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Old 06-26-19, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Brocephus
Walk into a bike shop, or go on-line and look at new bikes, or observe all the bikes you see around the world on the streets, paths, in races, etc., and the overwhelming majority don't have fenders. There's your consensus.
Most cars purchased new don't come with standard rubber floor mats. So the consensus is that people don't want rubber floor mats? That's an absurd argument.

People who ride road bikes on the weekends don't want fenders since they probably only ride in fair weather. In fact, I'd hazard to guess that most people who ride bikes don't ride them in the rain, so that's probably 80% of new bike costumers. Besides, why would manufacturers include fenders with new bikes since it's an unnecessary added cost.

Most, if not all, bikes I've seen on the commuting forum have fenders. Most people who commute by bike do so rain or shine, and sometimes even snow.

As for them being goofy looking, well, I think a much goofier look is the wet stripe down the middle of your back.

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Damn, @alan_s, beat me to it!
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