I'm remembering a Bicycle Quarterly wind tunnel test which concluded that front fenders reduced drag slightly, and rear fenders increased drag slightly. Maybe it's the years not the fenders that are slowing us down?
The only disadvantages I have found with fenders are that many bike racks do not easily accommodate them, complicating lock up, and neither do most car roof racks, requiring extra care in selecting among the more limited choices. Anyway, it's 30 degrees with a light wet snow falling in VT, so right now, I'm more concerned with slowing down when I hit the brakes than when I hit the pedals. Michael On Nov 1, 11:51 am, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > Any thoughts from other riders with fendered bikes about whether they make > your bike slower? I've been riding my somewhat newly fendered Quickbeam > lately, and it seems to be a little more sluggish than I remember it being in > years past. > > --Eric N -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
