Here in ABQ, NM with a citywide average of 9" of precipitation per year (higher near the mountains, less on the Westside; our "monsoon" rain comes either in 15 minute torrents or -- often -- in 10 minutes "spits" of .01" to .05", like the rain during the last 2 nights), but I still have permanent full fenders on 2 bikes because I'll occasionally ride during a rain shower or in snow melt, I want well-installed and good looking fenders, and this, for me means metal which I dislike repeatedly installing and removing. And, for the dirt road bike, fenders do help noticeably in keeping find dust off the upper parts of the bike; not to mention the widely distributed horse shit. Even my former Monocog had shorties permanently installed.
On Fri, Aug 23, 2024 at 9:53 PM Stephen Durfee <chefdur...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm packing my bike for a summer road trip - my son and I are flying to > Buffalo, NY and riding the Erie Canal route to Albany, visiting friends and > family along the way. As I fit my bike into a cardboard box for travel, I'm > wondering whether to add fenders to the box... > > In NorCal, we know that rain pretty much comes in the winter months only, > and so most of my bikes don't wear fenders. That said, I do have fenders on > my commuter, and appreciate the value they bring...I would have taken them > off for the summer, but either I forgot, or was too lazy... > > Which leads to the question - who rides with fenders, and do you leave > them on year 'round? > > > -- > 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/33e63577-5f04-4d44-9e47-93bd41bece37n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/33e63577-5f04-4d44-9e47-93bd41bece37n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- 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/CALuTfgtgvxghghmyavvW%2B6Vzzw%3DJ2kH52G8bCgvhV5afAyoV2w%40mail.gmail.com.
