On 05/22/2018 05:25 AM, ascpgh wrote:
At 50% greater rainfall than average this year so far, I'm very happy
to have quiet aluminum fenders on my bikes. The amount of money spent
on drivetrain consumables has been way less than it had been before I
was a confirmed fender-er. The abrasive slurry of decomposing urban
surfaces mixed water that is kept off everything contributes to
durability no part maker could ever claim.
Fenders also reduce the grotesqueness you face when you grab your
water bottle for a sip from what has effectively been your fender if
you don't have any.
You really want to see grotesqueness, go for a ride during or
immediately after a rain in Amish country.
What dry weather I ride in with the fenders on my bikes hasn't ever
made me jealously consider taking them off. They keep dust lifted by
the tires from being directly applied to the drivetrain moving parts
in dry conditions too. I don't bother with "dry lube" for such any
more, I still had dust contamination, only the degree is arguable. The
amount of effort cleaning and reapplying lubes for wet and dry would
create a superfund site and consume more time than just riding. With
fenders.
My bike after an 80 mile ride on the GAP, the first 40 miles in
pouring rain, then just the crushed limestone slurry :
https://photos.app.goo.gl/uugCZ3HggdZmgHgM2
Yes! I've been on club rides with folks on wet roads. When done, those
without fenders were complaining about the hour or more of cleanup work
required. With fenders, at most around 2 minutes.
How you keep your feet clean and dry without fenders:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/IbVGgp84O2O9TdKh2
But try to pedal that way...
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