Originally Posted by
cyclintom
Don't you think that the sort of "racing" he is doing is somewhat described by the fact that he has fenders on his bike? Now I ride with some young people that are bike commuters and they have fenders on their bikes and they can ride uphill a lot faster than me what with a 45 year age difference but I would hardly say that they would know what is best for racing on any surface.
Oh bless your heart for thinking fenders say anything about one's ability to ride well.