I have used fenders consistently since the late 90s. I ride a lot of dirt roads without incident. My wife once got something caught in her rear fender and broke it, but it did not cause her to fall. I find metal fenders a lot easier to live with than plastic. The latter may be easier to install but they also get knocked out of alignment a lot more easily. Also, instead of aiming for the perfect curve, I aim to have the entry point for stones & sticks to be smaller than the exit point. That way anything that can get in can also get out. I don't us fenders to keep me clean or dry. I shower regularly. I use fenders to keep the drive train and bags clean & dry. Chains, rings, cranks, cogs & derailleurs are a pia to clean. I prefer bike bags that sit above the fenders. Michael
On Friday, May 26, 2017 at 2:42:17 AM UTC-4, lum gim fong wrote: > > I have been using fenders now for a few years on my Rivbikes, but I get > nervous sometimes. Where I live it rains pretty often and lotsa sticks on > the shoulders. > I have heard about the stick jamming effects that can happen, and > sometimes I wonder if using fenders is worth the risk. > > For instance, it would be easier for me to just clean myself and the bike > after a rain ride than to heal up after an endo. > > Also, Unless it is a very light rain, I get soaked anyway, even in quality > rain gear and shoe covers, from sweat/rain. Shoes become marshlands despite > shoe covers, etc. > > Today I rode 30 + miles in a light rain with full fenders and quality rain > gear. Arms soaked, back soaked, head soaked, hands soaked. Rest of me was > dry. So it worked pretty well. But that was a continual light rain. > > I got heavily rained on in the last 5 miles of a metric century last year, > in same gear and full Honjo fenders and was drenched to the bone, sloshing > sneakers, whole nine. I may as well have been without fenders the whole > ride and not had the stick jam crumple fender risk. > > *How do you cope on long rainy rides if you don't use fenders?* > > I wear wool to keep warm, but if I get drenched anyway, what's the use of > fenders if there is the endo risk? One injury endo would pretty much negate > all the cleanness and dryness I have had. And I would probably swear off > fenders forever. > > Rethinking rethinking. > > Here is a shot from today's rainy ride. Enjoy! > > > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
