Sheesh! One more note: Since I took the photo of the Matthews, I've added a 10" long flap; certainly extending well below bb area.
I have to say that the bike, and I, were much dryer and cleaner than had I no fenders, or only "moto" style fenders; this despite my complaining. On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 3:43 PM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > "Nother note: riding thru the still dry powder, even the nominal tread on > the BO front picked it up and flung it forward, where it blew back over me > and the bike, and coated my shins and shoes. At least this stuff was clean > snow. > > On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 3:40 PM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> My part of the city got only 1 1/2 to 2" of snow earlier this week, >> though cold temps have left much of it on the dirt roads, where it is not >> quite slush -- wettish, slippery, but not yet melting. The stuff on the >> small roads OTOH is slushy and messy. I did a brief 15 mile ride, outbound >> on dirt but things were so messy that I took pavement back. >> >> I have not ridden in snow since 2015 or 6, and that was dryer snow with >> no fenders; the last time I rode a bike with fenders in snow was 2006, >> commute to work, and the snow packed up under the rear fender (Honjos) and >> I had to stop several times to get rid of it. But at least that ride, too, >> was in temps cold enough to keep the snow frozen >> >> So, some questions -- and I'm talking to you in particular, Deacon. >> >> First, I have ridden finders, short, long, flapped, not flapped, short >> flaps, long flaps, narrow and wide, metal and plastic of all makes and >> models, and I have *never* had a setup -- even with full Berthouds, >> excessively wide for tires, full coverage, with massive, entirely excessive >> flap -- that kept crap off my feet and chainstays when riding through water >> or slush puddles >> >> Again, the snow today was wettish and, on pavement, slushy. >> >> 1. Keeping feet and shins and stays and bb area dry and clean: what do >> you all do? Photos? >> >> I've found a new use for those LegShields (tm), as spats. >> >> 2. Buildup under fenders that rubs tire (Big Ones; the tread is nominal >> only); snow did not jam or severely retard tire, but it did rub. Granted >> there is only a cm or so between top of tire and bottom of fender, but I >> wonder if some fenders and setups work better than others. >> >> 3. The slush built up on the cassette, causing the chain to skip -- had >> at one point to put chain on 27 (big) that stands proud of next smaller. >> Ideas? Patrick, I expect that fixed or ss free is best in such conditions >> -- right? >> >> 4. Disc brakes: the pads either swell with wet or, more likely, when wet >> pick up grit; no jamming, but certainly light rubbing. >> >> 5. SPD mech clogs: can't get feet in, and when you do, can't release. >> >> 6. How well do hub gears, the ordinary ones, don't mean Rohloff, do in >> freezing temps and wet snow? >> >> Oh, and Big Ones are very scary in icy patches! Perhaps should build 2nd >> wheelset with narrower, knobby tires -- knobs and much more fender >> clearance. >> >> But good news, Molten Speed Wax kept chain quiet despite wet and dirt. >> Washed bike with pails of warm water when I got home. >> >> In other news, daydreaming: ideal snow bike would be either something >> like the Cleland, with fenders well above narrowish knobbies, but with drum >> brakes and either hub gear or, again, ss -- or, really, this is one >> situation where 2 rings and a single cog make sense -- rings less likely to >> pack with slush. >> >> So, I may look for a beater mtb with room for 40s to 50s and 2 cm of air >> under fenders, ss or fixed, with big fat toke lips (MKS extra deeps in >> XXLL). >> >> [image: image.png] >> -- >> >> >> >> >> *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* >> >> >> >> >> >> *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And >> though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the >> hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* >> --- J.R.R. 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