Originally Posted by
mtb_addict
I was reading old thread which some people said that some plastic fenders can get kicked into the tire (toe-overlap) and sucked into the fork, thereby lock up the front wheel and send the rider over the h'bar.
It is probably more of an issue on knobby mtb tires.
But I wouldn't rule it out for roadbikes with treads.
Fenders work best on bikes that aren't ridden through brush piles.