Originally Posted by
fat2fit
Bike Fenders - yay or nay?
Yay.
I can ride right after a rain and not miss a day riding. Which is important because what day I get to ride isn't chosen by me, it's chosen by when my work or family lets me ride.
I have three sets of fenders, all are full coverage, but don't have the mud flap extensions. So, the front tire will spray the chain ring and downtube a bit.
One set is aluminum and is very dent prone. In fact, the rear one got a good smash that I couldn't pull out cleanly.
My other two pair are plastic, which can take a smack and not show a dent. They could crack, if hit too hard, but so far so good compared to aluminum.
One of the plastic sets are an old pair of Avenir branded fenders which are likely made by SKS. The other pair is still sold by Planet Bike.
Edit: Added pic of bike with the Avenir fenders that replaced the original aluminum fenders.
