I live in Oslo, Norway and riding with fenders is an absolute must, if you use your bike with any sort of regularity, such as commuting. I commute all year round, which means a whole lot of rain, sludge, snow and ice - so yeah, no getting around fenders.
I also happen to like the way a bike looks with fenders. I have my Sam fendered up with silver SKS bluemels, and happy with them. I'll have to get some mudflaps, though, now that the weather is getting wetter. On Sunday 25 August 2024 at 22:08:10 UTC+2 iamkeith wrote: > > Most of my road-ish bikes have permantly-mounted fenders, and some of my > mountain-ish bikes do too. Where I live and ride, in the WY/MT/ID/UT area, > I can really only ride about 6 mos a year at best (except for fat bikes) > and it's pretty arid during those months. However I only ride for fun, > when I get a chance, on weekends and evenings mostly. Those opportunities > inevitably coincide with the few times it DOES rain - often unexpectedly > in the middle of a ride. So fenders are the thing that keeps e from > becoming a fair-weather pansy. Plus they protect the bike investment. > > All that said, I'd be inclined to take some cheap clip-on fenders if I was > traveling. Fenders - even goof, plastic SKS type - tend to get beat up and > warped when packing them. > On Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 1:30:59 PM UTC-6 RichS wrote: > >> Joining the fender parade. Years ago I was influenced by Jan Heine's >> endorsement of fenders plus the French and British tradition of using them. >> Currently using Berthoud's but have been pleased with VO and SKS models. >> If I get tired of the smooth Berthoud's I have some Honjo fluted gems >> waiting to be put into use. >> >> Honestly though, I have seen some bikes sans fenders that appeal to me >> looking just right with their clean, bare bones, wispy appearance. >> Jock's Paramount perhaps? >> >> Best, >> Rich in ATL >> >> On Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:40:37 PM UTC-4 Nick A. wrote: >> >>> I have 4 bicycles, and the only one with fenders is my "around town" >>> basket bike. My Atlantis is fender-free. >>> >>> On Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 7:24:02 PM UTC-4 LeRoy wrote: >>> >>>> I ride with all the fenders, all the time, on all my bike (singular). >>>> Unlike many on this forum, it's easier for me to say and do that since I >>>> only have one bike - a Clem 59H. And, in the interests of accuracy in >>>> counting, I'm not including my 1970s road bike because it simply decorates >>>> a wall as "hanging art" in the garage. >>>> That being said, I have considered removing the fenders from >>>> time-to-time. But it's really simpler to keep them in place. They don't >>>> weigh much in the context of a fully dressed Clem. Pragmatically speaking >>>> rain, mud or dust are frequent enough encounters that the fenders provide >>>> their protection, both for me and those riding behind me. And they look >>>> good. >>>> >>>> Bob >>>> >>>> On Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 6:17:33 PM UTC-4 Pam Bikes wrote: >>>> >>>>> I've ridden w/fenders daily for the past 13 years and love them. >>>>> Install the rear fender, put the front one over the rear in the box. If >>>>> you have a Sheldon's fender nut it makes the front installation that much >>>>> easier. >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 4:58:57 PM UTC-4 nlerner wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> A friend and I rode the EST from Rochester to Albany just a couple of >>>>>> weeks ago. We were both sporting fenders, and I was glad to have them >>>>>> because (1) it poured down rain for about an hour or so on one of our >>>>>> days >>>>>> and (2) fenders kept the dust/dirt kicked up on the unpaved sections off >>>>>> of >>>>>> my legs and body. For a very flat course, the fender weight penalty >>>>>> didn’t >>>>>> really matter. >>>>>> >>>>>> Neal Lerner >>>>>> Brookline MA >>>>>> >>>>>> On Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 2:25:49 PM UTC-4 aeroperf wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> The Erie Canal Bike Trail is a nice ride. >>>>>>> But put the fenders in the box. Not just for when it rains - >>>>>>> there’s a reason they’re called “mudguards”. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bc3cb665-a49f-4902-886b-e97e278f33ddn%40googlegroups.com.
