometimes train with their team and sometimes they train alone. When training alone, they probably don't have a support car. So...do pros change their own flats when out training? (I'm guessing, yes.)

What sort of repairs do pros, like Cavendish, do when at home? Is he coming home and truing his wheels after hitting a hole? Or does he send out the wheel/request a new one? And yeah, does he clean his own bike?

I'm guess I'm just jealous that pros just get to ride and then head to the team bus for a massage. No cleaning or maintenance work. But, seeing Cavendish at home I'm guessing he does in fact do work. Plus, you could see a huge tool chest behind Leipheimer. And, I'm sure it depends on the rider. Some could be mechanics post-career, and some probably can't fix a flat.

Originally Posted by botto (Post 8363202)

only freds ride without fenders during the winter.

Originally Posted by roadiejorge (Post 8367277)

Don't forget some people just love to clean their bikes from top to bottom after every ride.

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 8363853)

No self-respecting poseur would be seen dead with fenders . . . he'd be the laughing stock of Starbucks.

Then again, no self-respecting poseur would be riding in less than perfect weather conditions either.

Originally Posted by FlashBazbo (Post 8363397)

Okay, enough of the silly talk. Let's get down to the important issues . . .

Are the fenders dimpled and made of carbon fiber? Who makes them? Are Cavendish's fenders better than Lance's?

Originally Posted by MONGO! (Post 8368510)

It's only Fred if you don't have a mudflap.