Short mud guards on road bikes?
08-04-18, 12:41 PM
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The front will do a tiny bit of good by reducing the amount of cast-off headed directly for the rider’s face.
The rear will only keep the underside of the brake and saddle cleaner.
The rear will only keep the underside of the brake and saddle cleaner.
08-04-18, 02:17 PM
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I have slightly longer ones on my MTB and they're only marginally helpful at slower speeds (really slow speeds). On a road bike I would think they would be completely useless, especially those short ones.
08-04-18, 04:06 PM
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Perhaps they keep the grease in the brake pivots cleaner..
Generally they were sold to make a few bucks..
mostly it's you hamster wheel I'm just watching, you waste energy on it
Generally they were sold to make a few bucks..
mostly it's you hamster wheel I'm just watching, you waste energy on it
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The front one will help keep spray out of the headset, too, but the rider is on their own. 
08-05-18, 07:00 AM
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If you really ride in the rain, both fenders have to extend in back past the horizontal centerline of the tire. Lower is better if you want to keep your feet from being soaked. In front the front fender has to extend beyond the vertical centerline of the tire and the rear fender has to extend all the way to the bottom bracket.
By the way, if the bike in the picture happens to have steel rims, I wouldn't worry about keeping grease on the brake pivots because the brakes aren't going to do anything at all in the rain.
By the way, if the bike in the picture happens to have steel rims, I wouldn't worry about keeping grease on the brake pivots because the brakes aren't going to do anything at all in the rain.
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